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Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Balanced" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 51
3.49 pt.
Minatoyatosuke
Shirataki Shuzo
Niigata
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Crisp
Neat
At home. Sake tasting party with friends after a long time. We brought our own sake. First up was a local sake from Echigo-Yuzawa, a gem bearing the name of the first head of the Shirataki Sake Brewery. The aroma is gorgeous, and in the mouth you can taste the acidity and umami, with a slight lingering alcohol taste. It leaves a slightly bitter or rough feeling in the back of the throat. The Shirotaki Shuzo is known for its Kouzen Nyosui, which has a fuller aroma and taste compared to the Kouzen Nyosui. The bottle was also unusual, with an innovative volume of 630 ml. This is the first brand I've seen and the taste is great. ‼️
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Shirotaki sake from Echigo-Yuzawa's "Shirotaki" and "Kamizen Josui" breweries. Minatoya Tousuke is the name of the founder. It has been quite a while. Junmai Daiginjo with 50% polishing. It has a peachy, elegant aroma and a smooth mouthfeel👍.
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It's like a neat ✨ drink 😉.
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Where to Buy
上善如水 オフィシャルショップ
Rakuten
白瀧酒造
湊屋藤助
純米大吟醸
180ml
日本酒
ギフト 純米 大吟醸 お酒 中口 お酒好き プレゼント 男性 冷酒 贈答用 誕生日 燗酒 熱燗 お燗 新潟
新潟県
地酒
魚沼 日本酒贈答 美味しい おいしい お取り寄せ 通好み 手土産 お祝い 銘柄 お酒ギフト 美味しいお酒
¥440
白瀧酒造
湊屋藤助
純米大吟醸
630ml
日本酒
ギフト 新潟 純米 大吟醸 お酒 中口 お酒好き プレゼント 男性 贈答用 誕生日
新潟県
地酒
魚沼 日本酒贈答 新潟の酒 お取り寄せ 酒贈り物 手土産 お祝い お酒ギフト 美味しいお酒 冷酒 燗酒 お燗 おいしい 日本酒通販
¥1,540
# 52
3.48 pt.
Mansakunohana
Hinomaru Jozo
Akita
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Summer drinking is still in full swing! This time I got to try Manzaku no Hana no Snowman😋. The label is comforting⛄️and the contents are refreshing, sweet and crisp, different from the Umakara Manzaku I drank before😆. I had a hard time deciding between it and the other one at the store, but I'm glad I bought it👍. I gulped it down💦.
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(Holy shit! 🍶🍶🍶🍶 I've had the Manzaku no Hana Megurume for a while now, and I've been wondering why it doesn't have any aroma at all 🤔, but when I drank it, I found it to be well balanced with a hint of sweetness and a slight astringency. It's also a good idea to have a gentle sake 钎存米 series 🤤.
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Today we got our first Hinomaru Brewing mansaku flowers in a long time 😀. The aroma is mild, but even though it is fire-aged, it has a fresh feeling like a draft sake 😊It has a refreshing acidity 😋 It has a good sharpness, so it is a delicious sake that you will never get tired of drinking 🥰. Mansaku no Hana is still a delicious sake 🥳.
