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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 51

2.61 pt.

Chiyo Shuzo Nara

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Acidity Rum Raisin Dry Tingly Neat Muscat

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Takashimaya limited edition sake! It's a gift 😄. The sharp acidity from the very slight acidity lasts for a long time. It has a nice sharpness that disappears quickly 😆. No sweetness, but the alcohol feeling that comes after is pleasant 😆. A dry junmai daiginjo that is not sweet 🍶. This is a good food sake🙆.

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Dry, refreshing! Nara has a lot of good sake!

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It's Sunday in the middle of Golden Week and unfortunately I have to go to work tomorrow... So I opened a bottle of sake made with up to 70% polished Aizan rice from Hyogo Prefecture 🍶. You can feel the taste of Aizan 😆. Nice taste 🤗 Now let's start working hard as usual tomorrow!

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# 52

2.61 pt.

Ippongikubo Honten Fukui

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Fruity Umami Dry Crisp CherryBlossom Sweetness Bitterness Peachy

Denshin 1

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Denshin 3

The aroma is very fruity, and the taste is sweet, with a good balance of acidity and bitterness. It's delicious...

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Challenge ( -̀ -́ )୨⚑︎゛ I like 300ml because it is easy to challenge 🎶. A little bit alcoholic. But it's very clear. I think it's a sweet and tasty food wine 🤔. Sweetness 🆙 on the 2nd day of opening the bottle. I praise myself for trying to drink 300ml over 2 days☆Elated

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I posted offline and forgot to put this 💦. First time for both Ippongi and Denshin. I thought I could buy them anytime and I avoided them because of their dry image😅. The top aroma is like pineapple and tropical fruits. The initial aroma is like pineapple or tropical fruits. The second half is quite spicy though it has fruity and soft sweetness. I wonder if the softness is due to the fact that it is bagged.

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# 53

2.60 pt.

琵琶のささ浪

Asahara Shuzo Saitama

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Amino Acidity Fizzy Fresh Astringent Milky Fruity

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It's quite an austere label, my first time at the brewery 🍶The aroma is mild, light, and balanced slightly dry type without any habits, just right for an evening drink ☺️.

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Junmai 👑 unfiltered raw ✨hand-packed medium Subtle maturing feeling 😋 Creamy dry taste. A little interesting✨. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20210422

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February 2025 Purchased at Koshu Brewery, Asahara Sake Brewery direct sales

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# 54

2.60 pt.

Asahara Shuzo Saitama

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Umami Dry Fresh Crisp Tingly

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At home. First time in Saitama. I couldn't find Saitama easily, so I searched by the name of the prefecture and finally found it. The aroma is grainy and nutty. The mouthfeel is smooth and fresh, and it has a sweet taste of grain. The sourness and bitterness were not so strong. From the label, I thought it would be heavy, but it was easy to drink.

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Mild sweetness. Banana and ripe apples. Moderately refreshing on the back palate.8

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2025 0613 ☆☆☆☆ SASANAMI Sasanami Spring Junmai Daiginjo Rice polishing ratio 50%. Sake degree -3 Amino acidity 1.0 Acidity 2.0 Nama-shu Asahara Sake Brewery Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

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# 55

2.60 pt.

Kitanohana Shuzojo Fukushima

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Sweetness Flamboyant Sugar Honey Acidity Rum

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Kita no Hana 2

Kita no Hana 3

A great recommendation from a liquor store in Aizu. This deliciousness, strike ❗️❗️❗️

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This is also a Sota's Hump Society exclusive🍶. Nice to meet you also Kita no Hana. The aroma is sweet with a hint of richness. In the mouth, it has a rich, dark, sweet flavor that is typical of nama sake, and then it finishes with a slight astringent taste. The richness and astringency of Yamadanishiki was delicious✨.

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First brand name Kita no Hana. It is a backroom deal with a sake teacher. Even if I say it is a backroom deal, he will sell me any rare sake at the same price I bought it from the liquor store, and even if I tell him I will take care of the transportation costs, he stubbornly refuses to accept it. I told them that if I sold them at a higher price, the liquor store would take me on as a reseller, and after that, they would never sell me rare sake. The fact that you can normally drink Jyushiyo at home is based on the mutual trust between the seller and the buyer. Kita no Hana, the label is very attractive. I don't detect much of the Kamitatekoso, but there is a round, unfamiliar aroma in the back of the bottle. The mouthfeel is moist, calm, and elegant with sweetness and soft umami, and the rounded aroma in the aftertaste is fruity. The acidity and bitterness are both moderate, and it has a mysterious sharpness that just flutters and closes. It is really a round, gentle and mysterious sake, and this must be one of its balances. Thank you very much for the sake!

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# 56

2.59 pt.

Uozu Shuzo Toyama

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Umami Acidity Hot Temperature

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Hokuyo 3

Refreshing, crisp, dry - ⤴️✨🍶🍶. Sweet, spicy, bitter, slightly acidic ✨🐴❕. Oishy even when heated ❕❕. Drink and support the recovery ‼️ It's very tasty!

