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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 41

3.75 pt.

Tsukinoi Shuzoten Ibaraki

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Fresh Ramune Acidity Bitterness Dry

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The sake is made and labeled in a way that takes advantage of the climate of Oarai, Ibaraki. It is refreshingly dry when served cold. When heated, it becomes more floral and friendly. I'd like to try it with sea bream or flatfish from Oarai.

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Rice used is Oarai-grown Chiyonishiki It is more rough than fresh. However, it is not rough at all. It has a refreshing taste, and the umami of the rice spreads slowly. I've had many Tsuki no I's with this kind of atmosphere! I think it will probably become milder and more flavorful with aging, but I like it better as it is because it has its own personality.

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Banana like aroma. The mouthfeel is slightly sweet. After that, the dry taste or the feeling of running spreads to the mouth. There is a hint of bitterness, but the aftertaste is sweet. Tsuki no Ii has a new toji (brewer) this season, and they are making sake under a new system. I can't wait to see how it changes 🤗

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Where to Buy

地酒屋金澤留造酒店　楽天市場店

彦市ひこいち純米 1800ml 要冷蔵¥2,530

# 42

3.74 pt.

Nanawarai Shuzo Nagano

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Fruity Umami Fresh Sweetness Miso Dry Apple Crisp

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This 🍶 is from the Nanasho Sake Brewery in Kiso-cho, Nagano Prefecture. It has a melon-like fruity taste with a clean aftertaste. I would like to match it with sashimi, etc.

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It is Nanashou Limited Edition Sake Junmai Ginjo Yamaenishiki. I was attracted by the smiling face label and bought it. "It is said that it is one of the bottles with the wish of "Smile in such a time! It is said that it is one of the bottles that the wish is put in. Is it a summer sake? It is a well-balanced sake with a fruity aroma. It also has a nice crisp aftertaste.

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The engine is running and the next bottle! Today I went to Nagano Prefecture to buy some sake! A bottle I bought at the station to drink on the bullet train on the way home. A cup? Cup? I didn't buy a cup, so I couldn't drink it on the train, so I opened a bottle to take home! 🎉 It is round in the mouth! It is round in the mouth! Gentle flavor. Dry?

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# 43

3.73 pt.

Hiroki Shuzo Honten Fukushima

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Umami Fresh Acidity Balanced Sweetness Melon-flavored Tranquil Neat

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I returned home for the holidays to participate in cleaning out the oversized trash at my parents' house. After sweating a bit, I found Izumikawa in the fridge and immediately opened a bottle of this unexpected trophy 🎉. It has a slightly soft sweetness, a gradual flavor, and a bitterness that comes in the latter half of the bottle. It is smooth and easy to drink! It is the big brother of Tobiroki, and I enjoyed Izumikawa for the first time in a long time 😘.

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Izumikawa's Funakuchi. It is a slightly orizumi (orizumi is a slightly cloudy, raw sake), so the first thing to drink is the top clear liquid. The aroma is still young and melon-like, with a soft sweetness and a tangy, spicy bitterness. The balance of sweetness, spiciness, and bitterness gradually improves. When mixed with ori, it becomes slightly cloudy. The spiciness subsides and the sweetness increases, creating a mellow mouthfeel that keeps you coming back for more. It is a very fresh and delicious sake that can only be drunk at this time of the year.

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Tonight, we will be drinking new sake, but this is the first one to greet you 💁. Izumikawa Jungin Nanaguchi Hon Nama Nama ✨✨✨✨ Izumikawa is a sake that is distributed within the prefecture by the famous sake brewery HIROKI, but this Jungin Funakuchi Honnen is exceptionally popular and our expectations are skyrocketing. ⤴️ The bottle was opened very quietly, with a little lees at the bottom of the bottle. The aroma is similar to that of Tobiroki, but it is not flashy, with fresh melon and pear fruits. The taste is a little viscous and smooth on the tongue, with moderate acidity and the sweetness of the rice spreading through a dry aftertaste. When the starch is mixed in, the softness and flavor increase, and although it has a moderate alcohol content, it is a very popular wine.

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# 44

3.73 pt.

Iinuma Honke Chiba

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Apple Fizzy Fruity Fresh Acidity Tingly Pineapple Sweetness

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Apple-like aroma, easy to drink. Delicious with a juicy flavor.

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The scent is light cemedine? Fresh on the palate! Some pizzazz... and a sharp aftertaste! It has a nice balance of sourness and bitterness 😊I felt it was fresher the first day it was opened. 65% polished rice ratioThe flavor of the rice is great. It's a very nice junmai sake.

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Very gorgeous aroma. Pleasantly gassy, fresh and juicy. The firm sweetness typical of Koshi is also unchanged.

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# 45

3.72 pt.

Morishima Shuzo Ibaraki

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Fizzy Fresh Bitterness Umami Acidity Dry Fruity Restrained

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I have been wanting to try "Morishima" for a long time. The aroma is sweet and fruity, and the mouthfeel is sweet too... The finish is crisp with just the right amount of bitterness! Nice...delicious! It also goes well with food...Enjoyed a good time with the summer stamina "Hamo-ten" and "Edamame" from a local farmer....

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At home. I️haven't had Morishima for a long time, but this one has a sweetness and a slight sourness in the back of a gentle mouthfeel, and a clean aftertaste. It's always good to drink it.

