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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 81

3.46 pt.

Oguro Shuzo Niigata

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Fruity Umami Flamboyant Sweetness Crisp Dry Lingering Balanced

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At the tasting. Junmai Daiginjo fire-aged Gohyakumangoku. It is mellow, sweet, and beautiful. It has the same label as the affordable unfiltered raw sake sold at Yamaya, but this one was more expensive at 3,300 yen.

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At tasting. Fruity, sweet and mellow. It was sweeter and tastier than the raw sake, but it was more expensive, so I decided to buy the unfiltered raw sake directly from Kameguchi in Kayama.

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I also bought this at Yamaya. The aroma is like a pineapple. It has a mild sweetness and a juicy flavor. This is one of my personal favorites from DHC Sake Brewery. It's been a while since I drank their sake, but it's still delicious. There is a big change in the taste after opening. The pungent taste became more prominent. The pineapple aroma also disappeared. The gradation of the bottle is beautiful.

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# 82

3.46 pt.

Asahigiku Shuzo Fukuoka

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Umami Young Acidity Gentle Refreshing Hot Temperature Flamboyant Firm

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Special Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake🍶 Yamadanishiki🌾. A little grassy? But it's not unpleasant, and it's ✨sure. Slightly dry and semi-dry. Mild with a touch of sweetness on a flat plate rather than a glass. Very gentle with raw bell bell pepper meat stuffing🫑: ☺️ Sea and @ Takadanobaba 20231005

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Fairly clear eyes

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Preferred: ★★★★☆ Cold sake: ★★★★☆ Cold sake: Lukewarm: ★★★★ Hot sake: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆ Aroma 　Mild (more noticeable when heated) Taste 　Fresh and refreshing on the palate 　Pleasant umami and acidity afterwards 　Warming it up will increase the feeling of it soaking into the body. Accompaniments 　stewed sweet potato, soaked eggplant, stir-fried vegetables Amount of purchase 　1,760 yen

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# 83

3.46 pt.

森本酒造 Shizuoka

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Hot Temperature Umami Dry

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Morimoto Shuzo Koyogi Junmai Ginjo Comet 50. It is a jackpot purchase. It is a delicious sake with a great taste and a great drinking experience 😋.

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Morimoto Morimoto Junmai Sake "Hatsu-no-Takimikiri 2022". This is my first time to drink this brewery. It was a delicious one 🍶🎶 and served chilled. It is a dark, umami, spicy sake, but as the temperature returns to normal, the sweetness and sourness come through. I think it is a good sake at room temperature or warmed. All of Shizuoka Prefecture's sake is delicious.

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I came back to my parents' house today, so I drank a glass of local sake for dinner. It is a refreshing yet umami (flavorful) sake that is very Shizuoka 🍶 Morimoto-san is delicious.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店『松仙』

日本酒森本特別純米酒令和誉富士１００％７２０ml 【森本酒造】¥1,705 日本酒森本燗酒仕立純米酒「火の用心」１８００ml 【森本酒造】¥2,640

# 84

3.46 pt.

Tohoku Meijo Yamagata

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Dry Umami Crisp Acidity Sweetness Sharp Fruity Bitterness

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Ψ￣∇￣￣🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today we had our first grandchild, Aizan 😀. It is the first grandchild since Mazan😄The aroma is definitely sweet and tasty😍When you drink it, it is sweet and tasty but not clingy and has a nice sharpness🤔This is a delicious sake that you can keep drinking. It's just the way I like it 😙.

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(˶◜˶◝˶)🍶🍶🍶🍶 We opened our first bottle of Sun today 😋. The aroma is gorgeous 😊. The taste is slightly dry with a gentle umami and sweetness that is balanced just right 🤔The crisp mouthfeel makes me want to drink it over and over again 🥰. It is a delicious sake that can be enjoyed with something to eat or on its own 🥳.

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(沒沒沒) ❣🍶🍶🍶🍶 Purchases from my trip to Tohoku 😀 I found a cup at Maxvalue in Yamagata prefecture that looks exactly like Kikuyu's 👀🤣I wanted a limited edition Daiginjo, but I got this one 😁It's a Hatsusun Honjozo 😇. The alcohol content is 16 degrees, so it's more gentle than the original 😊Alcoholic aroma, sourness and umami 😚After the rich umami and a hint of sweetness, it has a clean aftertaste from the aluzoe 😇This is a delicious sake 🥳.

