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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 1

4.98 pt.

香坂酒造 Yamagata

100 check-ins

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Rice used is Miyamanishiki I didn't find it too harsh, but my partner, who prefers a gorgeous sweet taste, found it too much for his palate. It is true that the alcohol taste comes first, and the mouthfeel is not smooth. As the day goes by, the corners are removed and it becomes more moderate, so it might be better to go out with it slowly, but I don't dislike it in this way.

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Yamagata Prefecture, 100% Izuwasanzu Polishing ratio 60 Sake degree +3 Alcohol content 15 Self-Rating 5

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This is a commemorative sake for the first anniversary of the brewery's direct sales. It has a very pleasant taste. It is good as a food sake. It is delicious with simmered dishes such as bean-curd soup with hot pepper paste, eggplant with red bean paste, etc.!

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# 2

4.50 pt.

Kotobukitoraya Shuzo Yamagata

79 check-ins

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Kasumigashoju, Junmai Ginjo. I bought it immediately because it was half price at the drugstore. The spiciness and sweetness overlap and fuse from the beginning and disappear with a delicious taste. Good ministry.

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Stable taste. Yamagata's typical delicious taste.

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A gift from a person who went on a business trip to Yamagata. Polishing rice 70%. It is the first sake with a wet taste and texture in a long time. And yet it has a spicy attack. It even has a spicy attack! I guess it was made with summeriness in mind, but I got the impression that there were a lot of unnecessary things such as miscellaneous flavors...

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# 3

3.81 pt.

Nakamura Shuzo Ishikawa

97 check-ins

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(******) wdwdwdwd. Hiei of Nakamura Shuzo. This is what a cup of sake is all about. The taste is deep.

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Social gathering! No way, Nichiei Junmai Daiginjo. This year's IS68 is even more delicious with less sweetness and more crispness.

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Sake Marche Week 4. more unique aroma in Hyakumangoku No Shiro sake. A gorgeous Daiginjo-style aroma to a hint of vanilla-like sweetness. The sweetness of fig pizza is enhanced.

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# 4

3.74 pt.

Okotoyama Shuzo Yamagata

118 check-ins

Perfumed Plump Dry Nutty

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. Sake rice: Dewa Tsanzan Rice polishing ratio: 55 At "Duck and Obanzai Udono" in West Station, Toyohashi Duck and Obanzai Udono" at Toyohashi Nishi Station Umami and sweet! ✩4.0

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Another bottle I bought at Hasegawa-san in Tokyo station. The first time for Otokoyama-san in Yamagata This is also the original label of Hasegawa-san. The rice used is Miyamanishiki, so it's the same as "Junmai-shu Gold Label". Anyway, it was a delicious sake with a lot of fullness. The sharpness isn't bad either, and it's perfect as a sake for a meal. I thought it was good for everyday drinking. That's about all I can say for a 1-gallon bottle...

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☆☆☆☆☆ A refreshing hiyaoroshi with a lot of acidity. It doesn't have much sense of maturity, but the umami is strong. Delicious sake that doesn't interfere with food.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

山男山羽陽男山純米酒720ml日本酒男山酒造山形県¥1,397

# 5

3.73 pt.

Furusawa Shuzo Yamagata

68 check-ins

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I went to Yamagata for the first time in a long time😊. I was allowed to drink sake at my uncle's house. Mellow and sake-like sake, just the way I like it for everyday drinking 😊. There was also some Asahitaka at night, but I don't remember drinking it. I forgot to take a picture 🥲.

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The aroma of the rice is very deep. The aftertaste is very strong.

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After all, I felt that the brewery has its own taste. The aftertaste is the taste of the brewery. This is one of the bottles I bought during the brewery tour.

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# 6

3.60 pt.

Godo Shusei Hokkaido

146 check-ins

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Purchased at a liquor store in Nakazaki-cho after an event at Ogimachi Park with Nemuchi The design looks like something you'd find in a bottle at an izakaya 😅. Normally I wouldn't pass it up, but I thought it looked unusual and bought it. It's been a year since it was made, but I don't feel it's aged too long. It is light, refreshing and easy to drink.

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Type: junmai daiginjo, rice polishing rate: 50%, alc.: 16% Floral aroma, vanilla, marshmallow and a little bit of savoury aroma. Flavor feels dry with sharp acidity and bitterness of alcohol. Earthy flavor lingers for a while. Not too good not too bad. Decent price here in Europe.

Kitanohomare K30 Konjun is a junmai sake from Godo Shusei brewed at a factory in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. The amount of koji used in the brewing process is 1.5 times larger than usual, resulting in a rich, full aroma and flavor that spreads in the mouth. It is a delicious sake that will not be defeated by strong-flavored dishes such as Chinese food.

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# 7

3.60 pt.

