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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 11

4.54 pt.

Kikuhime Ishikawa

2,554 check-ins

Creamy Umami Acidity Caramelly Sweetness Firm Room Temperature Hot Temperature

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It is dark. Dark, sweet, and punchy 😵. But it's also very tasty. I think it is the type that you face it head on and drink it slowly. It's been a while since I've had an alcohol headache lol. I looked at it closely and it's 19 degrees... I see what you mean😅.

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I wish I could be a part of the best of the best. 🍶🍶🍶🍶 The stable Kikuhime cup. Local Sake The yellowish sake is The Sake. It is delicious.

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720ml ¥1,100 It's been a long time since I've had arabashiri 😅. First the supernatant 🎵They are mellow and delicious with a nice sharpness! And the stirred umami is great 😁. It's a very good drink for a very strong one with a very strong food: ☝️ Must drink again next year😃!

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

【期間限定】菊姫にごり1.8L1本¥2,310 菊姫純米酒金劒（きんけん）1800ml¥3,340

# 12

4.54 pt.

Fujioka Shuzo Kyoto

1,403 check-ins

Umami Invigorating Sweetness Rich Acidity Lingering Neat Crisp

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🙂 Next was Aozora. I thought it would be sweet because it was nigori, but it was dry. You would think it would be sweet because of the pink label. It was refreshing and easy to drink.

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500ml ¥1,755 It's been a year and a half since I've had this 💦. It's definitely delicious though😅😅. Now let's open the bottle 🎵 The perfect balance of refreshing sweet and bitter 😆. Super yummy 😋!

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Not much aroma. Slightly yellowish. The sake is junmai sake, so you would expect it to be robust, but it has a light mouthfeel. The light sweetness and acidity are pleasant. It is only 500 ml, so it ran out quickly. I wonder if I should throw it away or reuse it after drinking out of the Italian bottle every time. I'm a poor person, aren't I?

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# 13

4.52 pt.

Kanenoi Shuzo Miyagi

1,068 check-ins

Umami Acidity Crisp Tranquil Neat Balanced Dry Firm

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It has a clean mouthfeel, but the umami flavor comes after 😊. The label makes me want to go to a flower garden😊.

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😊. I had some of the sake that was sent to the owner of the inn. It was my first time to try Kurosawa rice Yamada Nishiki. It has a delicious acidity that makes it easy to drink, so I was happy to have some of it. I think I may have drunk too much 💦.

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This is the sake we received. It has a sake degree of -7.0 and an acidity of 1.5. It has a sweet taste with a sour aftertaste and a refreshing finish. It was delicious.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒綿屋純米大吟醸美山錦720ｍｌ金の井酒造¥2,970 日本酒綿屋特別純米酒美山錦1800ｍｌ【金の井酒造】¥3,630

# 14

4.50 pt.

Doi Shuzojo Shizuoka

2,148 check-ins

Umami Melon-flavored Crisp Fresh Sweetness Dry Fruity Neat

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It has a light amber color, a sweet fruity aroma, and a strong sweet bitter taste. I've been enjoying it with sashimi of red tuna and grilled mackerel... It's good to drink as is, but it can also be used as a sake during meals... I'd like to try Akaban Omachi... This is high quality! It's very good.

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( ￣▽￣)🍶🍶🍶🍶 静岡県お酒で初めての開運です。だるまのラベルでジャケ買いしたした。すっきりと飲めて後味は純米らしく、キリッとしていて、美味しい。

Today we have an opening 😆. I'm already drunk, so just wow what I feel. The aroma is fruity and the taste is sweet and juicy with a beautiful sour fade out👌no bitterness 😆👍 I'm worried about getting my wife to buy me sake, but I'll build up my daily efforts to get her to buy it for me: ‼️ and I'm just going to do what I do every month. In the meantime, I'm really asking for cash for next month's allowance: 🙇‍♂️

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Where to Buy

佐野屋酒店

開運純米ひやづめ1800ml土井酒造場静岡県¥3,410 開運(かいうん)大吟醸[日本酒静岡県720ml]¥3,630

# 15

4.48 pt.

Hayashi Shuzo Toyama

556 check-ins

Umami Melon-flavored Fruity Sharp CherryBlossom Acidity Neat Balanced

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￣∇￣* Isuzu🍶🍶🍶🍶 This is a sake from our neighboring prefecture of Toyama✨. The aroma is quite mild, but when you put it in your mouth, the acidity comes from the soft rice flavor, and then it quickly kicks in, like a well-balanced and delicious sake😊.

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The aroma is subdued. ❗️ The taste is very umami 👍. The aftertaste is clean and you won't get tired of drinking it. It's a sake that you can keep drinking 😅. It's not a modern taste, but it's a perfect food sake type 😅❗️ I paired it with my favorite mackerel sushi from Kyoto. It went great with my favorite mackerel sushi from Kyoto 👍. No wonder it is popular in restaurants in Tokyo these days. ❗️

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A friend of mine said that if he had come all the way to Toyama, he would have had a variety of both Katsikoma and Haneya, but Hayashi had never had them. We compared two types of sake rice, Gohyakumangoku and Dewanosato. Both were to his liking, but the Dewa-no-sato was more acidic and better. I recommended it to him and told him that Koyama Shoten also sold it 😄.

