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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 81

3.51 pt.

Shirai Shuzoten Fukushima

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Umami Acidity Fruity Sweetness Bitterness Firm Invigorating Apple

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I had been curious about this sake for a while. I chose a pink light nigori. At the time of writing this comment, I could not give a detailed taste report, It is not sweet, but it has a refreshing fruity taste.

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It has a complex combination of acidity, sweetness, umami, and bitterness, and is neither heavy nor light, making it easy to drink and delicious.

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When I tasted it, it seemed sweet and juicy, but not quite. Should I leave it for a bit?

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# 82

3.50 pt.

平野醸造 Gifu

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Sugar Full-flavored

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Memorandum. Uma. REPEAT.

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The seventh sake brewery in Gifu Prefecture. Hirano Brewery's main brand in Yamato-cho, Gujo City. Purchased at a roadside station in Gujo Yamato. It can be found at most liquor stores and restaurants in Gujo City. The aroma is apple-like. It has a strong sweetness and is easy to drink.

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# 83

3.50 pt.

Inoe Shuzo Kanagawa

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Banana Dry Piercing Melon-flavored Fruity Crisp Hot Temperature

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Hakone Drink Comparison Set (2) On March 1, after a year-long event, I went on a trip to Hakone as a way of consolation! The local sake was served to compare with Japanese kaiseki. It was my first time to try Hakonezan! This is the spiciest sake in the group. It is a dry ginjo-shu as you might imagine, but it is moderately rich and very good as a mid-meal drink. Of course, it goes well with ingredients as they are, but it also goes well with dishes that have been added, such as those using dashi (Japanese soup stock)!

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Yumetakao from "12 Breweries in Kanagawa Autumn Thanksgiving Festival 2025". Ohirune Mikanshu Sparkling was also delicious.

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Highly acidic and dry Light and refreshing, good with sashimi Excellent with oily fish. 👌🏻

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# 84

3.50 pt.

Senryootokoyama

Hishiya Shuzoten Iwate

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Raisin Honey Firm

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Then the middle one, "Senryo Otokoyama. Honey-like aroma. The mouthfeel is silky, but the flavor is similar to a juku-shu type. It has a honey and syrupy feel with a touch of pettiness. However, it is easy to drink, with no harshness or bitterness, perhaps because the overall assertiveness is modest! It is crisp but dense. It is a deep taste that is hard to describe!

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GW 4 days 3 nights with wife, 1,500km round trip🤣 We went on a Sanriku car trip 🙂. We stayed one night near Sendai and went to Sanriku. We had an ume (sea urchin) lunch box at Kuji station, and spent the second night in Miyako. Miyako's sake brewery, Hishiya Sake Brewery, Senryo Otokoyama. Seafood Cuisine at Murekou, a long-established bar that has been in business for over 45 years. Today we had fresh and delicious seafood dinner at Today, the restaurant was run by a pleasant elderly couple, who were basically just a customer with a reservation, but they were happy to help us at the counter.

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It's not sweet, it's clean. Sweetness varies a lot depending on what you are eating A little bit of alcohol taste is undeniable

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# 85

3.50 pt.

Suzuki Shuzoten Fukushima

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Umami Acidity Gentle Fresh Sweetness Bitterness Invigorating Firm

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I've always been curious about the brand ❗️ Finally got around to drinking it😊. The aroma is subdued: ❗️ The sweetness is just a hint of sweetness. It has a good flavor of rice when it is on the lees 😄. The taste is silky and clean, probably due to the use of Koshihikari rice. The taste is silky and refreshing. ❗️ There is also a sense of gas and even after a few days, it still tingles 😆. It is a very nice wine. As it says on the label, it is a very delicious sake that goes well with any meal. It's a very tasty sake that goes well with any meal as it says on the label 👍 I would like to try other sake as well: ‼️

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Namie revival second edition fresh ginjo aroma of rice spread fluently, the balance of sweet, bitter and sour is surprisingly gentle, you can easily eat it while eating or by itself, it is delicious!

