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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 11

3.91 pt.

Toyokunishuzo(あずま)Fukushima

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Bitterness Umami Balanced Fruity Acidity Tranquil Sweetness Invigorating

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Aroma: fruity♪Drinking mouth: sweet and bitter! The aftertaste is a bit bitter...it's a traditional local sake. I think it is not to everyone's taste...I drink it with kimuchi nabe (kimchi nabe)...it is delicious as a food sake 🍶...

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I let this one sit in the fridge for a year because I didn't want to waste it. It tasted better the next day than freshly opened.

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Delicious. Nothing else to say.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店『松仙』

日本酒一歩己（いぶき）無濾過純米生原酒７２０ｍｌ【豊国酒造】¥1,832 日本酒一歩己（いぶき）純米うすにごり７２０ｍｌ【豊国酒造】¥1,870

# 12

3.91 pt.

Fukurokuju Shuzo Akita

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Bitterness Fruity Umami Acidity Sweetness Balanced Juicy Neat

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At home. First time to drink ‼️. Akita sake is still delicious❗️! It has alcohol taste, but the sweetness and bitterness are crisp and refreshing. I️ know that there is a reason why famous sake is famous ❗️.

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The delicious flavor of Aizan, the Aizan's delicious flavor, clean sweetness and aftertaste, fruity aroma fruity aroma. Everything is well balanced. Polishing ratio is 50%.

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Juicy, tangy, and sweet. You'll be able to drink it forever. Exquisitely balanced acidity. A perfectly balanced acidity, reminiscent of pineapple. Gorgeous ginjo aroma. You don't need to guess. Sake rice is Akita Sake Komachi. Polishing ratio is 35%.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

一白水成 Sunday Back Nine 720ml 日本酒福禄寿酒造秋田県¥1,760 一白水成純米吟醸吟の精生酒 720ml 日本酒福禄寿酒造秋田県¥1,870

# 13

3.85 pt.

Maruishi Jozo Aichi

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Acidity Balanced Sweetness Umami Fizzy Full-bodied Juicy Yogurt

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It is a new brand of Maruishi Brewery, famous for its ni rabbit. The first aroma is faintly sweet. When you take it into your mouth, you will taste umami and sweetness with a deep, mild acidity. It has a lingering mild umami taste, and it finishes gradually. The mild acidity of the sake is accented by the mellow acidity of the sake yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast.

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I went with the owner's recommendation. Niawabito no Kura. I remember that it was very mature and I also remember that it was very tasty. I want to drink it again.

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Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama Sake🍶. A little yellow. Mellow ☺️. As the name suggests, it's round 😅. A little schwar✨. Sweet and fruity. Between melon and pear 🍈. Matches well with thick fried tofu👍When paired with shime saba (mackerel), it's tangy and spicy. The smell does not spread and it is delicious. Lactic acidic. So it's from the sake brewery of Nisato🐇🤔. Purchased at Iida Sake Shop @ Shiki, drinking at home 20230721

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# 14

3.83 pt.

Shigaizumi Shuzo Nagano

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Sweetness Balanced Perfumed Soft Umami

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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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honey aroma no gasiness dark sweet melon honey juicy sweet bitter extremely delicious

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# 15

3.80 pt.

Fukunishiki Hyogo

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Acidity Umami Yogurt Balanced Fizzy Invigorating Sweetness Fresh

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Today, I'm going to have a pure blue. I mean, I went to Tomikunishiki yesterday to buy the Galaxy label. Unfortunately, it was sold out for mail order😭. Basically, I'm the kind of person who thinks that shipping costs are less than the cost of gasoline, so I thought I'd go and drive an hour or so to get there, but I didn't realize how popular the Galaxy Label was. I had no choice but to buy this Ikarashi Tokubetsu Junmai. It's sweet but delicious ☺️. I think I'll mail order it properly next year. I should have bought either Kamesen's SEL or Gohashi, which I saw at the liquor store on my way home.

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I went to buy sake for my annual plum wine yesterday and found this. It's a sake made by reviving the oldest sake rice called Shiratama (test brewed sake). It tastes like Tomikunishiki, full and mellow... very delicious☺️. I love it after all. It's so delicious 😆.

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This was one of the bottles I bought at the recent New Sake Festival. I was going to miss it this year, but it was on sale so I bought it. It was cold and had a little bit of cemedine smell in the mouth...and then a spicy taste. It doesn't leave much of a aftertaste either. Delicious.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

純青兵庫夢錦生もと純米吟醸おりがらみ生酒 720ml じゅんせい¥1,650 純青辨慶生もと特別純米 720ml じゅんせいべんけい富久錦¥1,870

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佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

純青　兵庫夢錦　生もと純米吟醸　おりがらみ　生¥1,650 純青　山田錦　生もと特別純米¥1,760

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佐野屋酒店

純青兵庫夢錦生もと純米大吟醸 720ml¥2,090

# 16

3.80 pt.

