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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.

# 71

3.36 pt.

Takagi Shuzo Yamagata

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Fruity Sweetness Graceful Umami Flamboyant Balanced Melon-flavored Acidity

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I'm sure this one is a must...it's been a while, but it's still delicious....

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A refreshing, thirst-quenching summer-only sake. In addition to the fruity sweetness The aroma is more gorgeous and The sharpness is also refreshing. The price is reasonable, but But when you can drink Jyushiro at home The price is reasonable, but drinking Jyushiyo at home makes it even more special.

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Daiginjo tamashidoroshu for the sake competition. It is very sweet with a clean finish. It has a fresh ginjo aroma unique to new sake. It is a bottle that makes you happy just by drinking it. The sake rice is Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture's Special A district. Polishing ratio is 35%.

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# 72

3.35 pt.

弥彦酒造 Niigata

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CherryBlossom Dry

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Yahiko Sake Brewery in Yahiko Village, Niigata Prefecture. The main brand was "Echino Hakusetsu," but it appears that "Yahiko" will be the main brand from now on. This Junmai Ginjo is also made from Yamadanishiki produced in Yahiko Village, and is a good sake, not fruity, but calm and soft. Yahiko Village is where my mother is from, and I spent a lot of time there as a child when I was sent to my mother's home, so it is like a second home to me. Yahiko Shrine, the first shrine in Echigo, is located there.

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Yahiko's regular sake, Aozae, by Yahiko Shuzo Sake rice is Koshibuki produced in Yahiko village. Aozae has a refreshing, watery quality. Aozae is a perfect evening sake without any peculiarities. Yahiko Shrine is the largest shrine in Echigo Province. My mother is from Yahiko Village and I used to stay at her parents' house in Yahiko Village when I was a child, so Yahiko is like my second home.

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The rice used is Koshibuki produced in Yahiko The long-awaited "Yahiko" brand I was surprised to learn that there is a store in my hometown that carries this brand. I heard that the brewery has been reorganized and the taste has become even better. But still, this is out of the ordinary! Overall, the flavor is calm. It has a fruity flavor with a clean and crisp finish. The umami can be felt with a touch of savoriness, which is a balance I like! It is high level. ‼️

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# 73

3.35 pt.

Aizu Shuzo Fukushima

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Restrained Full-bodied Sweetness

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Aizu Shuzo's Aizu Ginjo Nama Shu Arabashiri. The initial aroma is just a hint of sweetness, but once you take a sip, a soft sweetness and bitterness spreads. It has a clear, fresh, powerful flavor, and is crisp and clean. Although it is a ginjo-shu with alcohol, it is smooth and easy to drink, and the alcohol content is a little light at 15 degrees, so it is easy to enjoy and delicious. 😋♪

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You can find this sake anywhere in Aizu Tajima. But this one is good. It is arabashiri sake, which means it is rough but has a beautiful sweetness and a good taste. I buy some every time I go there!

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Standing drink at Aizu Tajima station Pleasantly refreshing and acidic

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# 74

3.35 pt.

Kondo Shuzo Gunma

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Pear Dry Steady Cooling Umami Fizzy Peachy Neat

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I saw it at Takasaki station and bought it. I was expecting to be disappointed, but I was pleasantly surprised. I should have bought it at a dozen places. I should have bought it at the dozen.

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It's been a while since I've had a normal Akagisan! I love the refreshing taste of summer, but the crisp and dry taste during the cold winter months is also very refreshing and special ✨. The clear and beautiful mouthfeel is also reminiscent of the snowy winter landscape! It's also a great choice for warming up during this time of the year. But in my opinion, Akagisan is best drunk cold 😋.

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It is no longer a must-have. I've been saving it for a while since I bought it, but I opened it just as it was getting a little warmer! (I'll spare you my impressions.) It has a light, refreshing, umami dry taste and a clean, crisp throat, making it a great choice for the coming season 😌. In my opinion, it is a 🍺 substitute...!

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# 75

3.35 pt.