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Junmai Nama Nama Sake 🍶Non-pressurized Nakakumi ✨. Sweet, pleasant ☺️I had an image of strong sea sake, but this one has a gentle taste. However, it still goes well with sashimi👍That day we were drinking with 3 coworkers, so we had a gorgeous 5-piece sashimi platter (millet, horse mackerel, sea bass, flatfish, and seared albacore) 😆 Thank you very much. Udo tempura is also delicious 😋. Sea and @Takadanobaba 20240312

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

磐城壽アカガネ生もと熟成純米酒火入 720ml 福島県山形県鈴木酒造店日本酒¥1,782 磐城壽きもと純米大吟醸山田錦火入 720ml 福島県山形県鈴木酒造店日本酒¥3,080

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酒専門店　知多繁　楽天市場店

磐城壽　夏酒吟醸　純米吟醸　720ml【震災で福島から山形へ・・・でも何より酒が旨い！】¥1,584 【震災で福島から山形へ・・・でも何より酒が旨い！】磐城壽　純米吟醸　夢の香　720ml¥1,672

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お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒純米吟醸磐城寿いわきことぶき中吟醸鈴木酒造店 720ml 山形県¥1,760 日本酒磐城壽いわきことぶき純米酒７２０ｍｌ[ご贈答用お箱・包装]【鈴木酒造長井蔵】¥2,350

# 86

3.50 pt.

Shinshu Meijo Nagano

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This is my first Kikumori. It's smooth and less acidic, which is good to pair with sashimi or other fish cuisine.

Last weekend's work was trouble-free 🔚. It has been a long time since I have worked long hours, and I am tired, but I want to say "thank you" to myself for all the hard work I have done, so let's drink a glass of wine 🍶. The "𛀣Kyumori Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai" (𛀣Kyumori Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai) Sake made by Shinshu Meizou, which was formed through the merger of four separate breweries, and is a special sake for the Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai. Besides "𛀣久盛", "瀧澤" and "鼎" which I drank the other day are also brewed at this brewery. ✨️ ［Glass.] Aroma of mellow apples with honey, a refreshing sweetness on the back side of a thick umami flavor, and a mineral aftertaste that lingers on the palate. ［Mokkiri.] A fruity aroma with a strong umami, soft umami, and a lingering aftertaste that is fresh and slightly sweet from the sharpness of the acidity. I wanted to eat meat, so I had roast beef from the basement and the usual fish shop's horse mackerel. After the night shift, I continued to work almost 24 hours a day, and the next day I worked long hours from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Moreover, I sweated a lot from carrying in, preparing, and taking down, and my body was craving salt. I survived the summer again this year, and this weekend I am going to "Summer Fun" 💃.

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Kikumori Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai 2025 Gold Course. From the July Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai comes Kikumori from Shinshu Meizo. Shinshu Meizou, which has a brewery in the Ueda area, exhibits a freshly stored sake that has been aged in a thermal tank for two years at ice temperature. It is a 100% Miyamanishiki Junmai Daiginjo, with a Sake degree of -2 degrees, an acidity of 1.6, and an alcohol content of 16 degrees, making it a dark, mellow, sweet sake. It has an aroma of muscat and apple on the nose and a mellow sweetness on the palate. The extremely mellow and soft mouthfeel, which has lost its angularity due to aging, even gives the impression of lusciousness. The rich umami flavor spreads out firmly, and it finishes smoothly with a beautiful acidity. It is a rare opportunity to enjoy an aged sake that has been stored in its raw state, and the flavor is perfectly balanced and delicious!

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# 87

3.50 pt.

夢の中まで

Sentoku Shuzo Miyazaki

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Fruity Flamboyant

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I'm opening another bottle today😍. My first Miyazaki sake. Everyone says Miyazaki is hard to get, so I popped in 🤣 I ordered it with Jidori Koko 👍. It's a bit sweet, but not too sweet. It has a modern umami taste, similar to a brand I've had before like Tsushima-ya 😋 It's quite refreshing and the sharpness disappears quickly 😋 It seems to be the only brewery in Miyazaki that specializes in sake 😋 It's delicious - thanks for making sake 😂.