Nishimi Shuzo Hyogo

14 check-ins

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100% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture, with wine yeast. It is said that the name "Sora no Tsuru" comes from a dream of riding a beautiful "crane" soaring in the sky. Wine yeast is great because it makes rice sweet and sour! The top aroma is of grappa and rum raisins. When swirled, it smells of plum. The flavor is very sweet and sour, like plum wine. The color is a pale yellowish hue like lemon pulp, the legs are short and weak.

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It is a sake from Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is only available directly in the city, and there are only a limited number of stores where you can drink it. I found it at a store selling Hyogo products in Kobe Hankyu in Sannomiya and bought it. How does it taste? It does not have the harshness of the original sake. It has a chocolate-like aroma. It has a rich sweetness, with spiciness and astringency chasing after it. The chocolatey and caramel-like aroma that passes through the nose is delightful. If you let it air a little, it becomes more brightly sweet and fragrant. It is simple, but quite flamboyant. How about if you heat it up? It tastes like chestnuts and is easy to drink! The spiciness that comes out volatilely and the refreshing sweetness that comes in quickly. It has a rich and expressive taste. It is really good. The aftertaste is also refreshing and sharp with a nice sweetness. I think it is especially good when heated. I have now completed a round of the 70-odd breweries in Hyogo Prefecture (and have 300 reports to my name)! It took me two years to complete this feat. It was a long but enjoyable journey. I will continue to enjoy Hyogo sake (and Fukui sake as well) slowly and carefully, and hope to one day become an evangelist for good Hyogo sake...

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a gift It was the first time I had ever had a fresh one in Honjozo. The mouthfeel is like mint? I've never had it before, but it's interesting. I think it leaves a little bit of a cloying taste at the end.

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# 8

3.60 pt.

吉野杉の樽酒

Choryo Shuzo Nara

125 check-ins

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At Sake Brewery Chikara in Musashiurawa. Yakiton (grilled pork belly), motsu-ni (stewed pork), and senmai sashimi. Reds Sour made with red shiso from Hokkaido.

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Strong liquor-like taste like Shaoxing wine, very thick. Personally, I don't like the taste and smell.

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I feel like it's been a long time. Heated. The aroma and flavor of the barrels come to life when heated. Serve with a slightly darker side dish.

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# 9

3.59 pt.

Kinran Shuzo Yamagata

59 check-ins

Perfumed Delicate

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Round, mellow, sweet and delicious 🍶. Easy to drink✨🌸 We enjoy it very much.

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The bitterness is strong, but the sweetness before that is good. The bitterness makes it refreshing and summery. It is good. Good luck to Kinzoku and Oriten.

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. Sake rice: Sake Mirai Rice polishing ratio: 47 At "Duck and Obanzai Udono" in West Station, Toyohashi Duck and Obanzai Udono" at Toyohashi Nishi Station Mellow, gentle and subtle sweetness and acidity! 4.0 stars

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# 10

3.53 pt.

Takenotsuyu Yamagata

653 check-ins

Umami Crisp Neat Perfumed Sweetness Fruity Dry Bitterness

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Furusato Tax: Hakuro Taruzu Drinking Comparison (1) We compared 2 bottles of Hakuro Taruhu Jun Daigin set with the Hometown Tax return gift from Tsuruoka City. ✌️ First, let's start with Dewa Sanzan 😄. The aroma is fruity with a hint of sourness. The label says it is mellow and umaguchi, and while it is certainly umaguchi, it is characterized by its sharpness, leaving the impression of acidity and dryness in the aftertaste. It has a strong sense of transparency and is both mildly sweet and spicy, making it a good mid-meal sake. It has a wide strike zone for temperature, and can be served cold, of course, but it also shows its potential at temperatures that are close to room temperature.

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Furusato Tax: Hakuro Taruzu Drinking Comparison (2) Drinking comparison of 2 bottles of Jun Daigin set of Hakuro Taruzu with the Furusato tax return gift from Tsuruoka city. ✌️ The second bottle is Rashinban, my personal No.2 brand from last year. Ordered again this year with Furusato tax return 😂. This is an ice-aged Jun Daigin made from the beautifully named Yuki-Onogami sake rice, polished to 33%. The top aroma is tropical fruit🥭 type. On the palate, the sweetness and umami are firm, but the finish is quick and curiously refreshing. The aftertaste is full of ripeness and spiciness, and the taste is delicious from start to finish.

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A liquor store in Yamagata recommended this sake to me. I bought it because it's a Junmai Daiginjo made by polishing a rare type of sake rice called Yukimajin up to 39. The alcohol content is high, but the taste is refreshing, sweet and mild. It's rich with flavor but crisp after drinking it 🙂 It smells very fragrant and makes me happy😇

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Where to Buy

佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

【缶入】白露垂珠純米吟醸　美山錦55　永遠のアイドル180ml¥480 白露垂珠特撰純米酒720ml¥1,540

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