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

# 51

2.66 pt.

Usui Shoten Nagano

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Fresh Umami Grainy Crisp Fizzy Soft Invigorating Full-bodied

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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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Punchy and light. The mouthfeel is refreshing, but a hint of sweetness remains underneath.

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# 52

2.65 pt.

Kuromatsukenbishi

Kenbishi Shuzo Hyogo

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Hot Temperature Creamy Shaoxing Wine Room Temperature Umami Rich Piercing Caramelized

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(🍶🍶🍶🍶🍶+ Sake cups purchased on my trip #4 This is my first time with Kenrishi ✨. The aroma is full of umami 🤔. On the palate, it has a caramel-like aroma, sweetness and depth of flavor, yet it's clean, crisp and easy to drink 🥰It's a delicious sake 🥳.

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This time we changed things up a bit and bought a bottle of Kuromatsu Kenrishi❣️, which we fell in love with at first sight because of the shape of the bottle and the coolness of the label. I had it lukewarm with my homemade oden🍢🙏. It's also good that you can heat up the whole bottle in a ding-dong! It has a bit of an alcoholic aroma, but I don't mind it too much. It's just as spicy and easy to drink 😮❗️ It's like an evolution of the classic type of sake? and I enjoyed it with food 😚. The bottle is stylish and I'd like to keep a bottle in stock for when I want a little heated sake 👍 Thanks for the food!

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. Rice polishing ratio: 63 Fluffy sweetness spreads from hot to lukewarm! The balance with the acidity is nice! The cherry blossoms have not bloomed yet! ✩4.0

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虎ノ門升本

剣菱酒造瑞穂黒松剣菱瓶[日本酒兵庫県720ml]¥2,480

# 53

2.64 pt.

琵琶のささ浪

Asahara Shuzo Saitama

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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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Kansai Salmon Ware year-end party⑳⑳ We said goodbye to Umaisan, Maru, Rutemi, pyonpyo and Robin and went to the 3rd party. Mr. Muchi helped us to find a restaurant for the after-party too. I remember it was pretty fruity and refreshing. We also drank Niiyu's dry sake and Toyo Bijin's straight kumi, which is not on the menu 😋. I always listen to kan's 🐴 stories: 👂️ Mother and father are important 🐎. Jive-san had to leave on the way because his train time came 🙋. Finally, Nemuchi and I had ramen at Ramen Nigamushi Chicken before heading home 😋. I've never had ramen before and it was delicious 🍜. Aochan who went missing also went to another ramen restaurant 😁. I lost the sake that Jive gave me, so I went back to the after-party later, but it's a secret 🤫. Thank you very much to Gyumu-san who always organizes off-line meetings, and to everyone who participated 🙇.

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# 54

2.63 pt.

Daruma Masamune

Shiraki Tsunehiko Shoten Gifu

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Shaoxing Wine Chocolate Caramelly Caramelized Honey Creamy 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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When it comes to aged sake, Daruma Masamune is the most popular type of sake. Shiraki Tsunesuke Shoten has been making mainly aged sake since the 1960s 🍶. Shigeri Shiraki, aka Samantha, is the 7th generation brewer. I've seen your instagram often, but this is the first time I've met you. ☺️ Jyunen Koshu is a blend of sake that has been aged for more than 10 years. His husband and toji, Hisashi Shiraki, is one of the few sake blenders I know of. The appearance is deep amber and brown. I have never seen such a color expression in sake before! The aroma is soft yet complex with a mature aroma. Clove, cinnamon, cypress, mead, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, caramel, walnuts, etc... All the elements of matured aroma are mixed together with a gentle sweet aroma and a hint of acidity. The taste is soft and mellow. The sweetness is intense and strong, with a touch of molasses, and the acidity spreads from there in a rich, gentle and complex way. There are nuances of Shaoxing sake, but it has no corners, and the richness and full flavor of the rice gives it the quality of aged Japanese sake. The lingering aftertaste is long, thin, and string-like. I am grateful that they did their best to revive aged sake, which at one time was almost lost due to the Sake Tax Law. I hope that aged sake will spread as one of the wonderful cultures of sake 🍶.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

達磨正宗五段仕込限定純米酒生酒1800mlだるままさむねお歳暮ギフト¥4,109

# 55

2.63 pt.

