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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.

# 41

3.04 pt.

Takeshigehonke Shuzo Nagano

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Chestnutt Prune Nutty Chocolate Acidity Caramelly Striking Sweetness

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At Shinbashi Symmes Nama-shu aged at room temperature, mellow flavorful sake, limited edition, truly mellow

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A work colleague gave it to me as a souvenir from a trip to Nagano. My first bite was "much sweeter than I expected"! It's not fruity, but more like a smooth and sweet taste. It is delicious and smooth on the palate! The sweetness is followed by a slight sourness and bitterness. At 300ml, I think it will be gone in a day, but I'll leave it for a few days. I'm lucky to get this level of sake as a souvenir!

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#564 Sake with a traditional sake yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast. It seems to be a limited edition.

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# 42

3.03 pt.

夢の中まで

Sentoku Shuzo Miyazaki

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I'm opening another bottle today😍. My first Miyazaki sake. Everyone says Miyazaki is hard to get, so I popped in 🤣 I ordered it with Jidori Koko 👍. It's a bit sweet, but not too sweet. It has a modern umami taste, similar to a brand I've had before like Tsushima-ya 😋 It's quite refreshing and the sharpness disappears quickly 😋 It seems to be the only brewery in Miyazaki that specializes in sake 😋 It's delicious - thanks for making sake 😂.

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★★★☆☆

Scoring: ☆☆☆☆ Miyazaki's only sake brewery specializing in sake, Chitoku Shuzo. It has a mild aroma with a good sweetness 😄. Refreshing drink with little lingering aftertaste. 😋 A lightly flavored umami type, or perhaps an 🏠. Not much umami or bitterness lingering on the tongue. Easy to drink but needs one more punch😅. It has an old fashioned taste but with a modern drinking style😋. Quite a tasty sake😋. Tonight I'm having seafood nabe with oysters, cod and scallops 🎵👍

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# 43

3.03 pt.

Imanishiseibee Shoten Nara

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Drinking outside after work. My wife was off work and we decided to have dinner outside. We found this restaurant in the vicinity of Nara Station - ‼️ We couldn't find a good time to drink at Toyoshuku, so we went to this restaurant and had a glass of Nara's local sake, Shirotoroku (‼️). The aroma was gorgeous, the taste was smooth and sweet on the palate, and the finish was refreshing.

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Returned from Hokkaido and bought it at the supermarket in the neighborhood. After a long time. It is calm😊.

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奈良旅行へ行ってきて、春鹿にて５種試飲をかましてきました。弱い旦那も試飲挑戦…途中で脱落しそうになってたけど。これはお土産の一本。試飲では出なかったもの。初めて飲む。甘い。飲んだ瞬間にそう思った。むわっと甘みが口に広がる、美味しい。

# 44

3.01 pt.

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Acidity Umami Dry Sweetness Tranquil Crisp Perfumed Grainy

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2024 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake - 8 Ariiso Akebono Junmai Ginjo Nama Sake It was soft and silky. My memory is getting fuzzy😅.

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2024 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake - 13 AKEBONO ARIGATO Junmai Ginjo Nama Shu This sake is made with koji that was made on January 1. The water was cut off, and the sake survived the hardships. We were grateful to drink it.

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I've always seen it with a cute label, but I've never bought it 😅. I've always seen it but never bought it😅. The first sip is like water. The first sip is like water, but after that it has a sourness like citric acid ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️. I️️ was surprised at how much of a change it was from Junmai Ginjo.

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# 45

3.01 pt.

Shirakami Shuzo Aomori

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The spoils of my business trip to Aomori‼️. Light, refreshing, fruity 🍶🌸✨. Tangy on the tip of the tongue! Easy to drink❗️ Super oicy ❕️! I'm enjoying it very much.

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Rice used is Hanabukiyuki Easy to drink and refreshing. In other words, it is well-balanced.

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# 46

3.00 pt.

岡崎酒造 Yamaguchi

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Dry Rugged Acidity Umami Light Crisp Invigorating Sweetness

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The label has started to change from spring to summery. It is a refreshing sake with the flavor of rice. The accompaniment is Tsukasa Gyoza

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A souvenir from a business trip to Hagi. It was a nice sake. I want to drink it again.

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At Hankyu Department Store I had a chance to drink all kinds of sake. The nigori was also delicious. They also gave us a 1:1 blend of nigori and junmai. It was also delicious. The one that caught my attention was the Junmai sake "P&A (Panda)", Junmai sake "P&A (Panda)". It's black and white, so I guess it's 🐼😁. It is said that lactic acid is not used in the yeast stocking but is substituted with citric acid produced from white and black malted rice and fermented slowly at low temperature. It is refreshing and light to drink. Pleasant acidity and a clean aftertaste, but it was a bit unusual.

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# 47

3.00 pt.