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秋田県物産振興会
Amazon
金賞受賞蔵 秋田のお酒
まんさくの花
特別純米 うまから万んさく
720ml
(四合)
瓶
¥1,650
金賞受賞蔵 秋田のお酒
まんさくの花
純米吟醸
720ml
(四合)
瓶 化粧箱入
¥2,035
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銘酒本舗 IMANAKA SAKESHOP
Rakuten
まんさくの花
かち割りまんさく 吟醸原酒
720ml
日の丸醸造
¥1,540
まんさくの花
Summer Snowman 純米吟醸 一度火入れ原酒
720ml
サマースノーマン
¥1,870
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酒専門店 知多繁 楽天市場店
Rakuten
まんさくの花
山田錦70 純米一度火入れ原酒
720ml
【秋田県横手市 日の丸醸造】
¥1,540
まんさくの花
純米吟醸 杜氏選抜ピンクラベル
720ml
【秋田県横手市の日の丸醸造】
¥1,650
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虎ノ門升本
Amazon
金賞受賞蔵 秋田のお酒
まんさくの花
特別純米 うまから万んさく
720ml
(四合)
瓶
¥2,200
金賞受賞蔵 秋田のお酒
まんさくの花
純米吟醸
720ml
(四合)
瓶 化粧箱入
¥2,555
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美好屋酒店 〜美酒を求めて〜
Rakuten
まんさくの花
かち割りまんさく 吟醸一度火入れ原酒
720ml
日本酒
秋田県
日の丸醸造
冷蔵推奨
¥1,540
まんさくの花
槽しずく 純米吟醸生原酒
720ml
【日本酒/秋田県/日の丸醸造】【冷蔵推奨】
¥1,650
# 53
3.48 pt.
Azumamine
Iwate
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A sake brewery in Shiwa-machi, Shiwa-gun, Iwate Prefecture, the birthplace of the Nanbu Touji clan. The oldest sake brewery in Iwate, Azumamine Sake Brewery. Founded in 1684, which means... Edo period (@_@) I admire the continuous efforts and wisdom of the people who have kept this taste and this brewery alive since time immemorial. That is why we can enjoy this taste now. Thank you ( ´ oo ` ` ) The taste is sweet and refreshing without being boring to drink. Excellent as a food sake.
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Continuing our night in Omiya This restaurant serves delicious fish, so we had sashimi, grilled sardines, grilled sea bream, stewed summer vegetables, and more 😋 The price is a bit expensive, but it was a nice and lively restaurant 😅🤗. Next up was Azumamine, which was also a first for me 😙 and it was delicious 😍. I don't remember how to describe the taste 😅 it was just so good 😊. After that we switched to 🍋lemon sours and since the restaurant was 2.5 hours open, we ended the meal with salmon ikura takikomi-gohan (rice cooked with salmon roe) and were very satisfied! Since it was still early, we moved to a restaurant in the station building to talk over dessert! My son ordered a parfait😄We looked at the menu and thought we would have a glass of champagne, but the bottle seemed more economical than a glass, so we ordered a bottle 🍾. The waiter opened the bottle and put it on the table! We were a little bit surprised when the waiter opened the bottle in front of our table and put it on the table 😅. We drank a lot with Fish & Chips and had a good conversation with my son, even though it was a short time 😌. Omiya was a great city 😇
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I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not 🦪. Just a bunch of drinkers who love oysters and sake 😊I had been wanting to go to a restaurant in Fuchu with Nochi-san and Yuka-chan and we started drinking early on a Saturday. We had a great time, but it wasn't much, as we split one cup of sake between the three of us and drank 10 cups. The oysters were as good as their reputation, and since oysters are also drinks, I wonder how many drinks we drank 🧐. I've already introduced you to Imadaiji🦪, which Yucachin brought, so I'll go with this one, which was delicious and memorable. It is sold at Koyama Sake Shop in Azumamine. It's sweet and tasty and perfect for my taste, so I had to have another one. I also had another glass of Kariho's Oyster Lovers Rock, which was written to go well with oysters, so that's 8 pictures but 10 glasses. Igarashi sake is also delicious, and the first Sen was delicious and went well with the oysters. I also had a bottle of Toyoka, which I drink a lot in Nagano 😊Fukkai and Kagiya were both delicious. We ate and drank as much as we wanted, and even had a conversation with some Osaka people during the course of the meal. It was a very enjoyable drinking party. ❤️ I had a stomachache in the middle of the night and thought, "No way? I thought "No way?" but it was just gastritis. ⭐️Good, good, good.
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# 54
3.47 pt.