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★★★☆☆

Scoring: ☆☆☆☆ Miyazaki's only sake brewery specializing in sake, Chitoku Shuzo. It has a mild aroma with a good sweetness 😄. Refreshing drink with little lingering aftertaste. 😋 A lightly flavored umami type, or perhaps an 🏠. Not much umami or bitterness lingering on the tongue. Easy to drink but needs one more punch😅. It has an old fashioned taste but with a modern drinking style😋. Quite a tasty sake😋. Tonight I'm having seafood nabe with oysters, cod and scallops 🎵👍

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# 88

3.50 pt.

Suto Shuzo Ehime

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Melon-flavored Fruity Pineapple Tranquil Sweetness Acidity Fizzy Vigorous

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This is the first time I've drunk this since they changed the label design. Mild but fruity. It has a calm feeling. It has a melon-like atmosphere. Deep and juicy.

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This is the first time for me to drink Jukishin except for Yumachi. I was wondering what Nemuchi-san was drinking. It's almost the same as Nemuchi's review, but it's a bittersweet, melon-like, and bitter. It's not as sweet as I thought it would be, but it's delicious in its own way 😋.

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Longing! Going to Sakelabo Tokyo (^_^)☆. I'm going to go to Sakaelabo Tokyo. (2) Jukishin Ehime's sake, is it your first time? What the heck, I don't remember much lol. Maybe I ( '-')swooned ⤴︎ and drank it naturally.

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# 89

3.49 pt.

Yoshidaya Nagasaki

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Floral CherryBlossom

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8 points (wife: 7 points) Alcohol content: 14 degrees Celsius Sake meter: +2 Acidity: 1.2 Sake rice: Gohyakumangoku Rice polishing ratio : 60 Yeast : Nadeshiko flower yeast Where to buy : Japanese Restaurant Kusabanaraku (Nagasaki City) Slightly floral melon-like top The same fruity aroma as the first sip, a moderate sweetness, and the umami of rice spread with a soft acidity and are quickly quenched by a slight bitterness and the dryness of the alcohol. The dryness of the alcohol gives this sake a good sharpness in spite of its aroma, giving it a classical impression in the latter half of the bottle. It is more suitable as a mid-meal drink than as a stand-alone sake. It went well with grilled sea bream, various sashimi, simmered pork, simmered sea bream, fried fish, and other dishes made by my wife's brother.

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This is the first time I drink this brand. It's clean with little miscellaneous flavors, and there's something about it that makes me want to try other kinds.

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No cloying taste, soft and clear. Sake with a soft and clear impression. The fruity aroma The fruity aroma spreads gently in the mouth. A delicious sake that enhances the taste of food. Delicious!

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# 90

3.49 pt.

Nihon Seishu Hokkaido

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Dry Umami Crisp Sweetness Invigorating Fresh Acidity Apple

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#Funabori# Hokkaido souvenir Tanukiya Sweet and sour, slightly tangy. It has a sharpness.

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I bought a lot of things at Tokyu Hands Hokkaido Fair. I was so excited that I bought a lot of things such as Ika-meshi (squid rice), Ichigen's shrimp shio ramen, Hori's walnut rice cake, and Hanabatake's karintou. Unfortunately, there were only about three kinds of sake, so we chose this one. The impression I got from drinking it was that it was refreshing. It has a low alcohol content of 13 degrees, which makes it easy to drink. It's dry but not harsh, so even those who prefer sweetness can enjoy it. On the other hand, it can be said that it has a moderate personality, so if you match it with this dish, it will be perfect! I don't think there is anything like that. At any rate, I've conquered the northern land (´ω).

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The taste of old-fashioned sake that you can feel slowly! When I drank it close to room temperature, I thought it was clean and dry in the mouth. The aftertaste has a richness like junmai sake. In addition, you can feel the alcohol and a little acidity. It seems to go especially well with dishes with soup stock! When I opened the bottle, I was drinking it in the wrong temperature range, but two days later, when I chilled it thoroughly, it was less dry and more clear! 2 days later, when I drank it well chilled, it seemed clearer!

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

千歳鶴純米吟醸冬ひぐまうすにごり生酒 1800ml ちとせつる¥3,300 千歳鶴純米吟醸夏ひぐま 1800ml ちとせつる¥3,300

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はせがわ酒店

千歳鶴純米酒吟風 720ml 日本酒日本清酒北海道¥1,320 千歳鶴純米秋ひぐま 720ml 日本酒日本清酒北海道¥1,320

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