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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 11

4.04 pt.

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Honey Neat Invigorating

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Good balance of acidity and intensity of flavor Delicious

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Rice used: Niigata Gohyakumangoku Polishing ratio: 50 Alcohol percentage: 16%, Sake meter rating: +3.8 Acidity: 1.5 Sake with a crisp and refreshing taste 😊. I paired it with simmered taro, and the sweetness of the taro and the spiciness of the sake were well balanced and harmonized😊.

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# 12

4.00 pt.

Takenotsuyu Yamagata

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Umami Neat Crisp Dry Fruity Perfumed Sweetness 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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佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

白露垂珠　特撰純米酒 1800ml¥1,540 白露垂珠　Fairy55(フェアリー55)　純米吟醸　小悪魔ラベル¥1,870

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佐野屋酒店

白露垂珠ミラクル77 無濾過純米 1800ml¥2,640 白露垂珠大吟醸出羽燦々 1800ml¥4,290

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木川屋山形の地酒専門店

白露垂珠純米吟醸美山錦55 720ml¥1,870 白露垂珠はくろすいしゅ Jelly fish 純米大吟醸 720ｍｌ¥2,200

# 13

3.98 pt.

Matsui Shuzo Kyoto

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Fizzy Neat Umami Sweetness Fruity Acidity Bitterness Fresh

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Yum! Easy to drink but with thickness.

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It is delicious. When I read Shinzo, it was Kagura. I bought it at Shimada Sake Shop because I thought the typeface of Shinzo was cool. As it says, "the corners are removed and the sake becomes rounded." It is delicious!

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I was deleting photos and found an unposted one. I'll register this brand because I don't drink much. I was attracted to this sake because it is "limited to restaurants". The fact that it is not limited to Izakaya (Japanese-style pubs) is very Kyoto-like. I remember we were all oohing and aahing over the cool label when the bottle came out!

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# 14

3.98 pt.

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

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Neat Fruity Apple Crisp Acidity Sharp Restrained Sweetness

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( *´꒳` )️🍶🍶🍶🍶 本日は初めての新澤醸造店の飛龍を頂きました😀 香りはあまり感じませんね🤔口当たりは、軽快でリンゴを思わせる心地よい吟醸香😘綺麗でサラリとした甘味と旨味が、パッと広がって消える😚爽やかな酸味の切れが良き👍✨ 綺麗な食中酒の様に感じました🥳

Last night was a New Year's party with a couple I met last year. We had dinner at a nice restaurant and then went to Kokubuncho. After the fourth bar, I finally had a chance to drink sake. I have known the owner of this sake bar on the outskirts of the city for about 25 years now. The lighting doesn't look like it's the kind of place you'd enjoy sake, but don't worry about that. The selection is quite good, so go for something you've never tried before. First up is Hiryu, the one with Tatsumi Fujinami's red towel. A dry sake with a refreshing yet tasty flavor, just like Mr. Shinzawa! Thank you very much for your hospitality!

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My best friend gave me a small bottle to share with my last drink 😆👍. By the way, my best friend's wife recommended it to me. She likes it dry 😄. It's been a long time since I've had a dry sake, but I'm ready to try it💦. The aroma is fruity👍. I'm not a fan of too much dryness, but it was a good experience 🤗.

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酒のコスガ

飛龍　純米大吟醸　宮城県産　1800ml¥3,365

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

飛龍純米大吟醸 1800ml ひりゅう新澤醸造店¥3,364

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酒の番人　ヤマカワ

飛龍 ( ひりゅう ) 純米大吟醸 720ml 宮城県新澤醸造【 3181 】【日本酒】【要冷蔵】【お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥1,738 飛龍 ( ひりゅう ) 純米大吟醸 1.8L 宮城県新澤醸造【 3180 】【日本酒】【要冷蔵】【お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥3,365

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はせがわ酒店

飛龍純米大吟醸 720ml 日本酒新澤醸造店宮城県¥1,738 飛龍純米大吟醸 1800ml 日本酒新澤醸造店宮城県¥3,364

# 15

3.97 pt.

Asahi Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Crisp Neat Patiently Effortless

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Good evening! From the past history, I'll upload the sakes I drank at #Ginura Sake Bar. This time, it's "Senshin". This sake is made by Asahi Shuzo in Niigata Prefecture. It is 5 years old, but it tastes so beautiful that I felt it was boring for the price. I don't know how I would feel if I drank it now. I would like to drink it again at Gin Kura. (^O^)

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This is my second post tonight, back home to my parents 🙌. Kubota Kenshin Junmai Daiginjo 2021BY✨ I'm opening a bottle to feel a traditional sake for the first time in a while: ☺️ The rice used is 100% Takananishiki, and the polishing ratio is higher than that of Manju, which is a high-end line. The aroma is of the light, dry Niigata sake of yesteryear, but with a hint of matured sweet grain 😊The taste is a perfect complement to Japanese food as a mid-meal sake, with a sharp aftertaste, but with a soft, full-bodied rice sweetness that is delicious in its own right 🤤.

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The aroma is fruity and the taste is clear as water.

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虎ノ門升本

洗心純米大吟醸 720ml¥6,750 洗心　純米大吟醸　1800ｍｌ専用カートン入り¥13,420

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酒の番人　ヤマカワ

洗心純米大吟醸 720ml 【新潟県朝日酒造】【 3060 】【日本酒プレゼント】【正規特約店】【お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥6,380 洗心純米大吟醸 1.8L 【新潟県　朝日酒造】【 3059 】【日本酒】【正規特約店】【お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥13,420

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地酒屋金澤留造酒店　楽天市場店

洗心せんしん純米大吟醸 720ml¥6,380 洗心せんしん純米大吟醸 1800ml¥13,420

# 16

3.95 pt.

