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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 11

3.60 pt.

稲見酒造 Hyogo

56 check-ins

Shaoxing Wine Glue-like Striking Raisin

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Purchased at the HYOGO SAKE EXPO. The aroma is of aged aroma like Shaoxing wine. The hint of gunpowder-like aroma. I think it is clean and easy to drink for an aged wine. I thought it would be good to drink with fruits and sweets. The acidity is a nice accent. Perhaps because it is a daiginjo, it feels fruity even though it is an aged sake.

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This sake was recommended at the brewery. It is a luxurious evening sake with the aroma of rice. Warming it up increases its richness and flavor.

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VintageSakeArt2023Winter❄️Cherry Winemaking Workshop🧱

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# 12

3.58 pt.

88 check-ins

Fizzy Young Flamboyant Melon-flavored Fresh Acidity Bitterness Forceful

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There are only two sake rice study groups left. I've been posting them chippy-chippy, so my notes and my memory are no longer connected. But there is no doubt that they were delicious. The ninth bottle was Kami no Ho from Mie Prefecture. The first bottle was a Saku no Kami no Hoho, which got me hooked on sake rice, but it tasted completely different. The aroma is banana, I guess. It has a slightly sweet taste with a refreshing dryness from the microbubbles. It goes on and on... a never-ending type of sake. The next post should be the last in this study of sake rice.

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Special Junmai Nigori Nama-zake🍶Kami-no-ho🌾 from Mie Prefecture. Seme smell, fresh✨, a little schwag. Sour and spicy. Mustardy 🙄 according to my wife. When paired with the koji-marinated squid (🦑), it takes the edge off and cozies up to you. The power of koji is amazing 😆. Looks like a new brand to be born in spring 2023. Umi to @ Takadanobaba 20230503

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☆☆☆☆☆ It has sourness and a little bit of miscellaneous taste or bitterness, then comes the sweetness or umami of nigori. It has a bitter, youthful taste that goes well with spring wild vegetables. The sweetness that comes afterwards is also youthful.

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# 13

3.57 pt.

Shinshu Meijo Nagano

28 check-ins

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This is the first time I have tasted this brand. The sweet aroma and flavor are supported by a moderate acidity and astringency. 17° concentration makes for a strong drinking experience. The aftertaste is gentle and lingers for a long time. Since this sake is so assertive on its own, it would be good to have something to snack on, such as salted rice kelp.

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The atmosphere of the label makes you think it is a dry food sake, but it is sweet and fruity. Not a sticky sweetness, but a glossy sweetness with a clean aftertaste. It is delicious. 4.0

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# 14

3.57 pt.

Kanbai Shuzo Miyagi

40 check-ins

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Miyakanbai's PB brand Miyamanishiki 55% Koji, Manamusume 65% Kake The aroma is rather subdued, but it has a clean, fruity aroma of white peaches, pears and apples. The taste is juicy and sweet like honey apple, just like drinking fruit juice! The alcohol content is a little strong, but it is easy to drink with a pleasant, refreshing aftertaste. It is as beautiful and delicious as one would expect from Miyakanbai.

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It has a fresh fruity aroma. The sharpness is also quite good. Personally, I prefer Miyakanbai Junmai Ginjo.

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Junmai-shu, domestic rice 65%, 15%. Aroma and slight sweetness. It is a little short, but the exquisite sweetness makes it easy to drink. 85%.

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# 15

3.55 pt.

Okada Honke Hyogo

38 check-ins

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1833 2024/6 Kinshi-Morinori Junmai-Ginjo Nigori Sake Hyogo Yamadanishiki 60 16° 24/5 A+ Kakogawa City, Hyogo 720 1890 I heard it was an active nigori, but was it fire-aged? The fizzy sensation was quite strong, and although I was very careful to open the bottle, I almost blew out even on the second glass. The taste is dry at first, but thanks to the very smooth orization, the sweetness and umami come slowly later. It can be enjoyed not only as a sparkling sake, but also as a deeply flavored nigori sake. Sake-no-wa, I see that I can no longer log in from my PC: ......

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Gohyakumangoku, quite effervescent, sweet aroma of rice, white grapes, delicious taste of rice, not sweet, long aftertaste, 60% polished rice ratio, 16% alcohol by volume, Okada Honke of Kakogawa, 8

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Your first brand 🍶Kinshi Morinori🍶. Keep it cold and open the bottle: ‼️ Pour it into a cup and it's like ✨swizzle✨! It has a slight hint of a hint of a cork and has a nice sharp taste. 🗡️ This is delicious 😋!

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# 16

3.53 pt.

Oomuraya Shuzojo Shizuoka

203 check-ins

Graceful Crisp Dry

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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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A glass of sake with sushi in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. It was a delicious aperitif. The sushi that followed was also enjoyable, including chutoro (medium fatty tuna), squid, nodoguro (Pacific bluefin tuna), clams, black rockfish, spring onions, salmon roe, and shrimps. Personally, I enjoyed the nodoguro and kuromutsu. Rice : - Purity : 50%. Japanese : -

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Where to Buy

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# 17

3.53 pt.

Azumanada Chiba

68 check-ins

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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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# 18

3.48 pt.

Kesennuma Otokoyama

Otokoyama Honten Miyagi

64 check-ins

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Honjozo 🍶. Quite refreshing, like water. Dry. Does not get in the way of eating good food. Perfect score as a daily sake 💯. Purchased at Sugatoyo Sake Shop @ Kesennuma 20230103

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Otokoyama Honten Kesennuma Otokoyama Junmai Ginjo Hidden Sake Aged in the Storehouse The brewery is located in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. Hitomebore" rice from Miyagi Prefecture is polished to 50%. Gentle and elegant aroma, soft and rounded soft and rounded rice flavor, a full-bodied and gentle finish. A crisp aftertaste. #Sake

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At room temperature. It's like old-fashioned sake. It may be dangerous, but it is good for a little sake on a trip. Rice polishing ratio 70%. Alcohol 15%.

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# 19

3.47 pt.

Nakaoki Shuzoten Yamagata

52 check-ins

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Junmai Nama Nama Sake 🍶 Shiboritate✨. Refreshing✨, clean but sweet 😆. Beautiful sake. I had it with baby squid boiled 🦑😋. The sea and @Takadanobaba 20230421

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I paired it with sashimi.

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# 20

3.46 pt.

Ofuku Shuzo Niigata

49 check-ins

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It tastes like sake... rice flavor... Yet it is easy to drink without leaving an aftertaste!

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It is clear but easy to drink, sweet like syrup.

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This sake is also limited to Niigata Prefecture🌾. Yamakoshi" 🗻 made with rice from Yamakoshi Village Local ✨ Refreshing taste😄 The flavor of the rice is very strong 🌾.

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