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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Melon-flavored" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.

# 51

3.14 pt.

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Coffee Muscat CherryBlossom

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Junmai Ginjo🍶Sawa no Hana🌾 from Nagai, Yamagata Light and refreshing 😳. Easy to drink but a little short 🤔. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20220323

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Iwaki sake brewery in Yamagata. Pleasantly sharp atmosphere. With sashimi

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Revival, recovery. Both clean and full-bodied. Accented with a slight tangy al feeling

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# 52

3.12 pt.

Takechi Shuzo Shiga

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Acidity Floral Umami Melon-flavored Firm Invigorating Flamboyant Light

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Juicy and moderately sweet. Even at 17 degrees alcohol, it feels light.

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The toji has been replaced and they are using a ferry for rice this year. Fresh, sweet and sour, but complex. Is it lightly gassy? A portion of the proceeds will be donated to animal welfare😺🐶. Overall, I'd say it's a light drink? The label is emo. The summer label looks like something out of Boku no Natsuyasumi.

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Home drinking. 100% Yamadanishiki produced in Shiga Prefecture The color is slightly whitish. The mouthfeel is clean and mild. The taste is sweet like green apple. The acidity is blended with sweet and sour. Is it sweet? Is it sweet? But then the sourness appears and has a big impact 🤩. The aftertaste has the umami of the rice, which is even more pronounced when combined with the acidity. I felt that the hint of aroma also penetrated through. By not being too sweet, the acidity and fragrance were also well perceived, allowing me to enjoy a mellow and refreshing sake 😊.

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

とくりやKOBIN 唯々純米吟醸日本酒火入 180ml 滋賀県竹内酒造¥880 とくりやKOBIN 呑みくらべセット香かおり花と猫唯々三連星火入 180ml 3本日本酒滋賀県¥3,300

# 53

3.12 pt.

Kazuma Shuzo Ishikawa

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Purchased at KINMI Sake, which came up in the installations. Dry fruity, strong taste, goes well with sashimi. Delicious.

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I bought a set of "KINMI Sake" after seeing it on Instagram. It is dry, fruity, umami and rich.

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They say it will help with reconstruction.

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# 54

3.12 pt.

Takeda Shuzo Ehime

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Glue-like Balanced

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Sweet mouthfeel Dry and refreshing Aged and mellow

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OSAKA SAKE & FOOD EXPO 2024⑱. The last of the Yomiuri Shimbun booth is here. There are stores where you can buy Nihonshin, and I've had it, but I've never seen such an expensive sake... Yamada-Nishiki 40% polished rice More modern label than the Nihonshin I drank at home 😁. It's gorgeous, but I felt it's more sake-like... The label is also modern and written in English, so I wonder if it's for export?

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This one, like the Ko-Imari, was purchased when I was with Yoohee-san. The rice is Matsuyama Mitsui. It has a melon-like taste and a strong bitter taste like bitter melon. I thought it would be a little sweeter, but it is quite spicy. It is more like melon or cemedine. It is not my favorite type of rice.

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# 55

3.10 pt.

Imanishi Shuzo Nara

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Ramune Fizzy Flamboyant Acidity Melon-flavored Umami Sweetness Fruity

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It has a melon feel, Fruity aroma though, yet it has a very mild sweetness. It is possible only by polishing rice, The taste is delicate and clean. The sake rice is Yamada-Nishiki, and the rice polishing ratio is 35%.

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Transparent sweetness, The silky smooth mouthfeel. This is the best of the series. It is a very expensive limited edition sake, I am very satisfied with it.

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Well, I like it. The moment you put it in your mouth, the sweetness spreads and it doesn't leave an unpleasant aftertaste, so you can't help but drink it. Be careful not to get drunk.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

みむろ杉夏純山田錦 720ml ろまんシリーズみむろすぎ¥1,980 みむろ杉木桶菩提もと奈々露 720ml きおけぼだいもとななつゆ¥2,750

Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

みむろ杉純米大吟醸酒未来 720ml 箱付日本酒今西酒造奈良県¥3,300 みむろ杉純米大吟醸酒未来 1800ml 日本酒今西酒造奈良県¥5,500

# 56

3.08 pt.

Niida Honke Fukushima

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Tranquil Fizzy Acidity Melon-flavored Umami Invigorating Fresh Juicy

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They say it's a Japanese style champagne😊. It smelled apple🍎ish and I thought it was more cider than champagne😅. It has a soft sweetness behind the dry mouthfeel. It's a very refreshing drink, so it's very easy to enjoy. It's delicious.

