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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Candy" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.

# 1

4.97 pt.

Fujii Honke Shiga

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Candy Umami Fresh Sweetness Dry Cooled Sake Acidity Fruity

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Sweet aroma. Fresh and sweeter than expected. Unique sweetness like candy. Unique but interesting and delicious. The sweetness is like a floppy candy. More fruity than I expected, too. I think the Asahi Nikki Jusui Brewing I drank in the past also had a unique sweetness.

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Sakemonogatari in Kansai(*) It is a hiyaoroshi of honjozo with a slightly sweet taste and a sense of grain! It is well balanced, probably because it is a honjozo. I would definitely like to drink it with an appetizer! This year, we are only participating in outdoor events because we are still afraid of the new koro, but I think it is very nice to drink under the blue sky!

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At the brewery. Easy to drink, clean and fruity.7

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

旭日大吟醸山田錦50火入720ml滋賀県藤居本家日本酒¥2,310 旭日大吟醸山田錦50火入1.8L1800ml滋賀県藤居本家日本酒¥4,620

# 2

4.81 pt.

Sankan Shuzo Okayama

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Candy Umami Grainy Acidity Dry Yakult Bitterness Bittersweet

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It has a mild sweetness. It's not too sweet, but it's not too strong. But it's 18% so you'll get drunk 😜.

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This was also the first time I saw this one. There are still many sake that I don't know about. The person next to me was a fan of Omachi, so I was hooked and tried it, and it was very good.

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This is a Sankan Omachi Junmai Hiiri. I tried it at various temperatures, and it was best served hot.

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# 3

4.57 pt.

Hayashiryuhei Shuzojo Fukuoka

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Candy Astringent

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This is the last one for today, supposedly.

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Event. Sake Fair 2024. The character "zanshin" evokes the image of a powerful sake 🍶💪. Who wrote these characters? I asked him, and he said he is the head priest of a nearby temple 😄. It's a true local love ❤️ It is a sake. The color is clear. The taste is nutty 🥜 sweet. Mild on the palate. Little ginjo aroma. The sweetness continues until the aftertaste. Sake with a sweetness that seeps through.

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I didn't go to the brewery, but I haven't seen Kyushu Chrysanthemum in Tokyo either, so this will be a first for me. The first aroma is sweet with a hint of acidity. In the mouth, there is a slight bitterness and a strong sweet umami taste that is typical of nama sake. This is a honjozo sake, but it is a very good sake that does not feel like it has been alkaloated. The price is also very reasonable at around 1,300 yen for a five-pack. In Tokyo, you only see gougo bottles of kenrishi or shochu 🤔. I wonder if it is more common in the west?

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# 4

4.49 pt.

Nishinokinryo Kagawa

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Caramelized Sweet and Sour Candy

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1178 2013/6 Kin Ebisu Unfiltered Junmai Nama Sake Kagawa Oceto 100 58 +5 1.9 1.4 Association 901 18-19° 13/5 A Kagawa Kotohira-cho Nishino Kinryo 1800 2520

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1138 2012/8 Record only KIN Ebisu Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake Kagawa Sanuki Yomai 100 70% +1.6 1.8 1.6 Association No.9 18-19° 12/8 A+ Kagawa Kotohira-cho Nishino Kinryo 720 1260

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1144 2012/10 Record only KIN Ebisu Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake Kagawa Sanuki Yomai 100 70 +1.8 1.6 Association No.9 18-19° 12/8 A+ Kagawa Kotohira-cho Nishino Kinryo 720 1260

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# 5

4.24 pt.

Kiyotsuru Shuzo Osaka

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Shaoxing Wine Chocolate Candy Striking

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The rice used is Gohyakumangoku and Nihonbare. If I had to describe it in one word, I would say it's "Omnivorous Japanese Sake Partridge". It has an old-fashioned flavor and an aged feeling like a hiyaoroshi. Spicy and sweet in equal measure, with a long finish. It's a sake that should be served warm. By the way, it's "Hiyaoroshi", but it's shipped all year round.

