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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Glue-like" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.

# 21

3.43 pt.

Higashi Shuzo Ishikawa

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Sweetness Umami Crisp Fruity Dry Glue-like Creamy Floral

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Sake Marche Week 6. Million Stone No White Night. Shinsen and spring rolls. It seems like the spring roll deliciousness has just flowed smoothly from this area, as the records and memories are fuzzy. That's how I feel,

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The rice used is "Hotarumai," a brand of Koshihikari rice. It has a strong acidity and a cider-like taste. The sweetness is moderate, and the aftertaste is refreshing. It seems to go well with strong flavored dishes. It's a little different from what I like, but it's an interesting sake 🍶.

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Made with "Hyakumangoku no Shiro," Ishikawa's newest rice suitable for sake brewing, and Kanazawa yeast. It has a gentle touch and a clean aftertaste. It goes well with sushi rolls with amazu (sweet vinegar).

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# 22

3.40 pt.

Hamashima Shuzo Oita

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Yamada Nishiki and Oita Mitsui. The flamboyance of the perimeter. Spiciness swells from the mid-palate and is released in a refreshing manner.

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It has a gorgeous yet robust taste with a lingering aftertaste. It was very good with hot pot, but it might not be good with something with a strong taste like kimchi.

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Junmai Ginjo Daiginjo

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# 23

3.37 pt.

矢尾酒造 Shiga

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Pineapple Acidity Amino Acidity

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It was said on the SNS of the sake shop that it was a new arrival, but it was made in April of last year, so maybe it was aged in the warehouse? The aroma is light and ripe. The sweetness is fruity and the umami is firm and delicious.

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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025①. Suzu Masamune, Biwa no Chouju, ALL SHIGA booth. Arriving at the station nearest to the Biwako Hotel where the event was held, I had some time to kill so I went to a ramen restaurant produced by Minoru Sano, who is known as the devil of ingredients in the ramen industry, to get some food for my stomach. I was able to order without waiting in line, and arrived at the venue just in time. There was a long line to get in, and we didn't get in until 10 minutes later. The first thing I headed straight for was Suzu Masamune, which I had been aiming for. I was approached by the liquor store that BOUKEN-san patronizes and greeted him. ◉ Suzu Masamune Junmai Ginjo The sake has a strong umami with a hint of gas. It is a 3-year aged sake with a fruity richness. It's really good! It seems that it is not available for purchase since they are not making it anymore. After the event, I visited a liquor store in Kusatsu and told them I went to a Shiga sake event in Otsu, and the owner of the store was there too. According to the information from the liquor store, a liquor store that had Suzu Masamune in stock had given it to him for the event. He said that the sake was well preserved and had been aged for about 5 years.

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I slept on it for a while. It's nectar It's good

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# 24

3.35 pt.

Matsui Shuzo Kyoto

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#Kyoto Karasuma Takoyakushi#, Kyoto, Japan w river/black/gray/gray/black/gray/black/gray/black/gray/black I knew it was time for a local sake next 🍶. It has a strong aroma of rice and is very thick. As expected! No wari water 😆 Hara-sake itself without wari water.

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Clear and refreshing! You can taste apple with a hint of sourness! Tastes great with food 😋.

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More alcohol forward, apple sweet (C)

# 25

3.33 pt.

Sentoo Shuzojo Kochi

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It's hard to tell, but it has a sweet but crisp aftertaste. The feeling changes from the moment you put it in your mouth to afterwards! The aroma is very fruity. The sweetness is followed by a bitter aftertaste. It's strange but delicious!

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メロン風味

# 26

3.32 pt.

Itamioimatsu Shuzo Hyogo

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Downhill Sake Story Event 3) From the Itami Laematsu Sake Brewery, established in 1688, we drank "Laematsu" Itamigo Special Honjozo, a highly prestigious sake for the Shogun. It has the flavor of honjozo and a smooth throat. It is also good as heated sake. A joint sake brewing song was performed. The song was sung in slightly different tunes at each brewery. It was a nice touch. The symbol of Kobe, the Port Tower🗼, is closed for renovation work.

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Participating in JR West Japan's Ochoko Trip This month's sake at Laematsu was Junmai Ginjo! The original brand was gone, so they offered a slightly better sake! It had a rich aroma and a gentle taste.

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Local Itami Sake in Tohoku We wanted to do this once. We brought okaki (Japanese crackers) as snacks. It's nice to have a familiar local taste plus the feeling of traveling! After the bitter taste, a subtle aroma spreads in your mouth! It goes well with the soy sauce flavored Okaki, but I'm worried about the sugar content 😭 I mean... here we are. If only we'd come a little earlier... it's a sad sight... although it's a traveler's dream

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# 27

3.31 pt.

