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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 21

3.35 pt.

Sasaiwai Shuzo Niigata

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Acidity Sweetness Light Dry Apple Yogurt Caramelized Umami

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Sasasande - I'm still in the sasandei. A trophy of the Niigata expedition. Surprisingly, it tastes like a summer sake with a strong acidity. It is said to be made from 100% Kame-no-o with a 65% rice polishing ratio. I wonder if anyone can guess the type of rice by the masking. Someday I would like to say, "Oh, this is Omachi"...

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Purchased at Ponshukan. It has a cute design that does not look like a cup of sake. The sake is brewed with four varieties of rice produced by four farmers in the Nishigama district, located in the far west of Niigata Prefecture. So that's what the grains of rice on the label mean. That makes sense. The sake was served cold in the cold sake corner at the store, so I chilled it well at home. It has a well-balanced taste, not too sweet or dry. It is easy to drink and delicious. Niigata's cup sake has a huge variety and high quality.

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Rice used is Gohyakumangoku The acidity is effective, and the umami flavor is penetrating. It has been a long time since this sake had the impact of a sake made from a traditional sake yeast yeast yeast.

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# 22

3.34 pt.

Shigaizumi Shuzo Nagano

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Full of malic acid 🍎. It's just like Shinshu sake 😋. Once again, I realized that Shinshu sake is of a high level.

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Junmai Ginjo🍶Nagano Yamadanishiki🌾. Bingo-Ochiai - Yonago - Okayama - Matsumoto train trip 🚃Day 4 Loose sweet taste, dry taste later. Served with the famous Sanzoku-yaki oyaki 😋. Shinshu Kuraudo @Nagano station 20211212

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A soft and gorgeous aroma. It is delicious. The sweetness and umami spread to the palate.

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# 23

3.34 pt.

Kumano Shuzo Kyoto

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This is my first time in Kumi no Ura. I've only seen it at Isetan Kyoto. It has a fruity aroma, light and refreshingly sweet. It seems to be popular among women. It is different from the impression on the label.

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I drank Kumi no Ura a long time ago, but it made little impression on me. I tried to remember it well this time, but my memory is not so good in this area😅. I think it was dry and refreshing, made with Koshihikari rice.

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OSAKA-JO SAKE SQUARE 2023 It is a dry sake with a very thick core flavor and a lot of graininess! If you like strong dry sake, this is the one for you! I was traumatized because I was surrounded by jellyfish when I jumped into Kumihama from the wharf a long time ago. Thank you very much!

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# 24

3.32 pt.

Aizu Shuzo Fukushima

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Aizu Shuzo's Aizu Ginjo Nama Shu Arabashiri. The initial aroma is just a hint of sweetness, but once you take a sip, a soft sweetness and bitterness spreads. It has a clear, fresh, powerful flavor, and is crisp and clean. Although it is a ginjo-shu with alcohol, it is smooth and easy to drink, and the alcohol content is a little light at 15 degrees, so it is easy to enjoy and delicious. 😋♪

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For the record📝. Dry. Banana-like aftertaste ☆7

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Nihonbashi Fukushima-kan MIDETTE🍶Three drink comparison set🍶Aizu Katsudo Seishu Junmai-shu🍶.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

會津宮泉純米酒無濾過生720mlみやいずみ¥1,897 會津宮泉純米吟醸渡船弐号720mlあいづみやいずみわたりぶねにごう¥2,593

# 25

3.30 pt.

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Strawberry Fruity Coffee Milk

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Jun Dai is in the 1500 yen range and very cosy👍 When it comes to Niigata, I love Kafuda-shu, it's very similar to the acidity of that Kafuda-shu 😋. I love Niigata, but I can't tell if it's sweet or spicy 😅I found myself drinking 3 gou of it, so it's good 😋. But I think it's the winner 😆. I'd like to try the other ones though👍

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Fresh mouthfeel with a slightly bitter aftertaste. It has a mellow, umami mouthfeel that is uniquely Niigata!

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Sanzui Junmai Daiginjo Namaizome Sake that is soft and mild on the palate It has sweetness and umami...what an interesting sake!

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# 26

3.29 pt.

Sakai Shuzo Yamaguchi

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Juice Champagne Fizzy Calpis WesternPear

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Smells like pears. Fruity carbonation. Apples, pears, strawberries, sweetness, acidity. Hard to believe it is made from rice. Delicious on the rocks.

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Sake from Sakai Sake Brewery in Gotohashi 300ml fizzy Sweet and sour💕. More of a sour than sweet 😆. But the fizz is really strong. The balance between the sourness and the acidity was so good! It was so delicious ⤴️⤴️! I want to buy this again for a quick drink when I find it💕.

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with gold dust Sweet and tasty

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# 27

3.28 pt.

