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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.

# 31

3.59 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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# 32

3.59 pt.

Yaegaki Shuzo Hyogo

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Dry Umami Acidity Sweetness Fresh Balanced Chilled Crisp

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Enjoy cheap sushi at Totoro, a popular standing sushi bar under the elevated railway tracks of Himeji Station. Although it is a stand-up style sushi bar, there is always a long line of customers because of the high quality of the food. Since I was there, I asked for a local sake, Yaegaki. It was not sweet, but it was not dry either. It was about medium spicy. I am not talking about curry. I had it cold, but I feel it is all-around good at room temperature or hot. It's great for a kotteri type of stuff.

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- ̗̀(˶^Insertion'˶)b🍶🍶🍶🍶+ On the second day of our GW trip, we went to Himeji Castle Mountains. Himeji Castle, a national treasure, was well worth seeing 😃. For souvenirs, we went to Yaegaki's store at Himeji Station 😄I bought a limited edition special junmai recommended to me ✨. The aroma is fresh and muscat-like 😚The taste is fresh and the acidity comes forward and is refreshing ✨It has a nice sharpness 😊I felt like it would be a delicious sake for the summer 🥳.

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- ̗̀(˶^Insufference'˶)b🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today we went sightseeing in the castle of Himeji 😀. We had some local sake and specialties at an izakaya 😊. With Hine Pon and Sakii Ka Tempura 😚. It's a refreshing sake with a strong umami flavor 😘not too spicy and easy to drink 🥰It's a delicious sake 🥳.

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# 33

3.58 pt.

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Umami Crisp Dry Acidity Balanced Fruity Fresh Sweetness

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This was another liquor store recommendation, and I was drawn to the last bottle.

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(*^▽^*)Western-style drink. I had it cold. It has a mild aroma and a moderate acidity. It was a quiet and easy to drink sake. Next time at room temperature.

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(******) wdwdwdwdwdwd. I bought this at a convenience store. It is the first Urakasumi. It was delicious.

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Where to Buy

酒の甫坂

浦霞禅　720ml　（ぜん）¥2,552 浦霞本仕込（本醸造）1800ml１本【お取寄せ品】2～3週間お時間かかることがあります。¥2,866

# 34

3.57 pt.

Endo Shuzojo Nagano

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Fizzy Fruity Bitterness Balanced Tingly Melon-flavored Fresh Milky

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I'm not feeling well, so I've been trying to cut back on my drinking, but a classmate from junior high school, who I haven't seen in a while, invited me out for a drink and I ended up having one. Oh well. I found a nice bottle of Naotora and had it. It's so good that I remember it tastes good even when I'm drunk. It is a Junmai Daiginjo, but the freshness is dominant and the flavor is good. Isn't the difference between it and the ordinary Naotora too drastic?

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I drink at a restaurant where young people seem to congregate. The owner, who says he is a big fan of Koyama Shoten, introduces us to some Koyama Shoten originals. Next to Tamitsu is Naotora. This is a brand that is not often drunk by individuals. So I can't compare this one with the regular version, but it was delicious. It was a little bit tangy.

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Another bottle opened for Valentine's Day🥂. It's been waiting in the fridge for a while. I'm a little worried... It's sweet and fruity with a strong flavor. But the bitterness afterwards is quite strong. ‼︎ And a little bit of hiney aroma... "The harmony of fresh fermentation gas and flavor is very popular. The harmony of fresh fermentation gas and umami is very popular". I was a bit disappointed in this one 😓.

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# 35

3.57 pt.

Arimitsu Shuzojo Kochi

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Acidity Umami Fruity Flamboyant Firm Balanced Sweetness Grapefruit

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January 31, 2024 Evening drink at home. January is almost over, so I drink some of the new sake that I had in stock. The second bottle was a bottle of Aki Tora Tosa Rei Shiboritate. Tosa Rei Shiboritate. I drink this every year. This is also a familiar sake that I drink every year. It has a fruity aroma It has a fruity aroma and a sweet taste like white peaches. It is a little sweeter than the first bottle, Sushasen Eiko, but The bitter taste on the back of the palate is very tight, as one would expect from Tosa sake. It has a bitter aftertaste. I enjoyed it with simmered peeled fish and boiled eggs. I enjoyed it with simmered peelings, boiled eggs, and other dishes.