Nishide Shuzo Ishikawa

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Acidity Orange Umami Sweet and Sour Lemon Room Temperature CherryBlossom Soy Source

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(*´ω*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 I bought this sake because it is made from Koshihikari 🙋The rice taste is perfect and the aroma is good 😀 It is a more royal strong style sake than nowadays 😀.

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Since it's spring🌸, I think I'll have another bottle of sake with spring in it. I bought a bottle of Shunshin by Nishide Sake Brewery in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. I've been curious about this sake for a while but never got around to it. I will have it with boiled flounder 🙏. I thought it might be a bit strong, but it wasn't. It has a nice richness, sweetness, acidity, and a mellow feeling 😆. It's a bit like a lighter version of Tamagawa. As the label says, I preferred it at room temperature rather than chilled 👍

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I saw it for the first time at a department store tasting sale, so I bought it. It's not listed on the label, but according to the brewer's description, it's unfiltered undiluted sake. It says "light nigori" but it's not cloudy at all (laughs). It's refreshing and easy to drink. The acidity in the second half is impressive.

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# 48

3.00 pt.

Moritashobee Aomori

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Refreshing and fruity Tanki When you swallow it, the taste and flavor of sake The taste and flavor of the sake comes to the back of your throat and nose. I'm enjoying it very much.

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Second souvenir from KazKaz. It is a brand name planned and sold by 7 sake stores in Aomori. Rice used is 100% Hanasoui. The top-tasting aroma is a calm ginjo aroma. The mouthfeel is slightly sweet with a strong umami flavor. The aftertaste is reminiscent of classical sake, and is quickly cut by a refreshing acidity and bitterness. It is an orthodox dry sake, but highly satisfying. Thank you for the treat!

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Second bottle I brought to the Lal family New Year's party last night 🍶. Tastes like sake, yet very easy to drink✨ Sasuga Hanasou! It's fruity ✨🍶💠. It's still oishy ❕. I enjoyed it very much.

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# 49

3.00 pt.

Yoshidakin'uemon Shoten Fukui

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Caramelly Spice

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［Fukui Spring New Sake Festival 10] I'm on my 10th cup of sake 😁. I was looking for my favorite "Hakugakusen" and found that it was only available on the first day of the event, so I went here instead 🍶. Unnoi Junmai Ginjo Nama Genjyo. Banana-like aroma, gentle sweetness on the palate, and a lingering mild umami aftertaste. I have a connection with "Kumonoi" since I brought it to the Kansai Sake-no-Iwa offline meeting I attended last summer, and it is still delicious when I drink it again.

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This bottle was given to me as a birthday gift last year. I've been accumulating a stock of sake, so I decided to drink it slowly. It's a rare opportunity to see a bottle of sake in a tobin enclosure! It makes my heart dance ✨. When you open the bottle and pour it, you can smell a slight ginjo aroma. It is almost scentless. The mouthfeel is very clean, but the soft, milky sake quality and subtle sweetness of the rice gradually covers the tongue! The spiciness and the strength of 16% alcohol can be felt in the latter half of the bottle, but the overall flavor is moderate. I think I have not had such a clear sake since I drank the highest quality sake of "Akagisan" (12,000 yen for 720ml)! It is as pure as a gentle breeze. It quietly accompanies you from the beginning to the end. The taste is the very embodiment of "elegance. It is a good bottle to drink by itself or to enjoy as a food wine! Enjoy it carefully over the course of the day👍.

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［The 2nd Bishu Competition Tasting Event ⑫ Tasting report finally comes to an end! Let's see how many drinks you can drink with the remaining tickets 😁. Unnoi Ginjo Koshu Hinichishin It has a golden color reminiscent of whisky, an aged aroma similar to soy sauce, a smooth mouthfeel with a caramel-like sweetness and a unique aged aroma, and a punchy burnt caramel aroma with a light aftertaste. This one had been aged since 1993, and it tasted like it was about to wake up to old sake✨.

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# 50

2.96 pt.

Tamagawa Shuzo Niigata

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Wine Juice Warm Sake Chilled Sweet and Sour Muscat Acidity Miso

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Return Series. With the concept of "to the world", alcohol 12℃. It's something I've been curious about because of my perception that it's an emerging force in Niigata. It's a white wine taste. Almost a white wine. The sourness of the wine was so strong that I gave up on it.

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A 50% polished Junmai Daiginjo, Meguro Gorosuke, from Tama Flavor in Uonuma City (formerly Morimon Village), Niigata Prefecture. As is typical of Uonuma sake, it is a ginjo-shu that is not overly aromatic. I remember drinking it once at Tatsuya, a yakiton (grilled pork dumpling) restaurant in Numabukuro on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.

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Lighter than expected, sour, sweet and ricey. I was worried before drinking it because it had quite a bit of color, but I was relieved to see the explanation on the back label. The Tama Flavor brewery is known for its regular brand, Tama Flavor, which is a light, dry sake that is the king of Uonuma, but they also brew Itkey and 46°C Echigo-Bushi (Samurai), which I recognized once again as a brewery with a very sharp personality.

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