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I learned of the existence of this sake through non non's post. It was a little difficult to go there because you can only buy it at the direct sales place which is open only on weekdays.... It was a nice homey sake brewery 😊. It was limited to 100 bottles and they were the last 3 bottles. It's shwashy, sweet and sour. It may be a daiginjo, but it doesn't taste like yamahai and is easy to drink.

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Jwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasty Junmai😋💕Lever Sashi ❤️ I'll definitely come back when I visit Takatsuki or soon ❤️

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# 6

4.13 pt.

Katayama Shuzo Tochigi

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Candy Tingly Milky Striking

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Opened October 19, 2024 Purchased at Funabashi Tobu Department Store event Very smooth (o^^o) Gentle, fresh, tongue-tingling sweetness with a hint of fermented acidity ☺️ Soft to the throat and easily absorbed ^ ^. I want to drink it slowly when something good happens 😆.

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It was full of sake feeling. Just like the jacket? Sake that is just like the jacket! I don't know how to describe it. I don't know how to describe it, but although it is called Daiginjo, it is more like a heavy drink when you want to drink sake rather than a tasty one. Of course, it was a delicious bottle.

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A gift. Warmed. Classically rich in umami with a lingering finish.

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# 7

4.02 pt.

Kazuma Shuzo Ishikawa

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Moderately spicy, melon-like sweetness.

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Mellow and juicy

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Dare to say 88% rice polishing ratio. Amber body. The taste of grapes, like a noble rot wine, is a shock to the senses. The aroma spreads softly at the end of the bottle. Experimental and elegant.

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# 8

4.00 pt.

村祐酒造 Niigata

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Like Minatoya Toisuke, this is another brand of Murasuke that I bought because I liked it after tasting it at Ponshu-kan in Echigo Yuzawa. There are many liquor stores that sell Murasuke in Tokyo, but I had never seen this brand before. As its name suggests, it's low in alcohol content at 13%, so it's easy to drink 😚. When you drink it cold, it's light and refreshing, with no hint of bitterness. It's delicious in its own right, but when it's chilled at a cooler temperature, it becomes sweeter and more impressive. I liked it best when it was chilled in the wine cellar at about 15 degrees Celsius 😄. It's interesting to see how it changes with the temperature, but in any case, it's a different direction from the sweet and sour fruity Murasuke. I think it's a fine sake that won't go with any snacks 😋

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This is a sake from the Murayu brewery👍. The acidity is very attractive.

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The sweetness and gorgeous aroma blossom gently from the periphery.

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# 9

3.90 pt.

Ofuku Shuzo Niigata

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Sweet aroma like amazake with a strong aftertaste. Tasting.

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When it gets cold, I want to drink hot sake. Speaking of hot sake, I also like sweet sake, so up until now I had been drinking brewed sake from Ofuku. But when I saw a bottle of Harazake at the store, I thought I'd give it a try. It was quite sweet, and it was junmai, and I don't know what that means, but it was called hara-sake. I thought I would choose Yamadanishiki for sweet sake, but I was wrong.

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# 10

3.88 pt.

Azumanada Chiba

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After work, have a drink 🍶✨. Light and definitely the right 👍 for a mealtime drink!

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A single-bottle of ginjo fresh-stored sake from a brewery in Higashinada (Narumi). Very pleasant sake quality. It's the season of hydrangea👍.

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The rice used is Yamadanishiki from the Sato Plantation in Sosa City. It is said to be free of chemical fertilizers and synthetic agricultural chemicals. The sweetness is moderate. The acidity is citrusy with a crisp, bitter taste. Overall, it is a refreshing summer sake. It is well-balanced and can be drunk easily. The yeast seems to be different from last year's, and judging from the other reviews, it may be a different one. (It's also possible that my taste buds are wrong...) If that's the case, I look forward to it every year! This year's was my favorite type❣️.

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