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It is very fruity because of the use of CEL-24. However, it is not as sweet as Kameizumi, Toyonoubai, or Kaygetsu. It is sweet and bitter. The other one I haven't tried is Bikuyo's CEL-24. I think it's a little bit sweet and bitter like Shibotan's CEL.

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May 2, 2022 Evening drink at home. The first Aki Tora with CEL-24. Junmai Daiginjo sake. The stylish wrapper The stylish label makes you want to buy it. The label is so stylish that you might buy it without thinking. The aroma is gorgeous, but not as piney as it should be. pineapple flavor is not as strong as it should be, and the elegant sweetness is It has an elegant sweetness that ends in bitterness. The taste is elegant and sweet, with a bitter finish. I have had most of the sake made with CEL-24, but each brewery has its own unique flavor. but each sake brewery has its own character, and it is quite enjoyable. I have had most of the sake made with CEL-24, but each brewery has its own character and it is quite enjoyable.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

安芸虎山田錦純米酒80％精米1800mlあきとら¥3,168

# 36

3.56 pt.

Kamoshibitokuheiji

Ban Jozojo Aichi

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Fizzy Wine Acidity Bitterness Fruity Umami Balanced Sweetness

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This is a completely pre-ordered raw usu-nigori. It was my first time to try Jyoshinin Jiheiji itself. It was a brand that I had paid attention to in everyone's reviews, so I took a chance and bought a bottle. The result was a great answer. It has an elegant and gentle sweetness. It makes me feel spring.

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This year's version is delicious too!

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I opened the second bottle because I have reserved next year's. It is too dangerous for me. (Be careful about chugging it all at once.)

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

醸し人九平次純米大吟醸　山田錦50%　EAUDUDESI(希望の水)720ml¥2,365 醸し人九平次純米大吟醸雄町720ml¥2,530

# 37

3.55 pt.

Tenzan Shuzo Saga

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Juicy Flamboyant Yogurt Fresh Balanced Fizzy Apple Fruity

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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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# 38

3.55 pt.

Nishida Shuzoten Aomori

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Umami Apple Crisp Sharp Sweetness Balanced Fruity Acidity

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Here's the one kino. gave me to drink: ‼️ I wonder when he gave it to me😅I'm finally drinking it! First of all, Kikusen! It's dry, perfect for eating 😋. It seems to go well with everything 👍I run out of this kind of thing soon... I'm about to run out of this one, so I'm going to change to the next one 😆.

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It's cheap and tasty, so I buy it whenever I see it at the liquor store 🍶.

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As expected from Nishida Sake Brewery, cheap! Delicious! Nothing to say!

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# 39

3.54 pt.

Kiyoto Shuzojo Toyama

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Umami Neat Fruity Crisp Balanced Bitterness Sharp Dry

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It has a sweet rice aroma rather than a fruity one. Unlike the popular sake of today, it has a strong bitter sweet taste...mellow umami taste...you can feel the flavor of the rice...it's a Junmai with a strong presence...it's like a sake for the sake connoisseur.

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I wish I could have been there 🍶🍶🍶🍶 I had business in Toyama, so I bought it at Liquor Pocket Mizuhata by the way. It's a great way to start the day. I had it after a long time, but it is still good.

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. First time at Katsikoma ❣️ I was allowed to drink several kinds but this is the only photo I took 😭 Only a record of what I drank✍️ Beta alanine's massage time🥰. Everyone looks so comfortable ⌯´˘`⌯. I'm going to go get another massage (*´ ˘ `*)♡ ahehehe

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# 40

3.54 pt.

Goーるどにんき

Ninki Shuzo Fukushima

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The sake I chose when I returned home for Obon was Gold Junmai Daiginjo by Popular Sake Brewery. This sake brewery is very particular about the traditional method of making sake, and everything is made in wooden vats. It is a junmai daiginjo that is polished to 50%, so there is no cloying taste at all ✨It starts with an elegant sweetness and rice flavor, with the aroma of the wooden vat and a slight bitterness at the end. Delicious 😊.

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Clean and easy to drink. It has a lychee-like aroma and a banana-like sweetness. It's dry on the throat, but you can feel the sourness and sweetness. I personally like it better when the temperature rises a little and it's closer to room temperature.

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It is dry but not too dry, and the alcohol content is hard to detect. It also has sweetness, but not too sweet, with a clean aftertaste. Mammoth 🦣, served with frozen sleep.

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