Shinshu Kirei
Okazaki Shuzo
Nagano
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Slightly fruity smell. Softly sweet and light in the mouth. The mouthfeel is reminiscent of rice, with an extended acidity, a slight sweetness, and a bitter taste that fades away. It is delicious. The impression is gentle. The third day. It tastes better when it has been open for a while. After the light fruitiness, the water is a little sour, a little bitter, and clean. Not too much of a bad taste, just a good feeling.
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Nagano sake is delicious 🍶, and my favorite Shinshu Kamerei and Hitogokochi are my favorites. .... Fruity aroma, sweetness of rice, good bitterness in the aftertaste, and a nice sharpness! Nothing to say about it, roast pork and local edamame (edamame is in season) to go with it. .... Next time, I'd like to pair it with Shinshu soba noodles...
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I love ❤️ Shinshu Kamerei, which was sleeping in the fridge! The mouthfeel is sweet! However, the aftertaste is exquisitely bitter and sharp! This is it! I can't believe that rice can be expressed like this 😋 It's really delicious 😋 Anyway, it's .... There is no bitterness! I wonder if it's buckwheat noodles since it's a Shinshu sake (....) It's delicious to drink as it is....
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# 55
3.46 pt.
宮泉
Miyaizumi Shuzo
Fukushima
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Ramune
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Banana, green apple, slightly liquor-like fresh smell. Banana-like freshness, with a banana-like feeling extending into the palate. Sourness is robust and tasty, with a hint of bitterness. Delicious. Good sharpness. Sake even in summer!
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The brewery is famous for "Sharaku". I drank it with "Sharaku" in mind. This one has a sharper, sharper edge. The melon aroma is elegant and subtle. It is more suitable as a food sake.
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(I'm so happy to be a part of the Polish community. 🍶🍶🍶🍶 I had a bottle of Miyazumi's Fukunoka 😀. Right after opening the bottle, it has a fruity aroma. It's a gorgeous sake with an intense muscat taste and aroma when you drink it. It was delicious😙!
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銘酒本舗 IMANAKA SAKESHOP
Rakuten
會津
宮泉
純米吟醸 渡船弐号
720ml
あいづ みやいずみ わたりぶねにごう
宮泉銘醸
¥2,593
會津
宮泉
貴醸酒
720ml
あいづみやいずみ きじょうしゅ
宮泉銘醸
¥2,654
# 56
3.46 pt.
Ittekiniteki
Shigaizumi Shuzo
Nagano
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Soft
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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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The second cool was these three bottles. Almost all of them were new to me. Especially, I heard that "One Drop Two Drops" is a sake from Nagano, but I had never heard of it. I enjoy the variety of sake. This sake is also my favorite type. Nagano sake is good.
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# 57
3.46 pt.
Dainagawa
Dainagawa
Akita
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Balanced
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Fruity
This is what I'll be doing tonight to support the recovery. Refreshing, refreshing, fruity🌸🍶✨. I love the slight sourness. Praying for a speedy recovery, I enjoy it very much.
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(Translated from Japanese by 🍶🍶🍶🍶´- Today we got some Onogawa from the sake we bought in Akita Prefecture 😀 I almost bought the label 😭. The aroma is a mature ginjo aroma 😚 When you drink it, you can feel a slight gasiness, and the sweetness and a little bit of strong acidity give it a good balance 🤔It's a delicious sake 😙 It's a good sake that quickly runs out after passing through the nose 😄.
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It was the first time to drink Dainogawa at home. There were various cute labels, and I chose the heart label after a little hesitation. It has a nice sweet aroma like strawberries and peaches. One sip and it is sweet! It is delicious! It's very strong! This is my favorite one. I would say it can be served as a food wine, but I prefer to drink it by itself slowly 😁. And finally ❤️ appeared on my schedule 🙌I didn't know the rules and was kinda thinking I should check in 5 days in a row 🧐, but it already appeared on my calendar the day after checking in 4 days in a row😳. By the way, this check-in made my heart disappear again... Hmmm, I don't know.
