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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.

# 61

3.09 pt.

岡崎酒造 Yamaguchi

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Dry Umami Bitterness Acidity Crisp Sweetness Light Rugged

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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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# 62

3.09 pt.

Taiyo Shuzo Hyogo

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Umami Shaoxing Wine Vigorous Smoky Cooling Caramelly Weighty

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🥂 Kojun Umami Dry! It's 19 degrees alcohol but it was gone in no time 😅 It was delicious 😋👍

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"Believing in something is a responsibility. Even if the result of believing is not as you expected, it is your responsibility. "I don't recommend it as a liquor store. But if you're buying it for yourself, you might want to keep it at room temperature before drinking it, even though it's raw sake. Even if it fails, it is my responsibility to make the right choice, so don't worry. It's been one month since I stored it. The color is yellowish and reminds me of a strong taste. The aroma is fermented and ripe. In the mouth... the taste is juicy and complex, a true taste of rice! The initial specs are that it is a little dry, but as it ages, the sweetness is brought out and it is very Tsuchida-like. It has the flavor of a dense, rich, umami flavor that brings out so much of the rice flavor, and the flavor deepens more and more to the point that it cannot be described in a single word." This flavor!" The taste develops further from the point where the tongue catches it. On the other hand, if you put it in your mouth and drink it right away, you will be surprised at how easy it is to drink. This is too good to be true... I'm glad the drinker believes in the drinker... Next year, I'm going to try drinking it refrigerated. I wonder what it will taste like. PS...After another month of opening the bottle, a nice fermented aroma comes out. This one's good too!

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Jizakaya Kodama's 15th Anniversary Event Calm and smoky

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# 63

3.07 pt.

夢の中まで

Sentoku Shuzo Miyazaki

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Flamboyant Fruity

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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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# 64

3.06 pt.

Gyokusendo Shuzo Gifu

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It is Minokiku Hojo. It is a normal sake made from 100% Yamada Nishiki. It is a little sweet and has a fruity taste. The price is 1760 yen (tax included) and it is the best sake in Japan. It is said that this sake is designed to be the best sake that you can drink in the evening. That's right 😋.

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Rice polishing ratio: 50 Rice used: 100% Hidahomare Sake meter: +3 Sweetness/spiciness: Medium Acidity: 1.3 Shade: Medium

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# 65

3.06 pt.

Tamagawa Shuzo Niigata

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Wine Juice Warm Sake Chilled Sweet and Sour Acidity Muscat 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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# 66

3.04 pt.

Sato shuzo Shiga

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I bought this sake when I went to Nagahama, Shiga to see the Hikiyama Festival. The label also featured the Hikiyama Festival, so it was a perfect souvenir. It has a mild taste with the umami of rice and a dry, slightly tangy aftertaste. It is well-balanced and delicious.

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It is a delicious mouthful with a bit of sweetness. As the label says, it marries with kiri cream cheese✨.

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Typha orientalis Slightly aromatic and lightly dry. It is interesting that umami appears when paired with a meal. Could be delicious. Let's go around Lake Biwa. Day 1: Hikone and Nagahama. Yaki saba somen (grilled mackerel somen noodles) is delicious.

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# 67

3.04 pt.

Takeshigehonke Shuzo Nagano

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Chestnutt Nutty Prune Sweetness Chocolate Umami Acidity Lemon

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This is the sixth brewery in the Saku Sake Brewery series. Located in a historic town along the old Nakasendo road, this is a place I would like to visit again. The taste is very strong as it is called "mellow" sake. It is 18% alcohol by volume. It has a bitter taste on the tip of the tongue, followed by a sweet sake-like flavor. I heard that there is a way to enjoy it by aging it after buying it. Next time I'll let it mature a bit and try it with mizutaki in winter 😋.

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National Sake Fair 2025 part74 Nagano (1) I lost everyone when I came back from the restroom, so I acted alone until the end. From here on, I'm going to drink only the brands I'm interested in with pinpoint accuracy. Takeju Honke Sake Brewery in Saku City I've been curious about this sake brewery for a while. They also produce a sake called "doburoku" which is written as "126" and I've never seen it before💦. I've seen Gyoenchiku at Yodobashi before, but it was an expensive one. Polishing ratio 70%, Miyamanishiki 18%, Sake degree -9, Acidity 2.0 1,700 yen (price at the venue) Aged at room temperature for more than half a year. It is matured, but it is delicious with a strong umami flavor. The label says it will be better if it is left at room temperature for a few more months, but I think this is about right for me. It seems to have won a gold medal at the Wineglass Delicious Sake Awards 2022!

