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

# 1

4.99 pt.

Ofuku Shuzo Niigata

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Soy Source Umami Nutty Dry Velvety Forceful Full-flavored Striking

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Sometimes a cup of sake, a Niigata souvenir 🍶Classic taste, but with a surprisingly refreshing aftertaste 😋Thanks for the delicious taste!

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I often see it at Yamaya, but there are so many kinds of sake in some stores that I didn't know which one to buy 😅. I couldn't find any reviews even after searching 💦. The taste is rich and dark, just like the description says. I got the impression that it has a very small amount of sweetness, sourness, spiciness and alu-ness to finish the second half of the bottle. If it had a little more sweetness, I'd like it a lot 🤔. I think it's a little sweeter than the day I opened the bottle, but I think the bitterness is stronger... After 6 days, I took it out of the fridge and drank it a little later, and it became sweet and tasty. After a week, the nutty taste is getting stronger. It's getting more and more nutty😅

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The driest I've ever had, by far, in Ofuku's history: ‼️

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# 2

4.86 pt.

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I received a drinking set from a colleague. When I think of Iwate, Akabu is the first that comes to mind, But there are more than 20 sake breweries in Iwate alone. It was nice to have a variety of sake, not just the popular ones.

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka_70 Iwate Prefecture booth ⑤. Fukurai Shuzo is located in Kuji City. There is also a Raifuku Sake Brewery in Ibaraki Prefecture, so it looks like a mix-up. ◉Fukurai Special Junmai Fukurai is made from Ginotome sake rice. It has a soft mouthfeel, but the taste is rich and dark with a sweet umami flavor that is quite to my liking. The brewery is located in Kuji City, famous for being the location for NHK's morning TV series "Amachan".

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National Sake Fair 2025 part65 Iwate Prefecture⑤Iwate Prefecture Fukurai-san in Kuji City I've seen posts of people drinking it on SNS, but I haven't seen this brand in Kansai. Polishing ratio 60%, Gingotome, 15%, Sake degree +2, Acidity 1.5 Giovanni's research yeast, 1411 yen Orthodox and light. Slightly sweet and full-bodied. Slightly classic 🤔.

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# 3

4.75 pt.

原本店 Hiroshima

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Soy Source Rounded Thin

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Hiroshima Sake 🍶. This is also fruity and easy to drink!

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This is the second stage of this year's Moeibuki. This year I bought a sake that I was interested in when it was released last year, And this is my first visit to Houraitsuru. I was expecting to be able to buy it anytime since the brewery is located near the city center, It tasted a little fruity and had a moeibuki flavor. Is the sake a bit on the dry side? This is, It goes well with baby sardine sashimi, a must at this time of year. I used Umakuchi soy sauce from Miyajima Soy Sauce instead of Sashimi Soy Sauce, but the soy sauce is also delicious. I'm getting a little far from sake, It was a delicious sake. Today's beer was Today's beer is SUNTORY's MASTER'S DREAM. The bitterness is a bit harsh, but once you get used to it, it's good.

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Not grilled oysters, but raw oysters. A light sake with a strong acidity. I think it goes well with fish in general. It removes the fishy smell of fish, but it's still refreshing, so it's perfect as a mealtime drink. It also goes well with oily food.

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# 4

4.48 pt.

Sankomasamune Okayama

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Soy Source Creamy Dry Shaoxing Wine Weighty Umami Acidity

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A valuable sake that can only be bought for two days a year 牡牡 Dry, crisp, and delicious❗ You can gulp it down, but it's a dangerous drink with an alcohol content of 20 degrees (lol)

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☀️ Masamune hunters go today🍶. Today we visited the Tottori & Okayama Antenna Shops, a place of relaxation for Masamune hunters 📡. As soon as I arrived there, I started looking for Masamune and found it 🤩. It's sake 🍶. It has a crisp, Hakka-like aroma. It is also very refreshing on the throat. The umami of the rice is subdued, and then there is a subdued sweetness and an equally subdued acidity. Overall, it has a light and simple taste 😙. It is probably best suited as a food sake 🍶. The Hakka flavor, combined with the oiliness of the food, seems to help the oil from the food to be washed away quickly 😁. Nice Masamune👍

