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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag
Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Lemon" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 81
2.57 pt.
Musubito
Yanagisawa Shuzo
Gunma
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Popping
Pineapple
I was in Shima Onsen again, and I was looking for Yuzu Yuzu for aperitifs and it was delicious 🤣. There it was, this, this - sweet and tasty 🤤. It is so easy to drink, it's like a juice.
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Last night, I was invited by a colleague from a different department and a few of us had a drink at home - 🏠️🍺 We brought our own sake, Koray🍶. Refreshing, clean, slightly dry ~✨🍶💠 Fruity aroma and texture✨ A little crisp after swallowing 😆. Super oicy ❕. Nomiyasui✨ The 4 of us finished it in no time ‼️ We enjoyed it so much!
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Year-end party with company friends Deep drinking as usual by Mr. Jikon It's meat. I still don't understand "It's minced meat" but I used it because I ate meat. I'm a sore uncle. This yuto. It was dark and delicious. I thought it was Ibaraki, but it was Gunma.
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# 82
2.57 pt.
Maruhi
Hiraizumihonpo
Akita
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Sweet and Sour
Sweetness
Apple
Fruity
Yogurt
Juicy
Balanced
Wow, it's so sour! I thought, but the label on the back said it was made that way. Come to think of it, it might be just right for the coming season. So we enjoyed it.
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My first nigorizake. It smells like grapefruit and tastes like Calpis soda. It's a sweet and sour strange drink⁉️It's also dangerous because of its low alcohol content. But it was very tasty😃💡.
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It's my first time to drink Hiraizumi❗️ I've never had a Junmai Daiginjo from Yamahai 🤔. It doesn't have a fruity aroma❗️ Somewhat spicy aroma and taste😅 It's very unusual. I've tasted it somewhere before but can't remember where 😥. It's a daiginjo so it has a clean aftertaste. But to be honest, it wasn't my favorite taste 😥. I wonder what other Hiraizumi tastes like❓
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# 83
2.57 pt.
豊明
石井酒造
Saitama
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Creamy
Banana
Umami
Grape
Balanced
Young
The sake that Rafa ordered. I exchanged it for the sake I ordered and drank some. The rice is said to be modified Nobukou. Unlike the straight kumi-style sake, it is calm and has a mild sweetness. It is more like a classic sake. The official website says it is about -7, so I think it is more on the sweet side. If you think of it as the standard sake of the brewery, it is quite high. It seems that Rafa has a connection with Satte City, where Toyoake's brewery is located, and I thought such an episode was interesting.
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Toyoake in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. When I tasted it last week at Koedo Kurasato in Kawagoe, I felt its obvious individuality and immediately bought a 4-goupe bottle because I wanted to drink it at home. It is a fire-aged junmai sake with a slightly sweet, dark flavor and a modern acidity. It has character. The subtitle and the message on the back label are also good. The waka poem written on the box? on the box is also nice. The slight coloring is due to the limited amount of charcoal used in the filtration process.
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☀️ I've been seeing a lot of Toyoaki lately 🧐. I'm out drinking and trying a little 😁. It's a thin nigori🤍 with a hint of rice🌾. Sweetness is pale and soft on the tongue😚. Feels super slightly carbonated, a bit like cider🫧. The flavor lingers in the mouth and has a great aftertaste 😚. The crackling and lingering taste certainly has a "fireworks 🎇" feel to it 🤗.
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# 84
2.56 pt.
Benten
Goto Shuzoten
Yamagata
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Umami
Sweetness
Bitterness
Creamy
Invigorating
Wine
Flamboyant
Rabenten is not often seen at liquor stores, but since it was at a department store, I bought it. The Yamadanishiki sake was sold out, so I chose Dewa Sanzan. It is quite gorgeous and fruity. The second half is a little spicy, but it is easy to drink.
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This Sake is fruity, crisp and has a long aftertaste. The flavor is like a young pear with a hint of licorice. The acidity gives this a bright and full mouth feel. I am surprised at how long the finish is for this Sake.
To close out the summer. Looking back on summer. Finding the Bentsen Natsu Ginjo After all, the Bentsen suits me. It is crisp and has an indescribable sweetness. I want to call it "Benten Umami", not "Japan Blue". Yamagata's local sake.
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# 85
2.56 pt.
Shonosato
北庄司酒造店
Osaka
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Miso
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Ramune
This sake was a gift from a junior colleague (son of a liquor store owner). It has been a long time since I've had a classic, THE old man's dry sake. There is a sweetness of rice in the back, and it is refreshing. Not bad. After the sweet and juicy sake, we had a glass of So-no-Sato. Not bad. I've only been at work for a little while after the new year, but the three-day weekend is wearing on me. Sake heals me 😄.
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It was a gift from a junior colleague at work. I received it last year and remember that it had quite a punchy 🤜 flavor. It has a faint smell of cemedine, and a somewhat chemical 🧪 atmosphere in the mouth, but it has a nice, clean taste that doesn't interfere with the meal 😊. It's only 3 days old and it's getting sweeter and tastier 🙌 I got it in a bottle, so I'm thinking of trying some heated sake with ✖️ on the back label 🧐.
