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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 31

3.45 pt.

Toyosawa Honten Kyoto

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A limited edition sake brand from a nearby shop. Hiya. Mild umami from the head to the aftertaste.

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Fushimizu Sake Brewery Alley

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This is also a dry sake with a nice sharp taste. In a good sense, it is a sake for everyday drinking without being special.

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# 32

3.44 pt.

Yucho Shuzo Nara

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Tropical Complex Fizzy Invigorating Banana Full-flavored Light Lingering

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Banana-like aroma and soft sweet acidity. It is more complex than the traditional Kaze no Mori and has a thicker texture. However, it is easy to drink as it has a gaseous taste. It gives the impression of a drinkable Kaze no Mori. The concept of considering the future of the land and farmers, which is essential for sake brewing, is also interesting. It is a bit expensive, but it is so good that we would like to repeat the purchase.

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2025-052 drinking at home The low rice polishing makes for a delicious sake with a fruity sweetness in the aroma, but with a strong umami and bitterness from the rice.

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. Ah! 🍌 banana💃. 🤔 maybe a bit 🍌 is an exaggeration, but it's just a previous connection 😅. But it's the juiciest impression 🙄 of all the S Wind Forest I've had so far.

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# 33

3.44 pt.

Moritashobee Aomori

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At Aomoriya, Ikebukuro 　Slightly refreshed

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At Aomoriya, Ikebukuro Slightly light and tasty Nambu Senbei Pizza (Nishin)

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# 34

3.42 pt.

Tanaka Shuzojo Hyogo

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@Osaka Takashimaya Rice used: Yamadanishiki? Sake with full alcohol impact. It is a bit like a dry white wine. It starts with a moist mouthfeel and finishes crisp and clean. It is truly a masterpiece. ‼️

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14 at Izushi Yaki x Local Sake Fair

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Hyogo is the sake of Himeji City. There are still many sake that I do not know. It is deep~~! It is said to be a mellow dry junmai sake. It is said to be super-harsh, but it did not give that impression. It was rather sweet. By coincidence, the mellow and thick pattern continues. It is also fresh. It is, quite frankly, delicious! It is also good with food. And I think it goes well with ice. I feel like I'm waking up on the rocks (laughs).

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# 35

3.41 pt.

Fukunotomo Akita

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(^-^)V🍶🍶🍶+ Today we had a cup of Akita Prefecture's Fukunotomo cup sake again 😀 It is full of rice flavor, with a little sweetness coming later, and a gentle taste on the nose☺It is a delicious sake that is easy to drink 😚.

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I bought it because of the cute bunny label - ⤴️😊 Light, clean, fruity🌸🍶✨ Slightly lactic acidic 🐮🐮‼️ I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but I'm sure it's a good idea. I enjoy it very much.

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◎。濃い。

# 36

3.41 pt.

沓掛酒造 Nagano

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The last bottle I brought back from Ueda. It was sweet in the mouth! Then it was immediately spicy! It's like a roller coaster with extreme tastes. I think it's a roller coaster.

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A gift from a colleague from Ueda City. One sip, and first of all, it is beautiful! Elegant aroma and mellow, not too sweet. A taste for adults? It tastes like an adult.

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Nagano Sake Festival ④ Kaorin went to Kyoto for her college reunion today, so I was excited to see what I could enjoy by myself, but the phone rang first thing in the morning to inform me that the equipment was out of service due to a work error by the manufacturer😅🥲. I went to the center to see what was going on, but they managed to get the equipment back up and running, so I came home, but it was halfway through the day and there was nothing I could do... I guess I'll just have to drink this one 🤣. The sake I'm going to drink is the Kutsukake Shuzo's Fukumugari, which I bought on a brewery tour in Ueda this spring. The brewery is located in Nagano prefecture and the people who were born in the year 59 formed the "Gokujo" group and they brew a theme sake every year. The rice polishing ratio is 59%😇. It was a sake with a lot of flavor 😀. I didn't really feel the fruity feeling that is typical of Nagano sake, but the core umami was very drinkable, like an expression of the sake's assertion 😀. If I could, I would like to try the other 4 bottles from the other breweries in the Gokujokai, but I guess that would be impossible 🤣.

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# 37

3.41 pt.

Kanbai Shuzo Miyagi

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First time drinking alcohol. It's neither good nor bad. 79 points.

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Dry and refreshing.

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# 38

3.41 pt.

Nakawa Shoten Tokushima

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Shikoku x Sake Country 2025 Sake Brewery Wonderland On Osaka① Entered the event for the first time in 6 years. The venue was the 9th floor Sky Hall of Kyocera Dome Osaka. Since 52 breweries in Shikoku were participating in the event, we couldn't visit all of them in 2.5 hours, so we decided to focus on the breweries we rarely see. As usual, Dr. Bouken was with us. First, we visited the booths of "Imakomachi" and "Yutaka" in Tokushima. ◉Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered A clean acidity and a full-bodied flavor. ◉Junmai Daiginjo, unfiltered The Junmai Daiginjo Mucho is a pure, polished, full-bodied, rich, and delicious wine. It was so good. The price was about 3300 yen including tax. ◉Yamansho Slightly dry and refreshing. Not too spicy. Imakomachi Daiginjo The most expensive. The standard, excellent quality, with a full-bodied, all-rounded taste. Not very impactful. In the Kansai region, Ohmune in Hyogo Prefecture seems to carry it on a spot basis. They can also send it to individuals by e-mail or phone.