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Where to Buy

木川屋山形の地酒専門店

初孫は号仕込 180ml¥385 【山形の酒蔵の酒粕】初孫練粕 1kg¥525

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虎ノ門升本

初孫日本酒純米酒魔斬 (まきり) 1800mL¥3,320 東北銘醸（株）初孫いなほ純米吟醸 1800ml 山形e165¥3,762

# 85

3.45 pt.

老松酒造 Hyogo

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Good sharpness. Good to go with fish and salt. Something fluffy and oil? Like oil.

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Mellow aroma. The palate is full and fluffy, and the flavor is added at the end of the performance without any change. It is just like swinging a baton for the last time.

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The aroma is alcoholic, but the palate is full and expansive, and it finishes crisp while remaining expansive on the tongue. It is exactly like a harsh but gentle boss.

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# 86

3.45 pt.

Nozaki Shuzo Tokyo

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Weighty Umami Firm Dry Tranquil Bitterness Acidity Mellow

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Beautiful label...18% alcohol by volume...the alcohol is very strong...aroma: a faint aroma of rice. You can feel the delicious taste of rice on the palate...but the bitterness in the aftertaste is bothersome...It's like a good old Japanese sake...I'm having it with sashimi assorted by my regular old man. .... I'm sipping it. It's a raw sake, so it warms you up....

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Kimasa "Junmai Ginjo" 720ml Alcohol content 16%. Rice: Gohyakumangoku Polishing ratio 50%. The label is classical, but the taste is clean, mild and gentle. My wife says it has a nice gap between the two.

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Rice used is Miyamanishiki Compared to the special junmai we drank before, this one is lighter. It has a slight amber color and a slightly matured taste. There is little bitterness, and no cloying taste. This sake is a bit lacking as a cup sake. The sake had a good sharpness, so it had a refreshing taste. 65th cup sake

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# 87

3.44 pt.

北庄司酒造店 Osaka

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Dry Fizzy Fresh Miso Sweetness Warm Sake Ramune

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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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# 88

3.44 pt.

Ootani Shuzo Tottori

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Dry Umami Acidity Crisp Room Temperature Sharp Sweetness Chilled

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The word "limited" makes me weak 😅. The owner of the liquor store told me that it was very spicy, so I bought it, but when I tried it, I found that it had a fruity taste and a hint of bitterness that balanced it out nicely 😚. I've never tried Tottori sake before, but it's good. I finished it in two days 🤤.

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A freshly squeezed sake full of sweetness. However, it does not have the sweetness of amazake. The sweetness lingers in the back of the mouth for a while and then disappears. There is no acidity or miscellaneous flavors, making it a fresh sake. It is a sake to be enjoyed slowly and without snacks.

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The mouthfeel is so gentle that it is hard to believe that the wine has been aged for 5 years. It has a crisp umami flavor with a moderate spiciness and astringency on the back end. I felt it had an excellent balance as a food sake. It is a good all-around sake.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

鷹勇純米吟醸なかだれ 1800ml 日本酒大谷酒造鳥取県¥3,520

# 89

3.44 pt.

Yoshinogawa Niigata

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Dry Crisp Umami Sweetness Acidity Chilled Fizzy Steady

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This is Yoshinogawa Special Junmai Kyokukami Yoshinogawa. It is a delicious sake that you can feel the flavor and aroma of the rice with good feeling in your mouth.

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Birthday month! So... I got my first wooden box of sake! First of all, the bottle 🟦 and label are awesome😳 All handmade, a feat of craftsmanship.  The pinnacle of the "Minamo" series! Now, a sip... delicious ⤴︎⤴︎ I've never drunk anything like it. It was really impressive and delicious!

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It is thirst-quenching and refreshing. It has a sweetness with a hint of melon. This is a very good sake for Niigata.

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# 90

3.43 pt.

Kotobukitoraya Shuzo Yamagata

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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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