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Norikazu Shigeta Toji 18 Makimizu Junmai Daiginjo Competition standard 35% Yamadanishiki, pear-like aroma. Slight sweetness. After the first sip, it becomes numb, then gradually acidic. Very beautiful taste. 19: 35% Yamadanishiki, the standard for Daiginjo-shu entered in the Misonotake Daiginjyo Competition. Slightly lemony aroma. Refreshing and delicious. Slightly sweet and slightly effervescent. The lingering aftertaste is a bit sticky. Compare with R5 Daiginjyo for the competition by Takeju Sake Brewery. Excellent. The third and last of the SAKE country tourism achievement prizes. Sake brewery stamp rally in Nagano Prefecture. A wonderful plan whereby those who complete all the breweries receive 6 bottles from 3 random breweries. The following have already been submitted. 14 Junmai Choujyu Kurekuchi 15 Junmai Chouji Junmai Ginjo Kinmon Nishiki Ajiginjo 16 Misonotake Junmai Ginjo Murasaki Tsuyuuso 17 MAKISUI Junmai Daiginjo Bottled and once fired As for my impressions after finishing the tour, I could recognize that each of the various brands has its own brewer. Thank you. Also, as a brewery tour enthusiast, it is a very useful tool as an excuse to break into breweries that do not sell their sake at retail. Also, there are many breweries that do not have a store, so I think I have gained some courage. There are prizes even for 10 stamps, so if you are planning to visit Nagano, please give it a try.

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# 68

3.03 pt.

Toda Shuzo Nagano

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Diachiku Junmai Ukiyoe Alcohol percentage 15 Rice polishing ratio 59 This is the second izakaya in Kamisuwa. This is a Chino City sake. It is quite light and good. I would like to try some other sake. We drank a lot of sake in the Gokuraku set, but this is the second Izakaya? It's almost ready ^ ^.

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I was looking for a property today, but there was a sake store nearby, so I bought some on the way home! I didn't buy it this time, but it was a good sake store that also had Kuroryu and Hakusan ✨. When I opened the bottle, it had a mild sweet aroma like banana. The palate is clean and tangy, light and dry, but as you taste it, the sweetness and a little bitterness come out and it tastes like vanilla or caramel pudding! It is a delicious and crisp taste. I have a feeling that I will go back if I can successfully sign a contract for a property. I wonder if I can go to Koyama Shoten from Yamanashi sometimes... and imagine the lifestyle I will have 🍶.

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clear and colorless crystal-clear taste

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# 69

3.02 pt.

Yatsushika Shuzo Oita

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Flamboyant Dry Crisp Peachy Umami Raisin Sweetness Hot Temperature

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This is also a 3-day record. Chiebijin was not enough, so I threw in a small bottle. This is the pink label of Yatsuka, which I have come to like! It feels more rounded than Chiebijin. Delicious!

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The brewery is more impressive for its shochu Ginza no Suzume than for its sake. Tasted and purchased. It has a gorgeous aroma and is fruity even when drunk. 1801 yeast is used, making it a sweet and fruity sake that is easy to understand. I wish they would release a fresh sake of this one. I felt it was sweeter and fruity at room temperature than when it was chilled to the perfect temperature.

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2023 Ginjo Shinshu Matsuri🍶. You can feel the umami of rice well. Dry 🍶.

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Where to Buy

酒専門店　知多繁　楽天市場店

八鹿　スパークリング　Niji（にじ）　360ml【大分県玖珠郡　八鹿酒造】¥1,663 八鹿　スパークリング　Niji（にじ）　720ml【大分県玖珠郡　八鹿酒造】¥3,240

# 70

3.02 pt.

Mikawa Shuzojo Fukui

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Acidity Shaoxing Wine Grapefruit Cheese Sweet and Sour Lemon Umami Soy Source

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Drinking Outside Soupy Feels like grapefruit without the bitterness Suppai

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It's so dark! The sense of maturity and acidity is unbearable. At first, I felt it was sour, but as I got used to drinking it, it converted to the original flavor and sweetness of rice. I found that it was converted into the original flavor and sweetness of the rice. I don't know if I will be able to encounter this sake again since it seems to be a small production brewery, but it is a pleasant and intoxicating sake. ❣️

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I bought this sake because it looked so good, but it was too much supa 😖 I think I would like it if it wasn't too supa 🤔.

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