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美好屋酒店 〜美酒を求めて〜
Rakuten
萌芽 秋田酒こまち 純米大吟醸無濾過原酒
720ml
【日本酒/秋田県/(株)大納川】【冷蔵推奨】
¥1,980
萌芽 吟の精 純米大吟醸無濾過原酒
720ml
【日本酒/秋田県/(株)大納川】【冷蔵推奨】
¥1,980
# 58
3.46 pt.
Kamikawataisetsu
上川大雪酒造
Hokkaido
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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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# 59
3.44 pt.
Izumikawa
Hiroki Shuzo Honten
Fukushima
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I returned home for the holidays to participate in cleaning out the oversized trash at my parents' house. After sweating a bit, I found Izumikawa in the fridge and immediately opened a bottle of this unexpected trophy 🎉. It has a slightly soft sweetness, a gradual flavor, and a bitterness that comes in the latter half of the bottle. It is smooth and easy to drink! It is the big brother of Tobiroki, and I enjoyed Izumikawa for the first time in a long time 😘.
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Izumikawa's Funakuchi. It is a slightly orizumi (orizumi is a slightly cloudy, raw sake), so the first thing to drink is the top clear liquid. The aroma is still young and melon-like, with a soft sweetness and a tangy, spicy bitterness. The balance of sweetness, spiciness, and bitterness gradually improves. When mixed with ori, it becomes slightly cloudy. The spiciness subsides and the sweetness increases, creating a mellow mouthfeel that keeps you coming back for more. It is a very fresh and delicious sake that can only be drunk at this time of the year.
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Tonight, we will be drinking new sake, but this is the first one to greet you 💁. Izumikawa Jungin Nanaguchi Hon Nama Nama ✨✨✨✨ Izumikawa is a sake that is distributed within the prefecture by the famous sake brewery HIROKI, but this Jungin Funakuchi Honnen is exceptionally popular and our expectations are skyrocketing. ⤴️ The bottle was opened very quietly, with a little lees at the bottom of the bottle. The aroma is similar to that of Tobiroki, but it is not flashy, with fresh melon and pear fruits. The taste is a little viscous and smooth on the tongue, with moderate acidity and the sweetness of the rice spreading through a dry aftertaste. When the starch is mixed in, the softness and flavor increase, and although it has a moderate alcohol content, it is a very popular wine.
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# 60
3.43 pt.
TENBU
Nishi Shuzo
Kagoshima
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Balanced
Flamboyant
Melon-flavored
Smells of powdered milk, flowers. Slightly effervescent. The junmai I drank before was so good that it was a repeat purchase, and it lived up to my expectations. It is well-balanced and when you notice it, you can drink it all at once with a slurp. It has a floral, not too sweet, pungent, well-balanced flavor, and a satisfying umami and a sourness that is very satisfying. The 4th day. It has lost some of its flavor and can be drunk without hesitation.
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Fruity and delicate sweetness. Famous for its potato shochu, "Treasure Mountain, The brewery's sake challenge. It was surprisingly legitimate.
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This is the much talked about "Tensho"... a faintly fruity aroma... the taste is sweet and comes in nicely... the aftertaste is nice and sour and crisp... delicious... 😋This is an excellent wine... ...I'm looking forward to the ministry of...the terrifying...ministry.
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はせがわ酒店
Rakuten
天賦
純米酒
300ml
日本酒
西酒造
鹿児島県
¥726
天賦
純米吟醸
720ml
日本酒
西酒造
鹿児島県
¥2,178
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銘酒本舗 IMANAKA SAKESHOP
Rakuten
天賦
てんぶ
純米吟醸
720ml
西酒造
¥2,178
天賦
純米吟醸 愛山
720ml
てんぶ
父の日ギフト
¥3,025
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