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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.

# 21

3.79 pt.

Okazaki Shuzo Nagano

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Fizzy Fresh Neat Fruity Bitterness Umami Acidity Balanced

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Slightly fruity smell. Softly sweet and light in the mouth. The mouthfeel is reminiscent of rice, with an extended acidity, a slight sweetness, and a bitter taste that fades away. It is delicious. The impression is gentle. The third day. It tastes better when it has been open for a while. After the light fruitiness, the water is a little sour, a little bitter, and clean. Not too much of a bad taste, just a good feeling.

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Nagano sake is delicious 🍶, and my favorite Shinshu Kamerei and Hitogokochi are my favorites. .... Fruity aroma, sweetness of rice, good bitterness in the aftertaste, and a nice sharpness! Nothing to say about it, roast pork and local edamame (edamame is in season) to go with it. .... Next time, I'd like to pair it with Shinshu soba noodles...

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I love ❤️ Shinshu Kamerei, which was sleeping in the fridge! The mouthfeel is sweet! However, the aftertaste is exquisitely bitter and sharp! This is it! I can't believe that rice can be expressed like this 😋 It's really delicious 😋 Anyway, it's .... There is no bitterness! I wonder if it's buckwheat noodles since it's a Shinshu sake (....) It's delicious to drink as it is....

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# 22

3.78 pt.

Tsukasagiku Shuzo Tokushima

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It was a gift from an acquaintance 🍶. This is the second bottle of a two-bottle set. 300ml 📌 ¥Unknown Thank you very much 💕 Here is the rice! I'll have it cold today. The aroma is fruity. The color is beautiful💕 The mouthfeel is clean and easy to drink 😁😁The sweetness of the rice comes through but you can also taste the umami 💕. It is a very good sake that is easy to drink and refreshing even when drunk by itself💕💕💕💕 Thanks to my acquaintance 😁.

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Shikoku x Sake Country 2025 Sake Brewery Wonderland On Osaka ③. The booth of "Kirai" in Tokushima. They brought only their standard products this time. Kirai (black) Tokubetsu Junmai The taste is slightly umami. Kirai (silver) Junmai Daiginjo The umami and sweetness are sweet and delicious. Very tasty. Kibuki River This sake is made with water from the Anabuki River (the original kanji), which flows close to the brewery. The water has a strong acidity, but is also tasty and refreshing. It is also very tasty. ◉Kirai (Aka) Ginjo-Junmai (Houjun) Aromatic and umami, with the typical Junmai rice-derived acidity. All of the wines at this booth were delicious. They will be bringing their Kirai (blue) to the National Sake Fair, which they did not bring this time.

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Shikoku x Sake Country 2025 Sake Brewery Wonderland On Osaka - A Spectacle of Sake and Food in Shikoku This sake has a very good name for those who like dry sake! I say "dry" but it's dry with a nice sharpness! It was very cold, so it may not be at its full potential, but I'm sure it would be very tasty heated up. It's a pity that there was no heated sake corner this time! The other Umakuchi was a Junmai that was straight-up delicious! The umami is so strong that you can feel it even when it's cold! I think I'd like to try it lukewarm!

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# 23

3.75 pt.

高橋助作酒造店 Nagano

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Dry Umami Fruity Neat Sharp Acidity Yogurt Tranquil

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〰︎ 2023BY Association 14 yeast Style6000 Yamae Nishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture 2023/12 Juicy, refreshing acidity. Creamy and thick. Slightly spicy and tangy 😋.

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〰︎ 2022BY Sake mother rice 35% Style5800 Yamae-nishiki produced at the foot of Mt. 2022/12 Juicy and tasty, sharp and dry 😋.

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〰︎ 2023BY Association 14 yeast Style6000 Yamae Nishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture 2023/12 Refreshing acidity and fresh fruitiness. It has a spicy taste and a good sharpness, making it a good mid-meal sake.

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# 24

3.75 pt.

Shuhozo Shuzo Yamagata

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Fruity Calpis Neat Umami Sweetness Lingering Flamboyant Firm

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It's been a super long time since I've had a pearl rhyme 😁. I don't know how many years it's been since I've had a draft sake, since I don't have any pictures left from the past, but I'm looking forward to it for the first time 😊www So let's open the bottle: ‼️ The aroma is fruity, sweet, delicious, juicy and fruity🤗I love this time of year when it's new sake the best 🤗Wow! I wish I could just drink fresh sake all the time 😄.