Fujioka Shuzo Kyoto

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Umami Sweetness Invigorating Lingering Acidity Rich Neat Crisp

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🙂 Next was Aozora. I thought it would be sweet because it was nigori, but it was dry. You would think it would be sweet because of the pink label. It was refreshing and easy to drink.

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500ml ¥1,755 It's been a year and a half since I've had this 💦. It's definitely delicious though😅😅. Now let's open the bottle 🎵 The perfect balance of refreshing sweet and bitter 😆. Super yummy 😋!

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Not much aroma. Slightly yellowish. The sake is junmai sake, so you would expect it to be robust, but it has a light mouthfeel. The light sweetness and acidity are pleasant. It is only 500 ml, so it ran out quickly. I wonder if I should throw it away or reuse it after drinking out of the Italian bottle every time. I'm a poor person, aren't I?

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# 76

3.33 pt.

Masuda Shuzo Nara

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2020/06/05 美山錦：100% く〜っ❗️　辛口。でも、口に含んだ瞬間は旨味を感じる。醤油に合うなあ〜❤️ 冷蔵庫の中を夏酒にしようと計画中。

2020/08/14 I like Shinyon, but it didn't turn out to be a great drink. I haven't met my taste buds lately.

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The sake brewery is closing? I wonder why when it tastes so good. At first I thought it was too thin? But it is quite dry and tasty! 100% Hitomebore produced in Nara Prefecture I knew it was good!

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# 77

3.33 pt.

Ito Shuzo Fukui

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Dry Crisp Yakult Umami Light Firm Neat Raisin

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( ꈍᴗꈍ)🍶🍶🍶🍶 I just had a bottle of Koshinotaka that I bought when I went to Fukui Prefecture on an errand the other day 😀. The aroma is subdued, and in the mouth you can taste a slight banana🍌 sweetness 😚 clear flavor and dry aftertaste 😊 good sharpness 🥰 good sake to drink during a meal 🍶.

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First Eagle of Koshi. Dry, clear and light. A little sweetness and acidity. The last taste is a bit bitter and lactic acidity. The impression is that it is a food sake type. When you drink it again, it is light and refreshing, but there may be a trace of sweetness like melon or apple. It seems more pungent when drunk as a food wine than as a stand-alone wine... On this day, I went to see a manzai and a shinki play at Namba Grand Kagetsu during the daytime, and went to a B'z concert in the evening.

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Souvenirs from my husband's business trip to Fukui I have been enjoying it slowly since the weekend. I guess it is the type of drink I don't usually drink. I felt it was dry. I think I like it better at room temperature because I can feel the flavor☺️. Souvenirs are fun to experience sake that I wouldn't have chosen myself 😊. My husband said he chose it because he thought I would like the atmosphere of the label 🤣. Yup! Beautiful label✨ I'm enjoying it with my meal💕

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# 78

3.33 pt.

Ryozeki Shuzo Akita

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Sweetness Umami Fruity Bitterness Acidity Flamboyant Dry Neat

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(*´ч ` *)🍶🍶🍶🍶 I got some Hanamup's Rikuwada today 😋. It has a slightly gorgeous sweet aroma 😊Slight sweetness and subtle umami 😘Crisp acidity 🥰This is a delicious sake with a nice sharpness that will keep you coming back for more 😍. Hanamup is delicious no matter which one you drink 🥳👍

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(*^_^*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 I came home from GW's Tohoku tour 🏠 and drank Ryozeki which I opened before leaving 😀. I drank Ryozeki which I opened before I left 😀. The aroma is gentle 😊The taste is light and clean 😚👍I drank a little with butter cookies as a souvenir 🥳.

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Today we had Hana Yuu 😀 The aroma is gorgeous and fruity😍the taste has a good balance of sweetness and umami😍😍This is a delicious sake💕I'm looking forward to opening the bottle of Omachi I bought with it 🥰🥰🥰.

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両関無濾過純米吟醸 1800ml¥3,245

# 79

3.32 pt.