Miyaizumi Shuzo Fukushima

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Melon-flavored Fruity Umami Banana Balanced Acidity Bitterness Steady

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At home. It is still delicious. The sweetness of the rice can be felt in this sake, and that sweetness is elegant. The taste through the nose is fruity and has a gorgeous impression. It is an excellent choice.

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Smells like rum and cider. Juicy, kudzu flavor, not overpowering, good! The pineapple-like sweetness gives way to a slight effervescence, then a sourness, then a rice flavor, then a slight bitterness, and then a sharp finish. This is good.

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Ψ(∇)Ψ🍶🍶🍶🍶 Happy New Year! I'm very happy to be here. I bought it in the summer, but I opened a bottle because it was New Year's Day now. The aroma is not gentle but the flavor is gorgeous in the mouth. This year, I'm aiming to drink sake from all 47 prefectures.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

【受注発注商品】【入荷次第発送】デスター×冩樂楽しみを掴め（黒）冩樂純米大吟醸 720ml 化粧箱付 Youtuber サワヤンコラボしゃらく写楽¥25,000 【受注発注商品】【入荷次第発送】デスター×冩樂楽しみを掴め（白）冩樂純米大吟醸うすにごり 720ml 化粧箱付 Youtuber サワヤンコラボしゃらく写楽¥25,000

# 17

3.78 pt.

Tenzan Shuzo Saga

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Flamboyant Juicy Apple Balanced Fresh Fruity Yogurt Fizzy

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This is a gift from a sake professional, a local sake from Nanada's place. It is quite precious as it is the first pressing... 🙏. The aroma is juicy fruity and red apple-like. The mouthfeel is supposed to be fresh, but it also has a mellow, umami-like sweetness that spreads out and is very drinkable 👌👌. As a lover of the four seasons, I quite like this type. ☺️ I've heard it tastes great warmed up, so I'm going to enjoy it 😋.

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The eighth one is a storehouse of rocks. This is the first time for Iwanokura itself. I guess I don't even remember seeing it in a liquor store. From the name and the image on the label, I somehow imagined it to be light and dry, but when I tried it, it was completely different. It has a sweet flavor from the fruity Kamitatekko, and although it is more reserved in terms of flavor intensity than the previous brew, I didn't feel anything lacking. On the contrary, it has a nice umami taste that comes slowly but surely afterwards! The cut is also very smooth, so it is like a gentle sweet and tasty taste. It's delicious! Finally, the next is the last! Thank you for the food!

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Modest ginjo aroma, pear-like flavor? A little spiciness afterward is also nice. As the temperature rises, the graininess comes out. It is better when it is cold,

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# 18

3.78 pt.

Kiyasho Shuzojo Mie

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Neat Umami Acidity Balanced Graceful Bitterness Fruity Tranquil

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Smells like lemon. Slightly carbonated, fruity rice flavor, sweet and sour, like drinking from Masu, bitter and sour aftertaste. The lid is orange. Day 2. Relaxed and drinkable without any sugar. Just right sake.

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(ますますます +. We had Takasago from Kiyamasa Shuzo 😀. It was completely different from Jikan. I'm not sure if I'd drink it with refrigeration, or if the aroma would be milder. No? I'm not sure if it's too acidic or not when I drink it 🤔. I didn't like it, so I heated it up and it turned into a different kind of sake. I found the heated Takasago to be delicious 😀. Kaned (*´∇*)🍶🍶🍶🍶

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I'll upload some of them as a reminder.

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# 19

3.75 pt.

Hamakawa Shoten Kochi

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Plum Balanced Rum

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With salmon and fresh onion salad

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Always at the store Shintaro, when the master opened the shpon and opened it vigorously. It is not a ginjo, but it has a fruity and it is delicious. It was a good taste 😆. The accompaniment was homemade smoked salmon.

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The 11th bottle of 2025 home brew 🍶. I received a bottle of Shintaro from Kochi Prefecture! The label is austere 😏I got it from the hanpukai and it was a good encounter because this is a brand I don't often buy myself 🍶I would give it to someone if I had a "Shintaro" around me 🙆‍♂️ It tasted and crisp and delicious! Thank you for the food 🙏.

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# 20

3.74 pt.

Hayakawa Shuzo Mie

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Umami Acidity Fruity Bitterness Balanced Apple Sweetness Neat

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Today was my first time having Tamitsu 😀. The aroma is faintly citrusy 😚The taste in the mouth is mellow, gentle and delicious 🥰The taste is moderate and easy to drink 😘Overall it seemed like a very beautiful sake 😊.

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🍎 Tamitsu's favorite ♡ Malic acid 🍎 It's easy to drink, so you can drink more and more😋. I make a lot of mistakes 💦 when I write reviews while drinking 🍶.

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Hiyoroshi 🌾. Yamadaho and Omachi are a rare pairing. It's more of a dry taste, but best served lukewarm with plenty of rice flavor ✨.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店『松仙』

日本酒田光（たびか）純米吟醸雄町瓶火入れ【早川酒造】¥4,180

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