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The 800 check-in is the H27BY (2015 brewing year) Sanko Masamune from which Toji Takagaki retired 😆. We were lucky to get it 😊. This is the only sake from Mr. Takagaki but we are holding Takagaki festival 😅🍶. When opened in the fridge, it smells slightly like a soy sauce warehouse (there was a soy sauce warehouse in my neighborhood when I was a kid) or Shaoxing sake. It's a dry and light sake when cold. Sanko is still a warmed sake, so I'd recommend heating it up 🍶. The top aroma is the aromatic aroma of a freshly heated sake. When heated, it does not have a matured aroma. In the mouth, you first feel sharp acidity and spiciness. The acidity is not as strong as that of Sanko Tenpyo's Namahashi or Yamahai, but it is quite good. There is a slight sweetness and a beautiful umami that does not make you feel the rice polishing ratio of 72%. This is a perfect food sake 🍶😊. I don't know if this is the original taste since it is an old sake, but it was deeply delicious 😌. After retiring, he returned to farm near his hometown, but unfortunately, he died in a field accident last year 🥲. I learned of his death when I saw a relative of his on Instagram late last May with a picture of H27BY "Katsumasa" to inform me of his passing. A toast to Mr. Katsumasa Takagaki 😌🍶. The fourth picture is a sake from the brewery where Mr. Takagaki worked in the past.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒三光正宗三光正宗純米雄町６５１８００ml 【三光正宗株式会社】¥4,510

Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

三光正宗三光正宗【純米】「三光天賦」山廃仕込無濾過〔生原酒〕令和6年度醸造 720mlギフト御歳暮御年賀¥2,299 三光正宗三光正宗【純米】「三光天賦」山廃仕込無濾過〔生原酒〕令和5年度醸造 1800mlギフト御歳暮御年賀¥4,070

# 5

4.29 pt.

松浦一酒造 Saga

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Umami Soy Source Pear Juicy WesternPear Sweetness Weighty Creamy

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2) Matsuura Ichi Sake Brewery ✨9th Omachi Summit Ginjo-Shu Category Honorable Mention ✨. Made with up to 50% polished Omachi from Akaban! Now, a sip...hmmm...this one is delicious too! Mild aroma 😳👍 Refreshing in the mouth with a touch of acidity. The umami is also great!

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It is a very crisp junmai sake with a good acidity level. It has a rich and expansive flavor. It is more crisp when heated. When heated, the umami is moderate and you can taste the astringency. I served it with chilled tofu, and it really brings out the flavor of the chilled tofu. Even if you don't serve it with cold tofu, you can still enjoy the taste. I often drink dry sake, so I think it is dry by my standards. I often drink dry sake, so I think it is dry by my standards, but it is a very good sake! Mr. Ota was in Shinjuku again! I still admire Golden Gai!

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The purpose of my visit to Kawanishi Sake Sales was this. Although it is not written on the label, the sake was labeled as unfiltered raw sake at the store. Unlike the label, it is fruity and modern. It has a refreshing and light taste, but the second half is a bit dry. It has a slightly gaseous taste. It is a bit like Eiko-Fuji, but a little spicier. I wrote it in a subtle way, but it is quite tasty with a good sweetness and flavor. I would like to try the Junmai Ginjyo Nama as well. I think it tastes better after the second day than on the first day.

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# 6

4.00 pt.

Shiokawa Shuzo Niigata

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Caramelized Miso Smoky Soy Source

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Today is Valentine's Day!👩‍❤️‍👨 This Sake paired very well with the filet mignon I prepared for my wife. There is a full mouth feel with umami. There is a light smoke flavor and wood. The aftertaste is short.

Cowboy bought me this as a souvenir from Niigata! Yay! Yamahai is great! The design is cool too! It's crisp and mellow, and I drank a bottle so fast... I want to drink it again!

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It comes with a gusto at first, and both the umami and sourness come into play. Certainly good to drink while washing off the fat from the meat 😀.

