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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

3.68 pt.

Hagino Shuzo Miyagi

90 check-ins

Acidity Fresh Muscat Balanced Wine

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All the brewers wore glasses. I bought a packet 😆I wear glasses too 🥸😁😁. For some reason I felt obligated to buy it.... 😁😁😁. Tastes better than expected 👍👍👍👍. It's sweet and sour and it's so easy to drink. 😋😋😋😋.

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Wine and rice unknown Fine rice unknown

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This is a delicious sake to taste (^^). The aroma, taste, and acidity all stand out well, with a pleasant sweet-sourness reminiscent of freshly made freshness and apples!

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# 32

3.67 pt.

Kamikawataisetsu

上川大雪酒造 Hokkaido

1,509 check-ins

Umami Acidity Bitterness Fruity Fizzy Balanced Dry Sweetness

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First time to drink Hokkaido sake outside 😭. And that's Kamikawa Taisetsu, I'm so impressed❗️. I've been to Hokkaido for a while now and I've never been to Hokkaido before. I want to go to Hokkaido in a while😍.

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Citrusy acidity with white malted rice. Light sweetness like white wine. It has a refreshing aftertaste. It is easy to pair with meals, especially fish. Sake rice is Ginpu from Hokkaido, and the rice polishing ratio is 50%. The alcohol content is a little light at 14 degrees Celsius.

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It is the first Kamikawa Taisetsu. I was attracted by the white koji and bought it. The aroma is of citrus and lactic acid, with some caramel. In the aftertaste, there is a touch of vinegar. So, of course, the sourness is dominant. There is also sweetness, but it is characterized by a sharp acidity. The aftertaste is also sour. The umami is mixed in there. Rather than being crisp, it is a very drinkable sake. It is surprising that it is low alcohol and white malt. It can be fully enjoyed alone.

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# 33

3.66 pt.

Homare Shuzo Fukushima

694 check-ins

Umami Fruity Dry Melon-flavored Balanced Sweetness Flamboyant Crisp

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After returning home, I wondered what to drink and chose "Karahashi" by Homare Shuzo, which I had never had a chance to drink before! It is a junmai ginjo made from Omachi. The first sip gives the impression of sweetness with no sourness. As you continue drinking, the spiciness comes out and the trinity of sweetness, umami, and spiciness comes together, which is just the right balance and delicious. There are other sake rice varieties in the Karahashi series besides Omachi, so you have to try them 😆.

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It is fruity, but you can also feel the taste of rice. The aftertaste is clean and this is drinkable.

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Karahashi label by Homare Sake Brewery. Unfiltered unpasteurized sake made from sake rice Yume no Kou. Fruity ginjo aroma. The aroma of melon and sweetness, followed by a slight sourness and bitterness, finally fading away with a slight spiciness. Although it is unfiltered raw, there is no bitterness or peculiarity, and the impression is of a soft, sweet, umami taste. After a few days of drinking, the balance between sweet and spicy has improved. It is a delicious sake that is so easy to drink that it makes you want to drink more and more. ☺️

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# 34

3.65 pt.

Goーるどにんき

Ninki Shuzo Fukushima

52 check-ins

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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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Well-balanced dry sake. Delicious with horse mackerel sashimi!

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# 35

3.64 pt.

Usui Shoten Nagano

72 check-ins

Bitterness Plum Umami Sweetness Invigorating Balanced Acidity

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Akita Sake Komachi 55

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Nagano sake. Ah, delicious sake that makes you feel happy. I am so glad that my local liquor store sells it.

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Sweet. Sake-like but easy to drink

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# 36

3.64 pt.

Takagi Shuzo Yamagata

9,196 check-ins

Fruity Sweetness Umami Graceful Flamboyant Balanced Melon-flavored Acidity

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I'm sure this one is a must...it's been a while, but it's still delicious....

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A refreshing, thirst-quenching summer-only sake. In addition to the fruity sweetness The aroma is more gorgeous and The sharpness is also refreshing. The price is reasonable, but But when you can drink Jyushiro at home The price is reasonable, but drinking Jyushiyo at home makes it even more special.