Kyowa Shuzo Ehime

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Acidity Umami Orange Sweetness Tropical Neat Fruity Firm

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January 5, 2024 Banquet at home. Drinking sake with my sister who is back home. The bottle was opened. The bottle was Hatsuyukibai Orikigarami Ehime Iku Junmai Ehime Iku Junmai, unfiltered raw sake. It is the first of Hatsuyukibai's new sake The first in Hatsuyukibai's new sake ORIGAMI series. Water, rice, and yeast, It is brewed entirely in Ehime. The aroma is yogurt-like. is yogurt-like. The first aroma is yogurt-like. and a lychee-like flavor. The taste of lychee spreads with the freshness of new sake. The sake has a sake degree of -11.5, but it is but it is juicy, sweet, and bitter. It is juicy, sweet, and bitter, and is easy to drink. It has the same specs but with a different yeast (-11.5). The same specs but with a different yeast (Ehime Sakurahime Yeast TYPE-2). Ehime Sakurahime yeast TYPE-2) with the same It tastes like pineapple and tropical. It tastes pineapple-like and tropical. The taste is pineapple-like and tropical. I can't believe that the yeast can make a difference in taste. I enjoyed it with sukiyaki and jakoten on the same day. I enjoyed it with sukiyaki and jakoten (fish cake). I enjoyed it with sukiyaki and jakoten.

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Fruity and sweet. Juicy. It has a pineapple and tropical taste. I like the simple label with the lot number.

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June 3, 2023 At Japanese Sake Satou in Matsuyama, Japan. I took a new employee to my favorite restaurant to drink sake. The first cup was Hatsuyukibai Orikagara The first sake was Hatsuyukibai Orihigara Ehime Ikume Junmai (ES-2) unfiltered raw sake. The first cup is Hatsuyukibai ORIGRASHI The first cup is Hatsuyukibai ORIGARUMI Ehime Ikume Junmai (ES-2), an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake. Ehime Sakurahime Yeast" is a flower yeast for sake isolated from "Sakurahime," a flower of Ehime Prefecture's original variety. It is brewed with Ehime Sakurahime yeast, which is a flower yeast for sake isolated from the "Sakurahime" flower, Ehime Prefecture's original variety. It has a very tropical, pineapple-like flavor. It has a very tropical pineapple-like flavor, but has a clean, crisp, beautiful sake quality. It has a very tropical pineapple-like taste, but is clean and crisp. It was the best of all the sake we drank that day. The appetizers were sweet sweet ayu fish with The sweet sweet ayu fish and the white meat fish and Nanbanzuke (pickled white meat fish). and white fish.

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# 80

3.32 pt.

Suisen Shuzo Iwate

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Umami Dry Acidity Sweetness Firm Crisp Neat Fruity

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Drinking with my wife on our wedding anniversary last week, when we visited Tsushima Tsuru at the Metropolitan Morioka New Wing (laughs). Next up was a Hiyoroshi (Hiyori) Junmai Harazake by Drunken Sen. It's a refreshingly dry sake. The description says to enjoy the mellow flavor, but that's just my personal opinion... (^_^;) Good with sashimi! It was delicious! (^○^)

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I tried three types of draft sake at a tasting and sale of Drunken Sen in Hankyu. I couldn't find a picture of the first one I drank, the Honjozo Nama, even though I searched for it. I couldn't find a picture of the first one I drank, but I guess it was because it wasn't winter time and there was no snow. I was told that this was a matured nama sake. It was delicious, with a beautiful, round taste. I had a hard time deciding which one to buy, but the last one I tasted was a fruity special junmai, so I went for that one.

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Tasted and purchased at Umeda Hankyu. Sake from the Drunken Sake Brewery. It seems to be a terroir-like sake. It is delicious with a little bit of gasiness and both fruity and rice flavor. Once the gas disappears, the fruity taste disappears and the umami flavor takes center stage. I don't feel much spiciness. I wasn't sure whether to register it as Tagata, but the cap was Drunken Sen, so I registered it as Drunken Sen.

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