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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 91

2.94 pt.

Kitsukura Shuzo Nagano

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Purchased at Traveling SAKE Sparkling with secondary fermentation in the bottle. It is very sweet and sour. The flavor is a little bit peculiar, but it's delicious.

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Nagano Prefecture Junmai Sake Polishing ratio 59 Alcohol 15%. Yellowish liquid with a fresh aroma. In the mouth, it has a mellow sweetness. The aftertaste is strongly alcoholic and bitter. It is suitable as an in-meal drink.

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# 92

2.94 pt.

Okamura Shuzojo Hyogo

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I bought it at Aeon while I went to see a movie today. It's the first time for me to drink it. This is 900ml, isn't it? I thought the shape of the bottle was different. The taste is quite strong, but the aftertaste is refreshing. I think it's a delicious sake ☺️. It's good even if it's heated up☺️.

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A little bit peculiar. Not easy to drink. I don't dislike the classical taste.

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I received this from my wife's brother!

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# 93

2.93 pt.

Kaetsu Shuzo Niigata

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Umami Fruity Gradual Dry

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. Sake rice : 100% Takananishiki Rice polishing ratio : 50 Maruniboichi's Shimoetsu Sake Brewery Slightly dry, with Well-integrated umami! ✩4.0

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Kanbara. Not flashy, but tasty and calm 👍

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I found it at the supermarket and bought it for everyday drinking. It is quite tasty! I was attracted by the 100% Yamadanishiki (^^)

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# 94

2.93 pt.

Momokawa Aomori

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Well, whichever you like.

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Excuse me for drinking at home! Aomori is a nigori cup sake from Momokawa. It is neither junmai nor ginjo. It's not junmai or ginjo, but it's good!

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It's quite a bit spicier than I thought it would be. I like it 😋. Lately I've been preferring dry sake with a little bit of a habit to fruity sake that is easy to drink... I didn't take a picture of the snack, but it was mussel sashimi 🐚I think dry sake goes better with mussels in particular.

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# 95

2.92 pt.

Suisen Shuzo Iwate

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Umami Dry Sweetness Acidity Firm Neat Crisp Fruity

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Drinking with my wife on our wedding anniversary last week, when we visited Tsushima Tsuru at the Metropolitan Morioka New Wing (laughs). Next up was a Hiyoroshi (Hiyori) Junmai Harazake by Drunken Sen. It's a refreshingly dry sake. The description says to enjoy the mellow flavor, but that's just my personal opinion... (^_^;) Good with sashimi! It was delicious! (^○^)

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I tried three types of draft sake at a tasting and sale of Drunken Sen in Hankyu. I couldn't find a picture of the first one I drank, the Honjozo Nama, even though I searched for it. I couldn't find a picture of the first one I drank, but I guess it was because it wasn't winter time and there was no snow. I was told that this was a matured nama sake. It was delicious, with a beautiful, round taste. I had a hard time deciding which one to buy, but the last one I tasted was a fruity special junmai, so I went for that one.

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Tasted and purchased at Umeda Hankyu. Sake from the Drunken Sake Brewery. It seems to be a terroir-like sake. It is delicious with a little bit of gasiness and both fruity and rice flavor. Once the gas disappears, the fruity taste disappears and the umami flavor takes center stage. I don't feel much spiciness. I wasn't sure whether to register it as Tagata, but the cap was Drunken Sen, so I registered it as Drunken Sen.

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# 96

2.92 pt.

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Mushinzo Junmai Ginjo Yaoroshi Brilliant, mellow, rich Slightly sweet, firm

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Tachibanakura Shuzo Mushinkura Junmai Ginjyo Super Dry, Unfiltered Summer Sake This brewery is located in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture. It is made from 55% polished Hitogochiki rice grown in Nagano Prefecture. It has a clean and gentle aroma, rich rice flavor, and a crisp and refreshing taste. The taste is crisp and refreshing. #Nihon-shu

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♪ Tachibanakura Shuzo Alcohol content 16 Rice polishing ratio 55 Sake rice: 100% Hitogochi Visited Saku City, Nagano Prefecture Purchased during a brewery tour Slightly golden in color The aroma is of ginjo, floral and earthy. Slightly sweet and refreshing. Well-balanced with a slight acidity. The umami of rice follows in the mouth. Aroma ★★★⭐︎⭐︎ Taste★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ Sweetness★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ Acidity★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ Lingering taste★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎

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# 97

2.92 pt.

Kawashima Shuzo Shiga

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Umami Acidity Grainy Graceful Dry Rounded Bitterness Firm

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I think it's rare to find unfiltered raw ginjo 🤔. Slightly sweet and nutty. It has a strong sweetness and umami. It's a good combination of modern and classic without feeling like it's been alkaloosoaked. If the label is a little more modern, it will sell well. After 10 days, it became bitter and hard to drink.

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First impressions are a sharp taste with a dry finish. There is sweet apple flavor with a hint of wood / taru. Good combination with foods that are on the salty side. This is a limited Sake.

It is a solid, head-on, robust sake with the power of a yokozuna, which I felt when I drank Tsururei. The most royal of all the royal roads. This is sake. It has a good balance of sweetness, acidity, and umami, and is not too pungent. It has the richness of unfiltered sake. It does not have a raw sake feel. It is powerful but not too strong or too thick, so it can be used with anything except sashimi, such as grilled or simmered dishes, or heated up in a hot pot.

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# 98

2.91 pt.

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Sweetness Banana Creamy

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This is the first time I have had kijoshu. It had a sweetness different from anything I had ever had before and was easy to drink.

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🍶🌾 Laughing Four Seasons MONSOON MONSOON Kijoshu Ginbuki Koshiki Nama Moto 2024-25 Nama Sake Purchased by my husband who is a self-proclaimed "kijoshu lover"! It is sweet like syrup! But it tastes crisp at the end. It tasted different the next day.

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# 99

2.91 pt.

Yoshinoya Nagano

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Fresh Umami Sweetness

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It is a junmai-like sake. The sweetness comes first, but not too much. The rice and sake flavors come later!

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Nagano Prefecture Junmai Nama Shu Rice polishing ratio 60 Alcohol 17%. The taste is fresh and slightly sour like grapes. It has an astringent aftertaste like a grape. As it is a pure sake, it has a strong alcohol taste, so it is very drinkable!

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It seems to be a local brand in Nishinomoto. It is quite yellow in color with a sense of maturity. It has a sweetness similar to that of kijoshu, and the mouthfeel is mild.

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# 100

2.90 pt.

Oomuraya Shuzojo Shizuoka

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Graceful Crisp Dry Melon-flavored Firm

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- 惡̀ ♡ 惡́- The 40th anniversary of the release of Women's Cry 2020 A gorgeous and dignified bottle that is sure to be a hit with the ladies. It also goes well with Western food🍴 This is one of my favorite brands of Shizuoka local sake!

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New Year's sake (2) - Women's tears When I went back to my parents' house, my father bought this sake. It seemed to be a recommendation from Aoki Shoten. With all due respect, I had never heard of this sake and it was unknown to me. When I opened the bottle, there was not much aroma. When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the sweetness and gradually start to feel the alcohol, and it ends up being dry. From the naming, you would expect it to be intensely dry. It is easy to drink. There are still many sake that I do not know about, and sake is very deep.

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Clear Daiginjo aroma. Delicious, but it is unclear whether it is particularly tasty among daiginjos.

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