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The rice used is Akita Sake Komachi It has a good sweetness and is crisp and clean. It is a good food sake. When I find a sake like this, I buy it immediately.

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I was wondering what the same company that did Tenka and Shihu would do with the Meimon Shukai now that they've taken over the business? I was wondering what they were going to do with the prestigious sake associations, and then they released it 😊. Slightly effervescent, sweet and sour. Is it white malted rice? It's so acidic that I thought it was white malted rice. It also has a slightly dry atmosphere. It has a unique taste, but it is delicious. I wonder if the product for the Meimon Shukai that was sold before was Yuyamanishiki, but instead of using Yuyamanishiki, they used Gohyakumangoku to separate it from Honami.

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Where to Buy

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日本酒北洋純米酒 1800ml 【魚津酒造】¥2,970

# 57

2.58 pt.

Hamada Shuzo Kagoshima

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Sweetness Acidity Dry Crisp Umami Neat Hot Temperature Bitterness

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This was my first time to drink Kagoshima sake. I thought it might be too strong, but it was easy to enjoy.

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This is one of the bottles that was sold in a set with Tobiroki at Hasegawa sake shop, it was made in October 2020, so I guess they used Tobiroki to clear this stock 😅. I'm not a big fan of the Satsuma Masamune, but I'm not a big fan of the Tobiroki either. I was a bit worried because it's a raw stored sake, almost a year after production, but there were no quality issues 😄. Rather, I didn't feel the peculiarity that I felt when I drank Junmai Ginjo before, and it tastes better than that time 🌟. It has a slight sweetness, a strong alcohol feeling and a spiciness that comes down the throat, not very distinctive but enough for everyday drinking. Cold sake is the best 😚

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Warmed. The acidity is strong and wraps around the umami.

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# 58

2.57 pt.

Daruma Masamune

Shiraki Tsunehiko Shoten Gifu

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Shaoxing Wine Chocolate Caramelly Caramelized Creamy Honey Sweetness Nutty

Daruma Masamune 1

Daruma Masamune 2

Daruma Masamune 3

A brewery that specializes in aged sake serves sake made for aged sake as undiluted sake. It's been about two years since it was made, so maybe it's been sleeping in the shop? It doesn't have a nigori feeling at all. It has a certain aged feeling, but it's clearly different from the old one. It's not fruity, but it's sweet. It is not fruity but sweet. The sourness is strong and it is like a thick honey. It is sweet, but some people may feel the alcohol in the latter half is pungent.

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The Year of the Rabbit will soon be over, so I decided to open the bottle. Time flies............................................. When the bottle is opened and poured, the aroma is full of bitterness like chocolate. The mouthfeel is surprisingly mellow and rough, and the taste is very chocolaty. The balance between sweet and astringent umami and mildness makes it seem that way, and it is a delicious taste that can only be described as chocolate ✨. It has a unique old sake taste, but I think it is one of the easiest to drink! And the aftertaste is also choco choco choco... 🍫. It was the first time for me to buy and drink it properly, but I guess it is delicious because it is from an old sake brewery! If I see it again, I'll buy it 😌.

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3 years aged sake: orthodox for an aged sake, easy to drink, light acidity

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# 59

2.57 pt.

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Grainy Dry Smoky Lemon Fluffy

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Chiyogiku 3

Although it's not stated on the label, the rice polishing ratio is 65%, the sake level is -13, and the rice is Hatsushimo. It is very sour. It is very sour, and has a strong personality even among sake made with white koji. This sourness is like Niwa-shu or Bodai-gan. I heard that there was a limited edition of this sake, but I'm curious.

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I drank it hot. I think dry sake tastes best when heated.

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The first sip is dry, as it is supposed to be dry. But when you drink it, it has a rich and deep taste with a slight aftertaste. I paired it with some local vegetables this time, and it went well with them. May today be a good day for you.

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# 60

2.57 pt.

Hakubanishiki Nagano

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Fresh Umami Hot Temperature Fizzy Crisp Fruity Acidity Soft

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Hakubanishiki 2

Hakubanishiki 3

Ikebukuro with friends on Wednesday. It was not an all-you-can-drink party. Sake was my friend's choice as we sunk into the sake swamp. It was my first Hakuba Nishiki. Nice choice. It tasted like it would be ranked high in the Nigorin picks. It was fresh, fruity, sweet and refreshing. The upper half of the label is European and the lower half is Japanese, which gives it a Showa-era feel.

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Souvenir cup of sake 🍶. No alcohol feeling, drink it like water 😆 lol

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Finally, I have 25 bottles in stock instead of 40 😁. Well, I still have 25 bottles, so I can choose as many as I want😅. Well, I hoarded some at the end of last year. The first pressing of Hakuba Nishiki, which I hoarded at the end of last year Last Oriagami 😆. It's much more shrizzy than the same one I opened at the end of last year. It's by far more shwashy than the same one I opened at the end of last year. It almost blew up! I thought it was an active nigori 😅. I thought it was a very active nigori 😅. Sweet and fruity with a nice bitterness at the end. I like the bitterness at the end👍 Delicious!!!! I'll buy it again this season!

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