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I'm not privy to the specs, but I hear it's less than 30 per cent polished 🤩. But it's good and cosy 👍I heard they don't use much sake rice though. It's usually sweet, tasty, bitter and well-balanced 😋. Yamagata sake is as high as ever👍

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Are you a member of the Shuunin? Shu-in opening! The aroma is clean 🍎. Personally, I don't feel much sweetness, but a nice clean acidity and a bitter taste at the end 😋. It is said to be very polished, but the specs are not disclosed in case you are interested! 1500 yen is cheap for a pure large class👍.

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# 25

3.74 pt.

Hayashi Shuzo Toyama

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Fruity Neat Sweetness Umami Sharp Dry Crisp Acidity

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(*´~*)🍶🍶🍶🍶´- I got Kurobe Pincer from Hayashi Sake Brewery in Toyama Prefecture 😀. I asked the lady at the store to recommend a new arrival, and since Hayashi was not yet available, I bought a bottle of Kurobe Pincer from the same brewery 😚. The aroma is not so much but a little peachy 🍑? It is fresh on the palate with a gentle sweetness and rice flavor 🌾😋 It is a delicious sake that finishes with a bit of an alkali aftertaste 😆👍✨.

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Toyama Trip Day 3 🚄. Unazuki Onsen ♨️ The third "Nipon Sake Shop" 🍶. The aroma of 🌾Fu no Kou The first two were dry, but this one is fruity. but this one is fruity with just the right amount of acidity and a gentle taste. with just the right amount of acidity and a gentle taste. It was easy to drink and delicious 😋.

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I look forward to Toyama hiyaoroshi every year 😊. I chose Kurobe Gorge this year as well 😆. This year may be different from previous years⁉️. The aroma is sweet and rummy. The taste is less fruity and sweeter and calmer than usual 🤔. Sweet and calm 🤔. Surprisingly, there is no alcohol taste. It is easy to drink and the 270ml is gone in no time. It will be gone soon!

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# 26

3.73 pt.

Isojiman Shuzo Shizuoka

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Umami Crisp Fruity Neat Dry Sweetness Melon-flavored Sharp

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The freshness of a new sake with the punch of a It has the freshness of new sake and a punchy taste that is typical of sake in its raw state. The alcohol content is high at between 17 and 18 degrees Celsius.

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Fruity ginjo aroma with a strong umami flavor. The dry taste is clean and crisp with a strong sense of umami. The sake has a fruity ginjo aroma and a dry, crisp taste. The rice used for this sake is Shizuoka's original rice, HONOFUJI, and the rice polishing ratio is 55%. Polishing ratio is 55%.

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(*sigh*) 🍶🍶🍶🍶 I had my first Isojin 😀. The aroma is mild. The taste was well balanced and in my opinion an old strong style 😎 delicious sake.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

磯自慢中澄大吟醸 300ml 箱付日本酒磯自慢酒造静岡県¥2,530 磯自慢特別純米雄町 53% 720ml 箱付日本酒磯自慢酒造静岡県¥3,080

# 27

3.70 pt.

Ryusen'yaezakura

Senkin Shuzo Iwate

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Chestnutt Neat Dry Soft Complex Umami Nutty Sweetness

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Brewery Limited ✨️ brought in by a regular customer GOTCHISO-SAMATSU I just had Yaezakura the other day, so it was easy to compare: ☺️ It's a bit peculiar after all! But I'm lucky🍀🍀 to be able to drink this rare limited edition sake.

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Next was the Ryusen Yaezakura Junmai Sake Takumi no Omachi. Compared to the Yamada-Nishiki we drank earlier, the taste is a little more robust. The aroma is almost imperceptible, but the sweetness and umami of the flavor is stronger than that of Yamadanishiki. I was full of anticipation, wondering what this sake, which won first place in the Governor's Award, would taste like! I went to the brewery and asked them about it, and they told me that they will start selling it next week. I am looking forward to it! It was delicious! (^o^) P.S. This year, my hibiscus has many flower buds. Last year, they hardly bloomed at all... (^_^; )

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Junmai Nama Sake 🍶 Shiboritate✨ Various flavors. Stronger freshly squeezed. Alcohol is also strong. It is assertive throughout. The sliced kipper makes it mild 👍. Fried oyster makes it more charming. It looks like it was made up and became beautiful😅. Nambu Bistro Unmenosu @ Morioka station 20240126

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# 28

3.67 pt.