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Shikoku x Sake Country 2025 Sake Brewery Wonderland On Osaka - Shikoku's Sake and Food Spectacle - (1) Nemuchi and I participated in the Shikoku Sake event held at Kyocera Dome! The venue was 5 minutes before the event, so we arrived in time to get in, but the line was too long to get in in 5 minutes 😳 We lost about 10 minutes 💦. We lost about 10 minutes 💦. There was no sake list like at Japanese Sake Fest or Sake-1 Grand Prix 🤔. We decided to focus on the breweries we hadn't seen before. We started with Imakomachi. It seems to be in the same area as Yoshimizu and Miyoshikiku, and Miyoshikiku has the same salad address, so they are neighbors! I referred to the official site for the specs. I drank Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Harazake Gohyakumangoku, 50% polished rice ratio It has a beautiful taste and is slightly sweet. It is fire-aged, but I also felt a sense of freshness. The sweetness and acidity were well balanced. Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Harajuku Yamadanishiki, 40% polished rice Fruity and sweet. I got the impression that Imakomachi is generally sweet. Yamasho Junmai Ginjo Genshu Gohyakumangoku, 60% polished rice ratio Unlike the above two types, it is refreshingly dry as it claims to be super dry. Daiginjo Yamadanishiki 40% polished rice Less sweet than the jun-dai, but delicious.

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酒の甫坂

今小町「穣」ゆたか純米吟醸無濾過 1800ml¥3,520

# 39

3.40 pt.

Sankomasamune Okayama

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A valuable sake that can only be bought for two days a year 牡牡 Dry, crisp, and delicious❗ You can gulp it down, but it's a dangerous drink with an alcohol content of 20 degrees (lol)

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☀️ Masamune hunters go today🍶. Today we visited the Tottori & Okayama Antenna Shops, a place of relaxation for Masamune hunters 📡. As soon as I arrived there, I started looking for Masamune and found it 🤩. It's sake 🍶. It has a crisp, Hakka-like aroma. It is also very refreshing on the throat. The umami of the rice is subdued, and then there is a subdued sweetness and an equally subdued acidity. Overall, it has a light and simple taste 😙. It is probably best suited as a food sake 🍶. The Hakka flavor, combined with the oiliness of the food, seems to help the oil from the food to be washed away quickly 😁. Nice Masamune👍

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The 800 check-in is the H27BY (2015 brewing year) Sanko Masamune from which Toji Takagaki retired 😆. We were lucky to get it 😊. This is the only sake from Mr. Takagaki but we are holding Takagaki festival 😅🍶. When opened in the fridge, it smells slightly like a soy sauce warehouse (there was a soy sauce warehouse in my neighborhood when I was a kid) or Shaoxing sake. It's a dry and light sake when cold. Sanko is still a warmed sake, so I'd recommend heating it up 🍶. The top aroma is the aromatic aroma of a freshly heated sake. When heated, it does not have a matured aroma. In the mouth, you first feel sharp acidity and spiciness. The acidity is not as strong as that of Sanko Tenpyo's Namahashi or Yamahai, but it is quite good. There is a slight sweetness and a beautiful umami that does not make you feel the rice polishing ratio of 72%. This is a perfect food sake 🍶😊. I don't know if this is the original taste since it is an old sake, but it was deeply delicious 😌. After retiring, he returned to farm near his hometown, but unfortunately, he died in a field accident last year 🥲. I learned of his death when I saw a relative of his on Instagram late last May with a picture of H27BY "Katsumasa" to inform me of his passing. A toast to Mr. Katsumasa Takagaki 😌🍶. The fourth picture is a sake from the brewery where Mr. Takagaki worked in the past.

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

三光正宗三光正宗【純米】「三光天賦」山廃仕込無濾過〔生原酒〕令和6年度醸造 720mlギフト御歳暮御年賀¥2,299 三光正宗三光正宗【純米】「三光天賦」山廃仕込無濾過〔生原酒〕令和5年度醸造 1800mlギフト御歳暮御年賀¥4,070

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お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒三光正宗三光正宗純米雄町６５１８００ml 【三光正宗株式会社】¥4,510

# 40

3.40 pt.

黒澤酒造 Nagano

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Next, we open a bottle of "Izutsucho"! When the bottle is opened, there is not much of an aroma, but there is a coffee-like aroma, such as café au lait, that can be detected. The palate is light, but the taste is milky and milky. There is also a bitter and astringent taste, which gives the sensation of drinking a green tea latte 🍵. THE caffeinated beverage! This is so addictive👍

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Today is Izutsucho. Nagano was given to me as a mid-year gift from someone in Saku ✨. I wonder what it smells like, fruity aroma -> sharpness -> soft sweetness -> alcohol bitterness -> full lingering taste. Delicious. Made in March 2012, shipped in June 2013, it takes a long time. According to the official description, "This is our brewery's best sake, carefully polished with Miyamanishiki and Kinmonnishiki rice produced in Nagano Prefecture and brewed slowly during the harsh winter season, based on the concept of a Daiginjo that is unique to Nagano without relying on high-grade sake rice produced in other prefectures. It is a daiginjo that is not flashy, but has a pleasant ginkoku (gin aroma) and a refined, full-bodied sweetness." Thank you very much for your kindness!

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On a trip to Nagano, I compared six different kinds of sake at a place on the Nakamise street of Zenkoji temple. The aroma is mellow and the taste is robust.

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