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# 7

3.83 pt.

Shusenkurano Nagano

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〰︎ Miyamanishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture 2023/12 The three brothers Maki, the ones I always buy when I come across them. It's as good as the Gensenmai! I want to age it more😋.

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〰︎ Yamada Nishiki 2023/11 The three brothers Maki, the ones I always buy when I come across them. I don't know if it's a new sake or one that's been sitting in the brewery. The store said they didn't know if it was a new sake or one that had been sitting in the brewery 😋.

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〰fixture Yamada Nishiki 2023/07 Sake by Sake Sengano, famous for "Kawanakajima" and "Genmai". Sake by Sake Sengano, famous for "Kawanakajima" and "Genmai". It is also called "PB Sake of the Holy Land It was hard to find a good time to buy it. I was finally able to purchase a bottle of my favorite Yamada's Tokujun! It was a great sake with excellent specs and good value for money 😋.

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# 8

3.70 pt.

Asahi Shuzo Niigata

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Graceful Warm Sake Rum

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The king of light and dry taste. It has a clean and refreshing taste. It is suitable for drinking with food. But it is also good for savoring the taste of the hardy rice It is also good for savoring. It is made from Gohyakumangoku at a 45% polishing ratio.

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Gohyakumangoku from Nagaoka City 55% of

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Asahi Shuzo Yobitomo Junmai Ginjo 720ml Rice：Gohyakumangoku Rice polishing ratio: 55 Alcohol content: 15%. More than 20 years ago, when I was in Numazu, there was a blind sake tasting of Kubota at Nagashima Sake Brewery, and I remember that many of the regulars mistook Manju for Hyakusyu. Kubota and Koshinokanbai were very popular at that time. It brings back memories.

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# 9

3.69 pt.

Kawachi Shuzo Nagasaki

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Cheese Traditional

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#Nagasaki Goto Town# w river/o/pine/hori/fuku/yama I visited with a customer from Hokuriku. To compete with them with seafood, We consulted with them in advance about "Uchiwa Shrimp" caught in Hirado, Nagasaki. We consulted with them in advance and asked them to secure it for us at the market. We had them as sashimi. It was like a smaller horseshoe crab. They were very pleased 😁. Now for the 🍶... For a moment, I thought it would be dry. I thought it was dry, I felt sweetness. The freshness goes well with sashimi. The shrimp was served in miso soup later 🎉.

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The second cup is a local sake from Tsushima, which is also rarely seen in the Kansai region. The rice flavor gently spreads in this drink, which I never get tired of drinking. Tsushima is another place I would like to visit someday.

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Nigori (nigori). It has a sweet sake-like aroma. It is sweet to the taste. The gaseous feeling is already gone. The texture is more refreshing than expected. It has a moderately fruity acidity and goes down smoothly. It goes down the throat well. It is very drinkable. Degree of liking ☆3.5/5

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# 10

3.67 pt.

Kuwabarasakaba Shimane

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Stiff Nutty Nutty Hot Temperature

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Last of the day. The richness of the flavor per se is fresh and transitional.

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It tastes like typical sake. Here is a description. This sake is made with only 70% sake rice so that the original flavor of the rice can be enjoyed. It is a sake that can be enjoyed as an affordable everyday evening drink. In winter, we recommend heating it up and enjoying it with hot pot dishes.

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Another one this time. It is Takatsugawa by Fusozuru. It is from Shimane Prefecture. I saw Hiraccio-san drinking it and longed for it 🙌. First at room temperature. The color is a solid yellow. The aroma is mildly savory with a hint of maturity. It smells like caramel, soy sauce, and cream cheese. The mouthfeel is gentle. The palate is drowned in the complex flavor of aged rice with a moderate acidity. When heated up, it becomes smoother and more balanced, and you can just keep on drinking it. It has a relaxing and soothing taste. When tasted with a thick Shigaraki-ware sake cup, the warmth of the clay makes it taste even better. The warmth of the clay makes it even softer and happier 💕. Aizu girl and the Takatsu River I will relax my body and soul in the late winter. What a good evening drink 😊.

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