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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 91

3.35 pt.

Yamamura Shuzo Kumamoto

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Crisp Dry Umami Reviving Sharp Sweetness Chilled Room Temperature

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Kyushu Tour. Recommended in. It is sharp from the flavor of rice. Goes well with meals.

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Last sake I bought last year as a Kumamoto souvenir. If I have a chance to visit Kumamoto again, I would like to visit Aso and Kikuchi area 😌. When opened and poured, it has a sweet aroma like sugar and sugarcane. The mouthfeel is crisp and immediately afterwards has the plumpness of rice plus the sweet and spicy taste of brewer's alcohol. The flavor is stable from start to finish, with a delicious standard taste! The unadorned taste is a perfect accompaniment to a meal 👍. I would like to visit 4 unexplored prefectures (Kochi, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa), but there are many places I would like to revisit. 🗺️

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The first sake brewery. Sake made with Hananishiki rice and Kumamoto yeast. Slightly acidic. The harmony of sweet and spicy is well-balanced and easy to drink.

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# 92

3.35 pt.

Miwa Shuzo Hiroshima

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Umami Acidity Bitterness Dry Crisp Sweetness Balanced Sharp

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Good evening, I'll have your first series of Shinrai ⚡️ from Hiroshima 🙌 Jinrai Junmai Senbon Nishiki Unfiltered Unrefined Nama Sake 2023BY✨ It's been a while since I've had a Senbon Nishiki sake. The aroma is mainly banana yogurt with floral nectar, greenish pear, acidity and alcohol, which I like very much. The sweetness and acidity of the banana yogurt spreads quickly in the mouth, followed by the bitterness and spiciness of the pure rice from the sake, making it so easy to drink without feeling the high alcohol content 😋😋😋😋. It's like drinking a higher alcohol Sentori Classic and I like it very much 😊.

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The end of the month when I was summoned to the head office and given a tough job. This year is going to be a tough year at work. Work aside, I went out for a drink with the head office staff. Hiroshima's Shinrai is my favorite brand. I remember how surprised I was when I drank it for the first time. I thought it would be a "Shinsei" sake with a wooden cask for sake making, but it is not at all. But it's not at all. The yeast is different, of course. It tastes delicious. It has a yogurt flavor, but it matches well with the wooden vat. It was a drink that made me say, "Wow!

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We wander around and enter a tavern we find. The restaurant has a nice view of the quiet sea and the mountainous nightscape from the seats. The sashimi was sea bream! Sake was, of course, locally brewed! This is my first time to try "Kamirai". It goes well with sea bream sashimi! It was like being struck by lightning! I love traveling.

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Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化タナカ

【がっちりマンデー】神雷　生もと　純米　夏　八反錦　真吟　720ml 三輪酒造　サタケ　日本酒　広島神石高原町¥1,720 神雷　神石高原　純米　生もと　木桶仕込み　無濾過生原酒　720ml 三輪酒造　生酛日本酒　広島神石高原町¥1,980

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

神雷夏生もと純米酒風鈴 720ml しんらいふうりん三輪酒造¥1,800 神雷番外編木桶生もと純米酒 720ml しんらい三輪酒造¥1,800

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はせがわ酒店

神雷純米八反錦白ラベル 1800ml 日本酒三輪酒造広島県¥2,850

# 93

3.34 pt.

Nakamura Shuzo Ishikawa

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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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# 94

3.34 pt.

Eiko Shuzo Ehime

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Dry Fresh Umami Traditional Acidity Fizzy Fruity Sharp

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May 1, 2024 Evening drink at home. Opened a bottle of Eiko Shuzo's early summer limited edition sake, Shinryoku. It is a fire-aged sake with a slight leesiness. It has a gorgeous heady aroma. It is a deliciously acidic sake with a moderate sweetness. It has a refreshing taste with a lot of acidity. It has a refreshing taste with considerable acidity. It has a refreshing taste with a lot of acidity. It is a bottle that makes you feel the freshness of fresh greenery. It goes well with local flounder sashimi, grilled sweetfish and jako-ten (fish cake) from Yawatahama. I enjoyed it with local

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February 28, 2024 Evening drink at home. Drinking Sake Sen, which will probably be the last of the season. Drinking the glorious Hatsushibori, probably the last of the season. It is fresh and dry with a crisp taste. It is fresh and dry with a nice sharp taste. It is one of my favorites that goes well with It is one of my favorites that goes well with all Japanese food. Firefly squid, scallops, steamed scallops with sake, grilled yellowtail and grilled yellowtail.