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(*´∇*) wdwdwdwdwd The label is "calm", but the inside is not calm.

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First, let's start with the supernatant. It is moderately slightly carbonated, a little sour, and delicious! Then, mix it to make it cloudy and gulp it down. Delicious! It is certainly mild.

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# 57

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

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Junmai Ginjo Blue Bottle⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Polishing ratio 55%, ALC 15 degrees The 4th kind of Yokohama Sake Fest. The ginjo aroma is citrusy (?). The ginjo aroma is citrusy (?) with a hint of fruity aroma 🥰, crisp and slightly sweet. I feel the same flavor as the "Ameirango San 77" I had one time before, but without the carbonation 😋. Yokohama Red Brick: 20250712Yokohama SAKE Fest

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# 58

3.07 pt.

Oomuraya Shuzojo Shizuoka

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Graceful Crisp Dry Melon-flavored Effortless

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- 惡̀ ♡ 惡́- The 40th anniversary of the release of Women's Cry 2020 A gorgeous and dignified bottle that is sure to be a hit with the ladies. It also goes well with Western food🍴 This is one of my favorite brands of Shizuoka local sake!

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New Year's sake (2) - Women's tears When I went back to my parents' house, my father bought this sake. It seemed to be a recommendation from Aoki Shoten. With all due respect, I had never heard of this sake and it was unknown to me. When I opened the bottle, there was not much aroma. When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the sweetness and gradually start to feel the alcohol, and it ends up being dry. From the naming, you would expect it to be intensely dry. It is easy to drink. There are still many sake that I do not know about, and sake is very deep.

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甘口ですが日本酒らしいしっかりとした米の旨味があります！ラベルのイメージ通りの優しい味わいでした！！😊✨✨

# 59

3.07 pt.

Homare Shuzo Fukushima

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Fruity Umami Banana Melon-flavored Dry Sweetness Balanced Acidity

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After returning home, I wondered what to drink and chose "Karahashi" by Homare Shuzo, which I had never had a chance to drink before! It is a junmai ginjo made from Omachi. The first sip gives the impression of sweetness with no sourness. As you continue drinking, the spiciness comes out and the trinity of sweetness, umami, and spiciness comes together, which is just the right balance and delicious. There are other sake rice varieties in the Karahashi series besides Omachi, so you have to try them 😆.

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It is fruity, but you can also feel the taste of rice. The aftertaste is clean and this is drinkable.

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Karahashi label by Homare Sake Brewery. Unfiltered unpasteurized sake made from sake rice Yume no Kou. Fruity ginjo aroma. The aroma of melon and sweetness, followed by a slight sourness and bitterness, finally fading away with a slight spiciness. Although it is unfiltered raw, there is no bitterness or peculiarity, and the impression is of a soft, sweet, umami taste. After a few days of drinking, the balance between sweet and spicy has improved. It is a delicious sake that is so easy to drink that it makes you want to drink more and more. ☺️

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# 60

3.07 pt.

Satonizaemon Shuzojo Yamagata

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Herbal Melon-flavored Peachy Striking

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It is quite a good taste. It is a taste with a sense of gravity that cannot be described.

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Returned to Yamagata. I always see Ou Boast Neo Classic at the supermarket. Is it some kind of standard sake from the brewery? I had always wondered, and bought it for the first time at the nearest supermarket. The clear melon and banana-like ginjo aroma bursts forth as soon as you drink it! It finishes with a hint of acidity without being cloying. Amazing 😍! I'm tired of drinking by myself after the holidays, so I thought I'd hold off on sake today. I was thinking, "I'm tired of drinking by myself after the holidays..." but where was I? I found myself down to my last glass. I looked back at the label and saw that it can also be served heated: ⁉️ Just in time ❗️, I heated it up and found it had a sweet rice flavor! The aftertaste is not a negative chemical feeling, but a refreshing herbal feeling that seems to be good for the body. I've never tried a herbal compress 💦. It is a refreshing sake that tastes great cold or warmed up! I'm sobering to find a sake like this in the supermarket: ⚡️

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Had this special high grade sake from Oujiman brewery. It has a 6% rice polishing ratio!! I loved its mellow fruity notes and a elegantly clean finishing, it keeps tempt you to drink it. I'll definitely buy this again next time.

Where to Buy

木川屋山形の地酒専門店

奥羽自慢ゆずリキュール 720ml¥1,815

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