Shirataki Shuzo Niigata

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At home. Sake tasting party with friends after a long time. We brought our own sake. First up was a local sake from Echigo-Yuzawa, a gem bearing the name of the first head of the Shirataki Sake Brewery. The aroma is gorgeous, and in the mouth you can taste the acidity and umami, with a slight lingering alcohol taste. It leaves a slightly bitter or rough feeling in the back of the throat. The Shirotaki Shuzo is known for its Kouzen Nyosui, which has a fuller aroma and taste compared to the Kouzen Nyosui. The bottle was also unusual, with an innovative volume of 630 ml. This is the first brand I've seen and the taste is great. ‼️

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Shirotaki sake from Echigo-Yuzawa's "Shirotaki" and "Kamizen Josui" breweries. Minatoya Tousuke is the name of the founder. It has been quite a while. Junmai Daiginjo with 50% polishing. It has a peachy, elegant aroma and a smooth mouthfeel👍.

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It's like a neat ✨ drink 😉.

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Where to Buy

上善如水オフィシャルショップ

白瀧酒造湊屋藤助純米大吟醸 180ml 日本酒ギフト純米大吟醸お酒中口お酒好きプレゼント男性冷酒贈答用誕生日燗酒熱燗お燗新潟新潟県地酒魚沼日本酒贈答美味しいおいしいお取り寄せ通好み手土産お祝い銘柄お酒ギフト美味しいお酒¥440 白瀧酒造湊屋藤助純米大吟醸 630ml 父の日日本酒ギフト新潟純米大吟醸お酒中口お酒好きプレゼント男性贈答用誕生日新潟県地酒魚沼日本酒贈答新潟の酒お取り寄せ酒贈り物手土産お祝いお酒ギフト美味しいお酒冷酒燗酒お燗おいしい日本酒通販¥1,540

# 29

3.65 pt.

Kikusui Shuzo Akita

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It tasted better in a gulping glass than in a wine glass. I would like to drink it again!

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Jomon Nohyo (sect of Buddhism) Producer Kikusui Shuzo Joint-Stock Company Production area Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture Sake by the specific name of Ginjo Alcohol content] 15.5 [Sake meter degree] +2 [Acidity] 1.5 [Rice used] 55% Hanabukiyuki

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Names of places I will never forget in my life. To name a few, the name of one of them. It's an old man's prerogative to bemoan the fact that personal impressions are being passed around, but he doesn't care to understand the background behind them. Yes, it's my opinion of alcohol. This is the taste at a restaurant I haven't seen in a while. It is a drink that seems to be a bad idea for people who don't drink sake, and it stirs the imagination of a drunken old man to think that he remembered it. The spiciness of the taste is a little bit sly, but the old-fashioned taste will not deceive you. If you read between the lines of the terrible writing, it is delicious. I don't want to say that it is a leap of faith, but it is an excellent drink to drink with a sense of everyday life and a sense of balance. Noshiro, for the generation that played a certain sport, it is special, and I feel old, and I was able to drink a delicious drink, today. Thank you for being here today.

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# 30

3.64 pt.

Aizu Shuzo Fukushima

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Milky CherryBlossom

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@Japanese Sake BAR Sake Iki Shin Garyu We didn't go to the brewery because it was too far away, but Aizu Sake Brewery's Aizu is located in Minami Aizu Town. In Tokyo, you sometimes see Yamanoi. The aroma on the nose is fruity. In the mouth, it has a clean sweetness and umami that is typical of daiginjo-style sake. The taste is elegant and finishes smoothly. It was quite delicious 🍶✨️

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Nuggets of luji, I bought some. Along with grilled chicken. 🙂 This is an active nigori version of the standard junmai sake. Light and smooth on the palate, with a sharp finish. 😊 Shuwa shuwa fizziness, creamy sweetness is elegant, very beautiful and juicy. There is also a good amount of gas, which is the opposite of the impression of a sweet and spicy cider, so it is a refreshing cider sensation, which makes the drink go down a treat. The lingering bitterness from the cider also makes you realize how delicious it is. 🤩. The expression changes even if you drink only the supernatant before mixing or only the darker part of the oli. The flavor changes over time. 🥲

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At my parents' house on my way back home. A much lighter and lighter sake. It is easy to drink.

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Where to Buy

うめえもん会津

純米酒会津【会津酒造福島県南会津】日本酒地酒ギフト贈り物東北地方 [日本酒福島県] (720ml)¥1,540 金紋会津シトラス (500ml)【会津酒造福島県会津】日本酒地酒日本酒ベースリキュールギフト贈り物東北地方 [リキュール福島県]¥1,870

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