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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 11

3.60 pt.

Takanoi Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Miso Soy Source Pear Acidity Grape Warm Sake Lychee

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Sake from a brewery in my hometown. The original sake, which was brewed in 2001 and entered in a sake competition, was stored in ice for 20 years. We were grateful to receive it.

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Today is the day of the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake, and I took it slow, I was in the mood for some country sake. Takanoi sake at room temperature to warmed sake. Newspaper (Niigata Nippo) Maki The taste is not flashy, but when heated up, it has an orthodox and authentic flavor.

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As the name suggests, it has a refreshing dry taste. It is very pleasant, with almost no cloying taste or tanginess. An ideal food sake.

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# 12

3.56 pt.

Masuda Shuzo Nara

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2020/06/05 美山錦：100% く〜っ❗️　辛口。でも、口に含んだ瞬間は旨味を感じる。醤油に合うなあ〜❤️ 冷蔵庫の中を夏酒にしようと計画中。

2020/08/14 I like Shinyon, but it didn't turn out to be a great drink. I haven't met my taste buds lately.

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The sake brewery is closing? I wonder why when it tastes so good. At first I thought it was too thin? But it is quite dry and tasty! 100% Hitomebore produced in Nara Prefecture I knew it was good!

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# 13

3.54 pt.

Ikera Shuzo Niigata

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Sake brought back from our trip to Niigata Sake recommended by the lady who was selling it. Very gassy 💨 Sake with a strong moromi Dry and crisp 💪. It's a nigori sake, but you can drink it with gusto as a food sake 🎵.

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For my fourth cup, I decided on the "Koshihikari" which caught my attention! The palate is clean and refreshing, but as you taste it, it mellows out a bit with a banana feel. The acidity tightens it up so that it does not interfere with the taste, so it is well-balanced and easy to drink👍.

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This is peculiar. I think I'm going to get bad drunk 🤮.

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# 14

3.53 pt.

Kikukoma Shuzo Aomori

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At Gottsuri in Asakusabashi. A robust sweetness like honey. It also has a roasted bitterness like old sake.

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Lineup of Aomori Cuisine Ya

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. At "Kita no Kitchen Onjiki" in Hachioji It was lukewarm and had a nice soft acidity! ✩4.0

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# 15

3.52 pt.

Yutaka Shuzo Fukui

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Smoky Soy Source Apple Pineapple Umami

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［Fukui Spring New Sake Festival (6) Next, visitors can enjoy a glass of sake from their own local brewery. Hanashoku Junmai Daiginjo Betsuatsurae The aroma is like grapes with a hint of sourness, the mouthfeel is clean and sweet with a pleasant aftertaste, and there is a lingering bitterness in the back of the throat. I bought some salted sea urchin, which is a perfect match for sake, but is usually hard to find. The taste was so agonizing that it made me want to drink more sake. I think if I recommend [salted sea urchin] to people outside of the prefecture, they will be puzzled how to eat it 🤔.

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This month we had a lot of drinking outside, so it's been a while since I've had a drink at home! I got a bottle of summer sake "Kashoku", which is rarely seen even in my hometown, because there was some left at the liquor store! The mouthfeel is sweet with a refreshing acidity, and the mellow aroma lingers until the end. It seems that more emphasis is placed on the mellow aroma than on the refreshing taste! Although it is a summer sake, it is a perfect bottle for long nights in autumn. I felt it has the potential to be as good as many dishes in the autumn season of taste.

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka_56 Fukui Prefecture Booth 8 The Yutaka Sake Brewery is located in Sabae City, which feels somewhat familiar to us since Umaiai-san helped them at the Japanese Sake Festival. ◉Kasokandoku Junmai Daiginjo Betsuatsurae The aroma is slightly smoky. It has a sweet and savory taste, with a slight bacon-like flavor. Even without any favoritism, they make a lot of good sake. They seem to be particular about Gohyakumangoku from Fukui Prefecture. The level of sake in Fukui Prefecture is also very high, and there is a lot of good sake here. I forgot to take a picture of this one, so I borrowed it from bouken.

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# 16

3.48 pt.

Usuikatsusaburo Shoten Hokkaido

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Dry Umami Sharp Floral Soy Source Fruity Warm Sake Crisp

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This sake is from Nemuro in the east of Hokkaido. It has a light and dry aroma, and the rice is Michisan Ginpu, which is a delicious sake with a subtle flavor and sharpness 😋.