Hamada Shuzo Kagoshima

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Sweetness Dry Acidity Crisp Neat Hot Temperature Bitterness Umami

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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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# 56

2.62 pt.

Hiraishoten Shiga

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Fizzy Fresh Acidity Neat Umami Firm Sweetness Bitterness

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Last weekend I was out of sake to go with oden, so I went to the local supermarket and bought a 300㎖ bottle for the sake. It has a sweet and refreshing taste. It's good at hiya, but it tastes even better when it's warmed up to human skin temperature to increase the sweetness. However, I thought it would be too clean to pair with oden. I chose this sake because I wanted to keep it light, but.... If I wanted to warm it up, I could have used a more robust Junmaishu or even Honjozo. I'm still learning💦.

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On a trip to Shiga, I visited Hirai Shoten. The quaint appearance of the store and the display of products were a sight to behold. Today's bottle was the "Sake Brewer's 3003000 Year Old" (pictured left). The aroma is melon, apple, and pineapple, and the first sip is a punch. It has a mellow sweetness, but the acidity and bitterness make it crisp and refreshing. Delicious. Well, Shiga Prefecture was fun! I'm also looking forward to Kosetsu (I heard it's read as Fouche) on the right side of the photo 😄.

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😁✨✨and the work of Mamoru Nagasaka ❗

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

とくりやKOBIN浅茅生純米辛口火入180ml1本滋賀県平井商店¥880 浅茅生純米辛口ブラック滋賀県産山田錦火入720ml滋賀県平井商店日本酒¥1,430

# 57

2.62 pt.

Chiyo Shuzo Nara

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Rum Raisin Acidity Tingly Neat Muscat

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Great fruity. Delicious.

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I didn't drink enough, so +1! So... open one cup 😁. But I didn't really notice the aroma... But when you take a sip, it's very rich and mellow... Well, it's not for everyone, but if you like the fruity and easy-drinking flavors of today, you may not like it... 😰. It's a perfect food sake and can be served with strong dishes, but... it's more for those who want to get drunk after a few drinks 🥴. It's a bit like the Takezuru Junmai in the prefecture...but it might be better if it's heated up 💧. I prefer the one-cup "Honorary Ikezuki" that I drank in the summer. It still had a distinct umami and was less mellow, so I think it's for everyone 😌.

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The acidity is not that bad, and it is easy to drink.

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# 58

2.62 pt.

瀬古酒造 Shiga

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Acidity Relaxing Grainy Umami Pineapple Peachy Lemon Raisin

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The first sip was swoopy and I couldn't keep up with the flavors, but from the next I could feel the strong, dark flavor. I also enjoyed how it settled down over time.

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Japanese Sake Fest @ Osaka Bay Tower (・ω・`;) It is five years old, and when heated up, it has a slightly sweet graininess. Sourness is also light. When it cools down, the juiciness becomes more apparent. It is considered to be an old sake that is easy to drink.

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It's a home brew...................

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

瀬古酒造純米吟醸忍者火入れ720ml¥1,650 忍者PLUS純米吟醸玉栄60火入原酒1.8L1800ml日本酒滋賀県瀬古酒造¥3,300

# 59

2.61 pt.

Inoeseikichi Shoten Tochigi

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Yakult Fizzy Umami Acidity Fruity Sweet and Sour Strawberry Caramelized

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Sawahime 3

A sake that is easy to drink. It has a refreshing taste of rice, and is suitable for a mealtime drink.

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At the traveling SAKE in Hankyu Department Store. It is made from Yumesasara. The sake is fresh like a fresh sake. It is delicious with a fruity sweetness that is not too sweet.

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Buy at Asahikawa Marushin Shoten The rice used is Yumesasara from Tochigi prefecture. It is a low alcohol type, but it has a moderate sweetness, and as expected from an unpasteurized sake, it has a crisp taste. The acidity is also a bit like white wine, so it can be used with western food. It is an all-round food sake. It is the first time to drink Sawahime, so it is difficult to evaluate only this one, but it is an interesting brewery!

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# 60

2.60 pt.

Kitanohana Shuzojo Fukushima

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Sweetness Flamboyant Sugar Honey Acidity Rum Raisin

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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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