Kichi Shuzo Ibaraki

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Acidity WesternPear Champagne Fizzy Mellow Tingly Smooth Sweetness

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Junmai Ginjo🍶Moto Nama Shuzake✨Harumaitsuki🌸 Seishun 18 Ticket Trip 🚃Ibaraki Tochigi Version Visited Kiuchi Sake Brewery in Hitachi-Konosu. Dry, strong acidity with a strong umami flavor. Refreshing✨We had it at the counter in a relaxed atmosphere as there were few people due to the rain 😋. Kiuchi Sake Brewery @Konosu, Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 20230318

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Junmai Sake🍶Jun Seishun 18 Ticket Trip🚃IbarakiTochigi Soba noodle shop attached to Kiuchi Sake Brewery. After toasting with Nest Beer🍺, we had a standard Junmai-shu. Sharp, strong alcohol, phenolic aroma, and sweetness later. It is a good match for the mellow beef stew (sweet miso, maiyoo!) 😋. Feels mild: ☺️ Kura + Soba Nakaya @ Konosu, Naka, Ibaraki 20230318

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Junmai Ginzukuri🍶. Seishun 18 ticket trip 🚃 Ibaraki Tochigi version Here is the second cup at the restaurant attached to the Kiuchi Sake Brewery 😅 Slightly yellow. Mellow ☺️ and light compared to the first cup "Jun". Aroma is a little whiskey barrel feel 🥃. The fried buckwheat noodles are delicious 😋. Kura + Soba Nakaya @ Konosu, Naka, Ibaraki 20230318

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

【クール便】菊盛純米大吟醸山田錦直汲み生原酒1.8L1800ml茨城県木内酒造日本酒¥3,520

# 28

3.28 pt.

naitoujouzou kabushikigaisha Aichi

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Miso Coffee Nectar

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Our annual sake party 😁 today with three of us 🌸. My friend brought me this sake from Naito Brewery in Sobue, Aichi👍. It's very light and easy to drink. It has a dry throat, but not too much acidity, and you can taste the flavor😋. It's a great sake to drink with two great drinkers and it's easy to drink like water😝.

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Japanese sake party with a wild rice cake! A toast to the local sake brought by my friend👍. The aroma is subdued, but when you put it in your mouth, the sweetness spreads at once 😋 It's not rich, but the taste is strong. It is a dangerous sake that can be drunk easily😝. I had it with some sashimi and it was delicious. I'm sure you'll agree that sashimi is a must for sake👍.

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First Nagoya Night of the Year First sakayu at the hotel after a long time meeting for dinner The rice used was Yumesansui produced in Aichi Prefecture. An orthodox junmai sake with a strong sweetness. It is best to drink it chilled after a meal. It is not too heavy, but I felt it was a little heavy.

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# 29

3.24 pt.

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Dry Tingly Warm Sake Milk

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#Sendai Gobashi# W Gamma Sake degree +15, The taste is slightly sweet and the spiciness that comes later is exquisite. The spiciness that comes later is exquisite. The food is also excellent. The staff are all very nice. It is a high quality restaurant 🤗🤗

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a series of publications published since 1964 by Kodansha The second drink is Shirofaku Doukara plus 15 degrees is super dry! Dry and sharp, Doukara = "M", right😅! While eating the famous sashimi platter A good contrast to the sake, Oze snow 😊.

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Scoring: ☆☆☆☆☆ Shirohaku, a limited edition sake from Akita Prefecture by Yamamoto-san, known for his pure black sake. I've never had this one before 😅. It's already cold and chilly with the cold wave ❄️ On a week like this, I want to enjoy heated sake 🥰. So I picked it up for the first time! This sake is only available in one bottle, and used to be an alcoholic honjozo sake! Later, when Yamamoto went Junmai-only, it was changed to Josen Junmai 😆. Kamisen = first class sake That's a nostalgic expression 🎶. It must have been a common sake in the Noshiro area! The aroma is slightly fruity ❣️ In the mouth, there is a sweetness, but then a gentle acidity, and then a bitter taste that finishes it off 😆👍. Not too heavy, not too light, easy to drink ✌😚. When heated up, the flavor increases even more and it's irresistible💕. It's a sake that warms up 🎶. A bottle costs about 2,000 yen 💴. It's a great cosy heated sake 🍶😋🍶.

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Where to Buy

虎ノ門升本

【日本酒】白瀑（しらたき）純米酒ど辛720ml¥1,900 白瀑純米酒ど辛＋151800ml【秋田県】¥3,100

# 30

3.22 pt.

Funaki Shuzo Fukui

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Smoky Dry Bitterness

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Tasted here also at Hankyu Department Store. Junmai Ginjo-shu made with Kuzuryu. It is a refreshingly dry sake, but has a sweet and fruity taste. This time I bought a bottle of unfiltered raw sake made with Jinryoku.

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Tasted at Umeda Hankyu Department Store. The rice was said to be Gohyakumangoku. The quality of the sake is clean and refreshing for hiyaoroshi. It is easy to drink without a sense of maturity. As the person in charge said, it is a quiet type of sake, so I think it is suitable for a mealtime drink.

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It looks like all of them use locally grown rice, as did the two types of Kitanosho I posted the other day. It seems that only Ryu-ryoku and Koko use Jinryoku all the time. I'm sure there are other places like Okura that use it for single use. When I tasted it, my impression was that it was quite sweet and the second half was heavy, but it was smoky and the flavor of the rice came through with a bang. It has a strong bitterness at the end. It is not the type of sake I would drink on its own, so I will have to wait and see. I don't think it should be chilled too much. If you like Shimane or Tottori area sake, this would be good for you. I think it has a quality of sake that would not be affected by letting it sit for a while. There are glimpses of sweetness and a fruity atmosphere, but I wonder if it's basically more of a classic. Is it a multi-faceted, multi-personality sake?

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