Kikusui Shuzo Nagano

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Happy Halloween🎃. and it has nothing to do with the bear on the label is dressed up 🐻. The second souvenir from the other day ✨ Is it my imagination that it feels more like apple🍎 when I drink it after looking at the label? It's clean, crisp, fruity and just the way I like it 🍾. It's a shame it's only one cup 😅. I mean, I've been drinking a lot of one-cups lately 🫙.

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Sake from the Nanshin Iida area 🍶. Nice 🙆🙆 Delicious👍

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Refreshing aftertaste. It seems to go well with any dish.

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# 28

3.30 pt.

Hashimoto Shuzo Ishikawa

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@Osawa of Sake Rice used is unknown Not fruity at all. It is not light and dry, and has aged well. The taste is a mellow type with a strong umami. The aftertaste is surprisingly refreshing for a Daiginjo. It is what is called "the sake of sake.

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I stopped by Hashimoto Sake Brewery on my way to Yamanaka Onsen last year. The store is a bit like a museum, and you can learn a lot from the easy-to-understand explanations about the rice polishing ratio and the process of making sake. I was not able to taste the sake because I was the handle keeper, but the president recommended a lot of sake and my family was getting drunk (sweat). I drank it cold, but it was still dry. When I heated it up, it became soft, mellow, and easy to drink. The color is quite amber, so the polish may be shallow. Personally, I think drinking it at room temperature or hot is the right way to go. I like to drink sweet sake cold, but I'm starting to think it would be nice to drink dry sake hot ( ˘ω˘ ).

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It was delicious!

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# 29

3.28 pt.

Kyokuho Shuzo Hiroshima

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Acidity Umami Fruity Reviving Firm Glue-like Light Sweetness

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Home Drinking with Neighborhood Drinkers We can't drink with a big group yet, but... A little drinking party. This is a sake from a nearby brewery. It is a sake with a good taste.

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It has a fruity, sweet, and slightly acidic taste that is typical of unfiltered, unfiltered, raw sake. The alcohol is strong and powerful because it is a pure sake.

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Kyokuho Limited Series [Karasuwa] "Songs of the Twilight" No.4 - Autumn Sake Rating 4.3-4.2 Alcohol level: 15-16%, Sake meter rating: +5.5, Acidity: 1.8, Rice: medium-raised Shin-Senbon, Rice polishing ratio: 60 A new chapter in the "Karasuwa" series brewed by Yohei Hamamura, the seventh generation of the brewery's head brewer. Released at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. The aroma is sweet like ripe melon honey, with a hint of grain. The taste is spicy with a supple acidity. The aftertaste has a slight chestnut nuance. A perfect food wine. Light and mild, but with a strong spicy bitterness.

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Where to Buy

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旭鳳　純米吟醸しぼりたて　無濾過生原酒　720ml　　旭鳳酒造　日本酒　辛口¥1,760 旭鳳　純米吟醸しぼりたて　無濾過生原酒　1800ml　　旭鳳酒造　日本酒　辛口¥3,190

# 30

3.27 pt.

中澤酒造 Shiga

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Acidity Umami Bitterness Melon-flavored Firm Sweetness Glue-like Fresh

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Sake received at the Sake World Summit. This sake is brewed with Ginbukiyo sake produced in Shiga Prefecture. The acidity and umami of the sake are well intertwined with each other. It was a delicious sake. It is perfect as an in-between-dinner drink. My wine-loving friend who accompanied me also accepted the taste of this sake made from the sake's "nama-hashiroshi" (sake brewed from the same yeast as the original yeast).

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Matsuo Taisha Sake-1 Grand Prix㉔ Ichihoro is the first sake I've had in three years. I have a strong impression of light nigori raw sake. I drank Junmai light nigori nama-zake (raw sake) Impressive acidity and drinkability typical of sake yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast 🤔. Junmai light nigori nama sake I've had it in the past and it's still as good as ever. I think the balance is really good. Versatile enough to drink by itself or with food.

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Purchased 👀 at Sazanami Sake Shop in front of the station during a day trip to Hikone. Beautiful, corner space and friendly staff. It was a nice store 😙. Since I was there, I chose Kazuhiro, a sake I had never had before from Shiga. It was full, slightly sweet, had a delicious rice flavor, and was very drinkable 😋. Paired with sweet ayu fish from Lake Biwa, it was delicious. ❤️ It is indeed a sake from Shiga, a rice-producing region 😇

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