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The rice used is Yamadanishiki. The rice polishing ratio is 35%, is it the flagship sake of the brewery? It has a solid ginjo aroma, and while it is basically light and dry, it also has a mild sweetness. There is little miscellaneous taste and the mouthfeel is good. The aftertaste has a good accent of alcohol and a solid flavor. Overall, it is a good sake with a cohesive taste that makes you realize again that the alcoholic version is better for the Daiginjo class.
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# 86
2.56 pt.
山の壽
Yamanokotobuki Shuzo
Fukuoka
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Muscat
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Dry
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Light
Refreshing, crisp, dry ~ ⤴️🍶 Slightly hackneyed ✨. It's very tasty.
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The last stop at the Yamabusyu Sake Brewery was the 3-sake drinking corner The 7th sake in total Freaks 1 Nigori This is the one I'm used to drinking 😊. The aroma is grain flavor + yogurt type When you put it in your mouth, a slight sweetness spreads along with a gaseous feeling. Followed by the acidity. Finally, bitterness appears. The sharpness of the wine makes the aftertaste short.
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I smelled it on my son. It smells like a flower 😂. I gave it to my wife. It's so good! I thought it would be sweet but it has a clean aftertaste! Result! It's so good😋
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# 87
2.55 pt.
Matsumine no Fuji
Fujiya Shuzo Honten
Yamagata
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Mild
Tranquil
Chestnutt
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Dry
Thick
Ramune
It is a small sake brewery in Shonai. It is easy to drink and has a good thickness.
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National Sake Fair 2025 part69 Yamagata Prefecture 2 Matsuyama Sake Brewery in Sakata City The company name is different from Sake no Wa, but it looks like they changed the name. I've been interested in this brand since I started drinking sake, because I know many bloggers and SNS followers who drink it. Rice polishing ratio 40%, Yamagata sake brewing rice 16%, Sake degree -3.0 Acidity 1.3, 2750 yen Fruity, sweet and delicious. I wish it was available in Kansai! Looking at the list, there were many breweries in Yamagata that brought high-priced sake. We gave up after 2 breweries because we didn't have time! There are still a lot of breweries on the list that I don't know about💦. Next stop: Hokkaido!
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There is a scent of ginjo Tingling sensation Good acidity refreshing
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Where to Buy
木川屋 山形の地酒専門店
Amazon
松嶺の富士
家紋ラベル 純米 出羽の里 にごりざけ生 限定品
1800ml
¥2,475
松嶺の富士
家紋ラベル 純米 亀の尾70 無濾過生原酒
1800ml
¥2,860
# 88
2.55 pt.
Yamayu
Aramasa Shuzo
Akita
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Acidity
Yogurt
Aged wine😳 It has a strong sour taste and the image is... drinkable black vinegar😅 I have a review of this precious sake that I carefully nurtured. ⬆️(*_ _)sorry people! I hear a lot about growing it for years. I can't wait this long myself, so it's a valuable experience 😌.
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Good evening! Today is also from the past history. This is another drink at Gin Kura, a sake bar. The first sour sake I ever drank, Shinmasa. The first time I drank a sour sake, Shinmasa, was when I sat down at the counter. No, all I remember is that it was really good. #Gin Kura Sake Bar
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Yamayu released a year ago, this is 😱! It's so unique that you can only drink it while licking salt from a Masu box. I can't stand the smell of wood. 🥺 Well, is this a learning experience? I'm not sure if I'll like it when I get used to it.
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# 89
2.55 pt.
Tokujiro
Joyo Shuzo
Kyoto
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Crisp
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Pear
Bitterness
Warm Sake
The next drink was a Tokujiro for Joyo's distributor? Tokujiro I drank Joyo several times, but this was my first time to drink Tokujiro. I happened to see on a restaurant instagram I follow that Tokujiro was originally a joint product between a Hirakata liquor store and the Joyo Brewery. It's unfiltered, once-bottled, and heated. It's fire-brewed, but it's still slightly effervescent and has a fresh, mellow rice flavor that's really tasty 😋. I'll buy Tokujiro next time I see it.
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Five Million Stone. Light around the perimeter. The spiciness peeks out from the bottom of the umami.
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Where to Buy
はせがわ酒店
Rakuten
徳次郎
夏純米
720ml
日本酒
城陽酒造
京都府
¥1,595
徳次郎
本醸造 大辛口
1800ml
日本酒
城陽酒造
京都府
¥2,200
Where to Buy
銘酒本舗 IMANAKA SAKESHOP
Rakuten
徳次郎
本醸造65 大辛口
1800ml
とくじろう
城陽酒造
¥2,200
徳次郎
夏純米
1800ml
とくじろう
¥3,080
# 90
2.54 pt.
Wagauji
Oujiman
Yamagata
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Fresh
I drank it before and enjoyed it so much I had to repeat 😊. Goes well with grilled fish 😋. Somehow it tastes better after a few days to get rid of the curd 🙋♂️.
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The first bottle of the new year is Ago Ariki🎉. This is my personal favorite brand 😊. It's a very juicy, sweet sake with a great drinking experience 🥰. We had it with whale's deer roe 🐳.
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Sweet and delicious sake with a gorgeous aroma like white wine and a burst of flavor in the mouth 😊. We had it with shrimp curry 😊.
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Where to Buy
木川屋 山形の地酒専門店
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吾有事
特別純米
720ml
¥1,650
吾有事
純米大吟醸 雲の上 限定品
720ml
¥2,420
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