Kiyoto Shuzojo Toyama

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Umami Neat Crisp Fruity Balanced Bitterness Dry Sharp

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It has a sweet rice aroma rather than a fruity one. Unlike the popular sake of today, it has a strong bitter sweet taste...mellow umami taste...you can feel the flavor of the rice...it's a Junmai with a strong presence...it's like a sake for the sake connoisseur.

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I wish I could have been there 🍶🍶🍶🍶 I had business in Toyama, so I bought it at Liquor Pocket Mizuhata by the way. It's a great way to start the day. I had it after a long time, but it is still good.

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. First time at Katsikoma ❣️ I was allowed to drink several kinds but this is the only photo I took 😭 Only a record of what I drank✍️ Beta alanine's massage time🥰. Everyone looks so comfortable ⌯´˘`⌯. I'm going to go get another massage (*´ ˘ `*)♡ ahehehe

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# 17

3.84 pt.

Kanemitsu Shuzo Yamaguchi

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Expansive Traditional

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Price 1518 yen tax included Rice polishing ratio 55 100% Nishito no Shizuku Alcohol level 15 degrees A faint sweet aroma with a light acidity in the aftertaste brings out the beautiful flavor of this rice. It goes well with food. Secretly, it is the Urasatouka.

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Private brand of Fujimura Sake Brewery in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture The sake is named after a local poet and the owner of the brewery. We bought a 300ml bottle to try, as it is a traditional brand that has been commissioned to be brewed continuously for 26 years. The ginjo aroma is mild, and you don't even notice it on the palate. But I did not expect to find such a beautiful sake in Yamaguchi. Toyo Bijin, Tenbi, and other gorgeous brands are popular, This sake is a perfect representative of Yamaguchi as a food sake.

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka ③. Yamaguchi Prefecture booth (3) If you see a brand you have never had before, you are sick of not being able to stop drinking it. ◉Santouka Junmai Ginjo This one also has an impressive sourness and acidity, which later tightens up with acidity, followed by a hint of sweetness in the aftertaste. I knew I was going to get too drunk and feel dangerous, so I decided to use a dispensing cup. It was nice to be given a paper cup (vomit container) to hang around my neck.

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# 18

3.83 pt.

Yamawa Shuzoten Miyagi

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Neat Acidity Umami Flamboyant Crisp Fruity Invigorating Sweetness

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Komai and Komai at the store

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First and last. DATE7! It smells and tastes gorgeous! This one is amazing! Gulp, gulp, gulp! I'm going to go for it.

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We had another bottle of DATESEVEN that we had missed drinking with the returning bonito. I dressed it with a large amount of myoga sent from the countryside. Everyone else had mentioned that it tasted good well chilled, and I thought they were right. It was delicious.

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# 19

3.83 pt.

相良酒造 Tochigi

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CherryBlossom Sharp Neat Comfortable Tranquil Banana Crisp Gentle

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Tochigi Sake 🍶.

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720ml ¥1,650 Citrusy aroma I love this stuff😁. The sweetness and the sourness are the best part❗ The balance of sweetness and bitterness when it goes down your throat is amazing 😀. I love it 😆 !

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#ShinOsaka# An hour until my reserved bullet train 🚅 time 🫤. I noticed three kinds of sake 💦. I just said, "Okay, let's go!" and entered the store 😆. This one is sweet and deep. It's good 🎉.

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はせがわ酒店

朝日榮純米吟醸一回火入れ 720ml 日本酒相良酒造栃木県¥1,925 朝日榮特別純米一回火入れ 1800ml 日本酒相良酒造栃木県¥3,245

# 20

3.82 pt.

Takahashi Shuzoten Akita

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka_60 Akita Prefecture booth ①. Takahashi Sake Brewery is located in Misato Town, Senboku County. Misato Nishiki was developed? ◉ Oku Shimizu Junmai Ginjo Misato Yukika Uses lavender yeast collected and cultivated from white lavender. It is light and easy to drink with a delicious acidity. The soft brewing water is from "Smile Shimizu" located on the premises, one of the Rokugo springs selected as one of the 100 best waters in Japan. There is also the Takahashi Shuzo Brewery of Horinoi in Iwate Prefecture, the Takahashi Shuzo Brewery of Tohokuizumi in Yamagata Prefecture, and the Takahashi Shuzo Brewery of Shochu Hakugaku, and the Takahashi Shuzo Brewery of Choryo was renamed to Aoi Shuzo.

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National Sake Fair 2025 part56 Akita Prefecture① Takahashi Sake Brewery in Misato Town In Osaka, Haretoke Sake Brewery is selling this sake, but I've never had it... Polishing ratio 55%, Misato Nishiki 16%, Sake degree +1, Acidity 1.8 Price: 2057 yen T.KISO drank it when I searched for it... Sake made with lavender yeast. Sake quality is clear and clean. Too clean, like water. It's not flashy, and I wonder if it's a food type sake.

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Sake from Misato Town, Akita Prefecture 🌾Grain Rice: Misato Nishiki produced in Misato Town Alcohol content: 16% alcohol by volume Rice polishing ratio: 55 Sake degree: +1 Acidity: 1.8 ［Memories of Okushimizu, Okushimizu 2] ［At my favorite restaurant]

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