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September 5, 2023 A party at home. The second bottle of sake was prepared by Shusen, a Japanese sake brewer. The second bottle was a bottle of Shusen The second bottle was a special Daiginjo Gold Award-winning sake. The second bottle was a special Daiginjo Gold Award-winning sake from the local brewery Eiko. The second bottle is a special Daiginjo Gold Award-winning sake from Eikoh Shuzo, the brewery most familiar to us in our hometown. The second bottle was a special Daiginjo Gold Award-winning sake from Eikoh Shuzo, the most familiar local brewery. The second bottle is a special Daiginjo Gold Medal-winning sake from Eiko Brewery, the most familiar local sake brewery. It was the 13th gold medal winner at the National New Sake Competition (held in 2023) for five consecutive years, It was the 13th time it won the gold medal at the National New Sake Competition in 2023. It has a slightly The sake has a slightly thickened impression and It has a slightly thickened texture and releases a gorgeous ginjo aroma. The official online The official online store describes it as "light and dry," but it has a fine sweetness, umami, and alcohol content. but it has a fine sweetness, umami, and alcohol It is unexpectedly rich in flavor. The alcohol tang is gone by the third day after opening the bottle, and the corners have been removed. The taste is like a mellow sugar water. It tastes like a mellow sugar water. It is a beautiful sake that should be drunk slowly and on its own. It is a beautiful sake that should be drunk slowly and carefully on its own.

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# 95

3.34 pt.

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Fizzy Acidity Fresh Flamboyant Bitterness Gentle Sweetness Invigorating

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There are only two sake rice study groups left. I've been posting them chippy-chippy, so my notes and my memory are no longer connected. But there is no doubt that they were delicious. The ninth bottle was Kami no Ho from Mie Prefecture. The first bottle was a Saku no Kami no Hoho, which got me hooked on sake rice, but it tasted completely different. The aroma is banana, I guess. It has a slightly sweet taste with a refreshing dryness from the microbubbles. It goes on and on... a never-ending type of sake. The next post should be the last in this study of sake rice.

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Special Junmai Nigori Nama-zake🍶Kami-no-ho🌾 from Mie Prefecture. Seme smell, fresh✨, a little schwag. Sour and spicy. Mustardy 🙄 according to my wife. When paired with the koji-marinated squid (🦑), it takes the edge off and cozies up to you. The power of koji is amazing 😆. Looks like a new brand to be born in spring 2023. Umi to @ Takadanobaba 20230503

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☆☆☆☆☆ It has sourness and a little bit of miscellaneous taste or bitterness, then comes the sweetness or umami of nigori. It has a bitter, youthful taste that goes well with spring wild vegetables. The sweetness that comes afterwards is also youthful.

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# 96

3.34 pt.

Umenishikiyamakawa Ehime

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Hot Temperature

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This sake is brewed by Umeshiki Yamakawa, a subsidiary of the major sake maker Hakutsuru Shuzo. In recent years, Hakutsuru Shuzo has purchased a number of breweries from across Japan. The Aomori-based brewer Momokawa, which uses Hakutsuru Nishiki, is also a subsidiary company of Hakutsuru Shuzo. Not much of an aroma, slight whiff of alcohol. Dry, watery and clean on the palate, with little umami and a slight alu taste. After drinking it, it has a light throat feeling with a faint sweetness. It is a standard shokuchu sake. For the snacks, we had stewed kalbi and root vegetables, mussel pickled in soy sauce, chili bonito sakutome, and baby star ramen with the flavor of kondashi. It goes best with sakabuto, which enhances its sweetness.

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Dry! And light in taste but rich in flavor. Serve with sashimi.

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Next was a sake I'd never seen before, so here it is. As soon as you take a sip, a very unique habit spreads! What is this? What a shocking taste! Looking at the label carefully, I found a hint of plum flavor? If it's the astringent bitter taste of plum, I'm convinced: 🙂‍↕️ I don't think I'll ever drink it again😅.

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# 97

3.33 pt.

Katayama Shuzo Fukui

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Hot Temperature

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( ⑉¯ ⑉ )🍶🍶🍶🍶+ Today I received a gift of sake called Kansai 😀 This is a brand I have never heard of before 😊It seems to be a popular sake often drunk in Fukui. When I drank it, I found it to be a strong style of traditional sake 😚 with a good balance of flavor, sweetness, and bitterness, and it was thick 🥰It was like an all-purpose sake 🤤.