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Daiginjo tamashidoroshu for the sake competition. It is very sweet with a clean finish. It has a fresh ginjo aroma unique to new sake. It is a bottle that makes you happy just by drinking it. The sake rice is Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture's Special A district. Polishing ratio is 35%.

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# 37

3.64 pt.

Imazato Shuzo Nagasaki

696 check-ins

Sweetness Umami Acidity Balanced Firm Banana Fruity Bitterness

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The mild flavor of the rice It has a gentle cutting feeling. Yamada Nishiki with 65% rice polishing ratio. The alcohol content is 17%. The punching power there.

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I got this at a local liquor store when I traveled to Nagasaki. It's a refreshing sake with no peculiarities and I never get tired of drinking it. I got drunk lol.

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Today is a holiday. But I went to work. On the way home, I found a four-character phrase I wanted to try, Nagasaki Prefecture's...four-character phrase? I found a four-letter phrase, "sixty-you-you-shu" in Nagasaki Prefecture, which I had wanted to try! Is the Kanto region the same as Nagasaki Prefecture? (I don't know what the weather is like there.) I decided to drink it right away. It's a heavy fruity wine. Is it the fruity rice flavor? And even though it is a draft sake, it doesn't have a sharp taste, but rather a calm taste. I like this kind of taste. Nagasaki Prefecture has a lot of sake that I like!

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Where to Buy

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# 38

3.63 pt.

Shuhozo Shuzo Yamagata

157 check-ins

Fruity Neat Umami Flamboyant Sweetness Lingering Balanced Acidity

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It's been a super long time since I've had a pearl rhyme 😁. I don't know how many years it's been since I've had a draft sake, since I don't have any pictures left from the past, but I'm looking forward to it for the first time 😊www So let's open the bottle: ‼️ The aroma is fruity, sweet, delicious, juicy and fruity🤗I love this time of year when it's new sake the best 🤗Wow! I wish I could just drink fresh sake all the time 😄.

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I'm not privy to the specs, but I hear it's less than 30 per cent polished 🤩. But it's good and cosy 👍I heard they don't use much sake rice though. It's usually sweet, tasty, bitter and well-balanced 😋. Yamagata sake is as high as ever👍

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Are you a member of the Shuunin? Shu-in opening! The aroma is clean 🍎. Personally, I don't feel much sweetness, but a nice clean acidity and a bitter taste at the end 😋. It is said to be very polished, but the specs are not disclosed in case you are interested! 1500 yen is cheap for a pure large class👍.

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# 39

3.63 pt.

Endo Shuzojo Nagano

147 check-ins

Fizzy Fruity Tingly Balanced Bitterness Melon-flavored Milky Rugged

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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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# 40

3.61 pt.

Nakazawa Shuzo Kanagawa

763 check-ins

Wine Fruity Acidity Umami Sweetness Balanced Fizzy Firm

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Today, I went to Kanagawa Prefecture to get this one that I have been wanting to drink for a long time...fresh aroma, polished to 55% rice polishing ratio....sweet and bitter on the palate...quite bitter, but what is it? But what is it? It's a pure sake, but it's light and fresh! Oh, it's so good! Marriage of Odawara's fresh shirasu caught in the morning with a side dish....... Thanks for a luxurious evening drink!

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Smells like muscat with a sour smell. Sour and sweet, gentle juicy to strong sweet taste. Good wood and yeast flavors that appear along the way. It is like a sweet Shinsei. It goes well with cheese. It is not so sweet that you can't finish your drink, but it is not sweeter than chocolate or potato kenpi. Delicious. Matsumidori: More than expected! When the temperature goes up, it somehow feels like a refreshing juice. It tastes good on the second day, too. You don't get tired of drinking it.

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I've been wanting to try a bottle of my favorite Kanagawa sake 🍶 Matsu Midori... Koji rice is Okayama Yamadanishiki, Kake rice is Nagano Miyamanishiki, and the sake is brewed with No. 7 yeast at low temperature fermentation 🍶...the taste...mellow sweet and delicious 😋♪ Excellent balance of sweetness and acidity It's a great balance of sweetness and sourness! It's a sake that can be enjoyed in small sips, but since we're here, we're enjoying the Kanagawa marriage with Odawara local fish assortment and fried kamaboko from Suzuhiro......yummy!

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