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At home. Sake that you can't help but want to drink. I am thankful that the liquor store I always go to always has it. Tonight it was paired with chicken dishes. I think it is the best sake for any kind of food. I am already a captive of it.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

森嶋純米吟醸美山錦無濾過生原酒 720ml 日本酒森島酒造茨城県¥1,705 森嶋純米美山錦 1800ml 日本酒森島酒造茨城県¥2,970

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美好屋酒店

＼正規販売店／森嶋もりしま morishima 純米美山錦 720ml 日本酒お酒酒 SAKE 地酒清酒茨城県森島酒造美好屋酒店有名人気飲みやすいギフトプレゼントお祝い贈り物誕生日退職祝い結婚祝い還暦祝い内祝い手土産¥1,650 森嶋美山錦純米吟醸しぼりたて生 720ml 【日本酒/茨城県/森島酒造】【要冷蔵商品】¥1,705

# 46

3.72 pt.

Toshimaya Shuzo Tokyo

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Fresh Fizzy Cooled Sake Melon-flavored Umami Acidity Slow-sipping

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Jyuemon" by Toshimaya Shuzo, well-known for Yamori... it's a stone's throw away! Nakadori unfiltered raw sake, fresh and crisp... Hachitan-nishiki has a nice aroma... my favorite fruity flavor... and the mouthfeel... a good bitterness of sweetness and bitterness, followed by the sharpness of Hachitan-nishiki! It does not disappoint! I'm sure many people prefer this to Yamoru... I'm sipping it while grilling oysters... yummy!

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Another brand of YAMAMORI Purchased at a supermarket near my house. It is a Hachitan-Nishiki, a specialty of Teshimaya, and the taste is almost the same as Yamori's. The aroma is fruity and melon-like. The base is sweet and delicious, but after drinking it, it may seem drier than Yamori's Hachitan-nishiki. Umai 👍👍 The best match this time was sauteed sea bream with butter. It goes better with something with a strong flavor 😋😋. Yamori is my favorite brand, but I think I even like this one more than Yamori❗❗❗ Next time I buy it, I'd like to open the bottle at the same time as YAMORI and compare them properly 😆😆.

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Always at the store, always feeling Clean and swishy. It was delicious!

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# 47

3.72 pt.

羽田酒造 Kyoto

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Graceful Fresh Dry Creamy Umami Crisp CherryBlossom Firm

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Fresh and tasty, with a peachy sweetness and a bit of spiciness at the end. Peachy sweetness with a slight spiciness at the end. 8.5

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The first bottle was given to me at a certain president's house, to whom I am indebted. The rice used was ㊗️. Celebration is Kyoto's original rice that was revived in the Heisei era and is suitable for ginjo-shu (ginjo sake). It has a very elegant sweetness and aroma and is a premium ️sake. It is smooth on the palate and goes down smoothly. It was gone in no time. It was a treat❣️.

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100% Kyoto sake rice, celebratory rice Slightly sweet strawberry🍓 like aroma. The mouthfeel is mellow, but then you are surprised by the acidity and tanginess. The aftertaste is elegant, with a hint of strawberry flavor again. The second sip is easy to drink like water without the tanginess, as if you have gotten used to it. It reminds me of Kyoto's obanzai (traditional Japanese food), with a strong but not overpowering character. I was deeply impressed by the fact that this is Kyoto's sake.

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# 48

3.71 pt.

Shiina Shuzoten Ibaraki

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Fresh CherryBlossom Popping Melon-flavored Acidity Restrained Sweetness Milky

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It is fermenting and there is a hole in the lid! I tried to drink it after shaking it and it blew out of the hole in the lid lol. Delicious!

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The name "Morohaku" is a seasonal Moromi plenty of "Tomikushin" available only in the northern region of Ibaraki Prefecture. It has a crisp, active nigori origin and a dry sweetness that leaves a refreshing aftertaste. We were lucky to be able to purchase it outside of the northern Ibaraki area🍀.

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# 49

3.71 pt.

Komatsu Shuzojo Oita

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Acidity Fizzy Umami Fresh Dry Invigorating Bitterness Melon-flavored

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It has a pleasantly gaseous and and a pleasant sense of refreshment 😄 Dry sake goes well as a food sake, but this kind of sake is also good 👍. but this kind of sake is also good 👍 Is it quite acidic? Is it because it's a draft? Is it because it's a bit dry? I need to drink other sakes and study them too.

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The sake rice is Gin-no-sato, developed by the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences for western Japan. This is the third bottle of sake rice research. We were careful to open the bottle. It erupted at the same time as the bottle was opened. A sparkling toast? It is good on its own. The dryness of the sake's 15% sake level comes out in the latter half of the bottle. It is the type that disappears in a blink of an eye. I can't remember the last time I tasted it.

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It's a little cloudy. It has a muscat-like taste. It is a slightly sweet sake with a lot of rice flavor and freshness. I don't see Toyojun very often, so I tend to buy it when it's on sale.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

豊潤辛口純米 1800ml 日本酒小松酒造大分県¥2,750

# 50

3.70 pt.

Kitanohana Shuzojo Fukushima

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I've had Kanazawa-ya from the same brewery at an outing, but this is my first time drinking it. I had never heard of rice called "Takaneminori" before. It has a fresh aroma with a hint of cemedine. The impression is that it fades out after a pause from the refreshing feeling, followed by a gutsy sweet flavor. It is a new sake, but it has a strong umami.

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☆☆☆☆☆ Sweet ripeness. It's good with a slight old wine feel.

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New Sake for 2025 After the initial fruity aroma typical of nama-shu, the richness of the robust original sake

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