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Drinking out after a long time, a dinner party with the whole family It was a chilly autumn night, so we had some local sake hot. The soft taste on the palate and the heat from the warmed sake filled our bodies! This Kansai hot sake, which is easy to drink and has no quirks, has become my standard for comparing hot sake. The image of the bottle is borrowed from the official website.

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It looks like I should have taken it as recommended for drinking. It's delicious ❗️😆

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# 98

3.33 pt.

Akishika Shuzo Osaka

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Acidity Caramelly Room Temperature Weighty Umami Yogurt

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We had it at Hisakyu-san in Kitasenju. It has a savory taste on the palate, and you can feel the strength of the alcohol. It also has sweetness and umami.

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Next, from Osaka, Okushika's all Yamadanishiki from their own rice field, unfiltered raw sake: ❤️

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I have been looking forward to drinking "Okushika" for a long time. It is battered from condensation when I bought it, but I will enjoy it with "Katano Sakura" and the Osaka sake combination! When I opened the bottle and poured it, the aroma was caramel, brown sugar, and pancake-like. The mouthfeel is moist and full of umami and richness. The palate is moist and full of umami and richness. It has a matured taste of spicy acidity and astringency, and a full-bodied flavor. Spicy like curry, mellow like mushrooms, and mildly sweet with a graininess. The taste is as deep and delicious as expected! However, the aftertaste is clean with no lingering habits or weight. It's a balance that can be enjoyed on its own or with a meal ✨. I had a physical examination today, and I was relieved to hear that my BMI and physical functions were both healthy and complimentary 👐. I will continue to enjoy my sake life...!

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酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

＜2023年5月入荷分＞秋鹿【純米酒】「奥鹿」三年熟成山廃山田錦五八〔火入れ原酒〕720ml¥2,585

# 99

3.32 pt.

Yamatogawa Shuzoten Fukushima

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Dry Acidity Umami Fizzy Sweetness Invigorating Yogurt Firm

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Tonight, I'm dropping my second bottle of the first series as well🤗. This is Yaemon from the Yamatogawa Sake Brewery out of Kitakata, Fukushima ✨. The nose is clean, fruity and citrusy. The first sip has a clean, fruity, citrusy aroma with a hint of green banana sweetness and a dry, crisp finish. It is perfectly suited for a mealtime sake. The rice is undisclosed, but I imagine it to be Gohyakumangoku or Yumenokou, and I like the taste.

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[Mutsubu Nigori Sake This is the first bottle I bought at the Fukushima Museum in Nihonbashi. I'm not sure what to make of it. The aroma is like strawberry 🍓. This is the first time I've ever had this kind of beer. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but I think it's a good thing. I don't think it would go well with sashimi... It's a good marriage with rich, sweet and spicy chicken liver 😋I'm sure it would go well with pumpkin stew as well.

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Junmai Shiboritate Unfiltered Nama Sake🍶New Rice New Sake✨ Juicy, soft, a little tangy. Greffle? My wife says grape🍇, faintly salty. The chashu pork is also good 😋. Aizu/Kitakata Ramen Aizuna @ Jujo 20240106

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# 100

3.32 pt.

Akita Shurui Seizo Akita

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Dry Crisp Umami Hot Temperature Sweetness Room Temperature Acidity Rich

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8 points (wife: 7 points) Alcohol content : 15.5 Rice used : Akita Sake Komachi Rice polishing ratio : 45 Sake Degree : +1.0 Acidity : 1.3 Amino acidity : 1.1 Yeast used: Akita yeast No.15 Store where purchased Chicken Cuisine Harashidaya Slightly apple-like topfeel The slightly floral nose, the same aroma, the moderate sweetness and the firm umami of rice spread with crisp acidity, and the slight bitterness and the slight dryness of the alcohol make it refreshingly crisp and clean. The sweetness is not too strong, and the umami of the rice can be felt well, and the dryness of the alcohol in the latter half makes it easy to drink. It is better to drink with a meal than as a stand-alone sake. It goes well with various chicken dishes. The fourth one, Tengu Mai Umeshu (plum wine), was also delicious, with a moderate sweetness that went well with the meal.

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〰︎ Association 601 yeast Akita rice Shiboritate Junmai You can buy it at your local supermarket. The flavor and richness of the rice is preserved 😋.

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Trouble at work. I couldn't catch the last train for the first time in a while. If I was going to take a cab, I went to a late-night diner to have a meal before going home. I had a motsu nabe set meal and a beer, followed by a glass of Takashimizu. This Takashimizu is not like Rokugo-yeast. It was refreshing, but had a rice-like flavor. Good night.

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