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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

2.62 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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It has been a while since I visited the direct sales area. I remember it used to be located in the sake brewery, but the place has moved a little. I used to drink a lot, but I don't drink much anymore since liqueurs became the main drink. It is a little bit classic. It has a little bit of a twinge to it. I guess it's not so bad to keep it in the warehouse because it's a direct sale place...

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# 52

2.61 pt.

Ippongikubo Honten Fukui

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Fruity Umami Dry CherryBlossom Crisp Sweetness Bitterness Peachy

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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

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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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Saitama Pref. Iruma-gun. Asahara Sake Brewery Co. Biwa no Sasanami Junmai Namaisake. I went to buy the pre-sake I wanted, and since that was the only sake I was sorry to buy, I bought Saitama sake, which I rarely have a chance to drink. When I was trying to decide which one to buy, the owner laughed at me at the cash register, wondering why I was looking at the back label so much. I told him I don't like anything too spicy, and we chatted for a bit. I had it cold. When we poured it into the glass, there were quite fine microbubbles adhering to it. It is clear with a faint yellow tinge. The top aroma is slightly malty and slightly apple-like. The mouthfeel is juicy, full, and smooth. The palate has a slight sweetness from the rice on the tongue and a mild acidity that flows gently through the mouth. The juiciness is followed by a refreshing taste. It has a malted rice aroma that spreads when it passes through the nose. The aftertaste is a bitter and bitter taste with a slight spiciness that lingers for a short time. The sake has a sharp taste after passing the throat. Rice polishing ratio: 70%. Alcohol content: 15%. Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice Koji (domestic) Sake degree: +4 Amino acidity: 1.2 Acidity: 2.0

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# 54

2.60 pt.

Chiyo Shuzo Nara

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Acidity Rum Raisin Neat Dry Tingly Muscat Umami

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Rice: Nara Prefecture dewy wind, rice (domestic), rice malted rice (domestic), 50% polished rice, 16% alcohol by volume The first sake from Nara: ❗️ It has a refreshing taste with a strong umami when served at room temperature.

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At "Koryori Nara" in Nara, Japan. It was served warm. Lactic acid flavor. Not much sweetness, slightly bitter. Bitter aftertaste, dry and disappears quickly.

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Chiyo Shuzo Chiyou Junmai Daiginjyo Unfiltered Nama-zake The brewery is located in Gosho City, Nara Prefecture. The rice is polished to 50% Hachitan grown in Hiroshima Prefecture. Fresh and fruity aroma, soft rice flavor, and a clean and refreshing finish. Rice flavor, and a clean and refreshing aftertaste. #Japanese Sake

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒千代純米酒山廃仕込１８００ｍｌ【千代酒造株式会社】¥2,530

# 55

2.60 pt.

Kitanohana Shuzojo Fukushima

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Sweetness Flamboyant Sugar Honey Acidity Creamy Rum

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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

2.58 pt.

Daruma Masamune

Shiraki Tsunehiko Shoten Gifu

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Shaoxing Wine Chocolate Caramelly Caramelized Creamy Honey Sweetness Nutty

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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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Camellia japonica 'Nihon-shu' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)

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# 57

2.58 pt.

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Grainy Dry Smoky Lemon Crisp

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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 22nd sake brewery in Gifu Prefecture. The main brand of Chiyogiku K.K. located in Hashima City. Purchased at a supercenter in Seki City. The aroma is a weak ginjo aroma. It is a light and dry type with little acidity. It is easy to drink with a clean aftertaste.

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# 58

2.57 pt.

Sankomasamune Okayama

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Spicy Weighty Mild Grainy Shaoxing Wine Chocolate Room Temperature Acidity

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2017BY. Slightly pungent, with a delicious twinge of umami. It has a slightly bitter taste, but it comes together nicely.

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Omachi @Creative Cuisine Ritoma

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Sanko Tenpyo Yamahai Junmai Unfiltered Nama-shu At Sake Specialty Store SAI Aromatic, heavy 18% alcohol by volume

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# 59

2.57 pt.

Hamada Shuzo Kagoshima

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Sweetness Acidity Crisp Dry Umami Rum Astringent Hot Temperature

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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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# 60

2.56 pt.

Hakubanishiki Nagano

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Fresh Umami Hot Temperature Crisp Acidity Fizzy Fruity Sweetness

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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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Wow, it's very izzy!

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