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#Sapporo Susukino#, Sapporo w black/wisteria I got this one last time 🍶. I can feel the sweetness... I don't remember this taste 😅😅 Now let's move on to the dinner place... Genghis Khan is waiting for us 😁.

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It's getting colder, it's the season to have a cup of oden🍢🍶It goes well with the north Katsugin style☺️.

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# 17

3.45 pt.

Ichinomiya Shuzo Shimane

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Shimane Local Sake Fair Osaka ③. Ichinomiya Sake Brewery of Iwami Ginzan and Rika. I had bought Yukika at Hanshin Department Store in Amagasaki in the past. I found out that it was Mr. Rika, the toji (master brewer), who was standing in the store at that time😅. I tasted the following Iwami Ginzan Special Junmai Hiyoshi Oroshi Rika Junmai Ginjo Kaihatanryu Ichitunya TANE Nama-zake Yukika Sparkling None of them left much of an impression on me, but I thought the Yukika was as tasty as ever. It was sweet and strong, like a strong calpis soda. I would like to try it again because Sugidama-san in Kyoto sells Iwami Ginzan.

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Sake that goes well with food! Delicious!

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It was quite tasty.

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# 18

3.45 pt.

森本酒造 Shizuoka

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A bowl of oden at an oden shop in Shizuoka Station. I had no idea about this brand. The best part of traveling is being able to drink this kind of local sake with local food 😆. A little sweet and full, with a clean dry finish. It is not flashy, but there is no alcohol feeling that lingers in the throat and it is very smooth to drink 😄. It goes great with Shizuoka oden, which is a thick, dark broth with fishmeal, and if we weren't on a family trip, we would be drinking it endlessly 😅.... Also, I had a local B gourmet dish called "Motsuru Curry" for the first time, which was also very tasty👍👍!

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Junmai one-cup of Koyoromo. This is the first time to drink Koyoromo. It is an orthodox Junmai sake, not heavy and refreshing, but it also has a hidden luster. I see that the brewery makes all of its sake from junmai sake. The label is Hiroshige's 53 Stages of the Tokaido, Nisaka.

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. Sake Rice : Honorifuji Sake Degree : +7.5 Acidity : 1.4 Yeast : 1401 A little sweet and refreshing. ☆4.0

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# 19

3.45 pt.

Hatakeyama Shuzo Fukui

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka_55 Fukui Prefecture Booth ⑦ Hatakeyama Sake Brewery is located in Imajo, an inn town in Minami-Echizen-cho, Nanjo-gun. Representative brands are Yuki Kirara and Hyakkibune. ◉Yuki Kirara Sakahomare Junmai Daiginjo The flavor is citrusy, acidic, and slightly reminiscent of yogurt. It is quite likeable and delicious. It is a small brewery with only three people working on it, but they will be awarded the Kura Master Platinum in 2023 for this sake. When I drink Sakahomare, I often associate it with yogurt with citrus.

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National Sake Fair 2025 part52 Fukui Prefecture⑥ Hatakeyama Sake Brewery in Minami Echizen Town Snow Kirara has been bartered with Mr. Jive for a drink in the past. Polishing ratio 40%, SakaHomare 15%, Sake degree +1, Acidity 1.8 3,630 yen Beautiful and muscat-like. I thought it was interesting to see the gap between the sake quality and that of the rough or first pressing 🤔. I forgot to take a picture of it, so I borrowed it from Mr. Neemuchi.

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Purchased directly from the brewery. It is a junmai sake, which means that the complex rice flavor comes first, followed by the bitterness of alcohol and a hint of sweetness.

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# 20

3.44 pt.

Koyamahonke Shuzo Saitama

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Hot Temperature Steady

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At a local izakaya just a stone's throw from the brewery 🍶. It was a very good, mellow sake with a very reasonable price. This time at room temperature.

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In the neighborhood At a good barbecue restaurant The only sake they had A local world hawk. It was a very good price! I could drink it to the last!

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka㊷ Saitama Prefecture Booth ⑯ Koyama Honke Sake Brewery is a major group company in Saitama City. The World Hawk Koyama Family Group is amazing, with several other sake breweries. ◉Kinmon Sekai Taka Ginjo 50 I saw on the Internet that it is sold only in Saitama. It has a sweetness, umami, and richness that is standard and delicious. The taste is very consistent, as expected from a major sake brewer. After thanking the brewer of Ishii Shuzo for explaining everything to us, we moved on to the next booth. I asked the Saitama Sake Brewers Association to hold an event for restaurants, liquor stores, and the general public by itself, like those in Yamaguchi and Nagano prefectures.

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