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# 16

4.47 pt.

Mioya Shuzo Ishikawa

1,389 check-ins

Acidity Umami Firm Floral Fizzy Dry Tranquil Bitterness

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Smells like yogurt, and when the temperature rises, it smells like cotton candy. The rice-flavored liquid is slightly carbonated, and while you think it is light to drink, it changes and becomes heavy with rice flavor, astringency, a sourness and bitterness that comes in a rush, then changes to sweetness and a lactic acidity that is tingling and refreshing. The changes are interesting. When muddled, the rice flavor becomes stronger and a little bitter, and the umami that comes after is pleasant, with a slight sweetness and flavors of rice and koji that are both powerful and beautiful. It is delicious.

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I wish I could be a part of this event! I had a small bottle of Yuho, which is made from the sake rice of Ishikawa Prefecture, Hyakumangoku no Shiro 😀 It is a delicious sake with a pure rice flavor.

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( ☆¯ πι¯☆)🍶🍶🍶🍶 We opened a bottle of Youho's Yamayoshiroshi today 😀. It's my first time to drink it at home 😁. The aroma is mild and not so much 🤔, probably due to the fact that the bottle was chilled to the perfect temperature before opening. It has a strong umami 👍and a fresh aroma that may be derived from the Yamahai method 😊It has a nice sharpness to it 😚. Summer sake🌻⛅️ is over and it's time for cold sake🍁🍄🌰 which is now in full flavor🥰I'm looking forward to the future sake🥳.

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Where to Buy

酒専門店　知多繁　楽天市場店

遊穂生もと純米生酒　玉栄　浴衣女子　720ml【石川県羽咋市　御祖（みおや）酒造】¥1,650 遊穂生もと純米生酒　美山錦　浴衣男子　720ml【石川県羽咋市　御祖（みおや）酒造】¥1,801

# 17

4.46 pt.

Tomita Saketen Shiga

2,423 check-ins

Umami Acidity Fizzy Dry Firm Bitterness Fresh Room Temperature

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The flavor of the rice is gently It is a dry sake It is a dry sake that can be cut cleanly. With a moderate ginjo aroma It is easy to match with meals.

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(*´ч ` *)🍶🍶🍶🍶´- Today I had my first Shichihonjari 😀. The aroma is fresh, but when you drink it, you can feel the umami of the rice first, and it is easy to drink with a calm freshness 😚 It is a delicious sake that can be served alone or with food 😊.

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This is one of my purchases from the Shiga expedition. I've been to the store in Omihachiman for the first time, but the selection was good and I got lost 😊The staff was kind and helpful. It's a fresh, full-bodied, moderately spicy, easy to drink, and has a unique flavor 😆. I'll be back soon.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

七本鎗純米80%720ml日本酒冨田酒造滋賀県¥1,705 七本鎗純米原酒14720ml日本酒冨田酒造滋賀県¥1,760

# 18

4.42 pt.

Matsuzaki Shuzoten Fukushima

3,693 check-ins

Fizzy Umami Balanced Bitterness Sweetness Gentle Acidity Steady

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Smells like rice and green apple. Start drinking from the top clear. Slightly effervescent. Creamy, with sweetness and spiciness right in the middle. The taste of rice and fruity flavor is good. When the semi-solid lees are mixed in, the smell seems to become sweeter. It is mild and pungent, and has a good rice taste and flavor, and is more palatable when mixed in. I was already tongue-tied after drinking it with Onigoroshi. Hirotogawa nigori, which I wanted to drink on a good day. Congratulations on your 1,000,000 Sake-no-wa check-in.

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Smells like apple sorbet. Fruity, beautiful, and smooth. The apple-like rice flavor and umami come in and quickly disappear, leaving a fresh taste. It is very drinkable, but beautiful. Delicious! More juicy the next day!

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It was so good I bought a repeat ✌️ Schwashy🫧 dry niggles! The best ✨

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

廣戸川特別純米720ml日本酒松崎酒造店福島県¥1,650 廣戸川特別純米1800ml日本酒松崎酒造店福島県¥3,190

# 19

4.40 pt.

Hamashima Shuzo Oita

472 check-ins

Umami Dry Crisp Chilled Firm Tranquil Sharp Acidity

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It's good! Firm aroma Elegant acidity, tangy and dry! This is so good 😆 !

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This is Takaraiya Yamadanishiki 85% polished rice Junmai-shu Raw Sake. The aroma is mild. It is a delicious sake with a good acidity and a good taste of rice.

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This is Takaraiya Special Junmai Sake Yamahai Namaishu. It's a delicious sake with a good balance of acidity, umami and bitterness, and it's thick. It is delicious😋.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

鷹来屋特別純米酒夏酒1800mlたかきや父の日ギフト¥3,080 鷹来屋辛口特別純米酒1800mlたかきや父の日ギフト¥3,080

# 20

4.40 pt.

Shimomura Shuzoten Hyogo

1,476 check-ins

Umami Dry Hot Temperature Acidity Firm Room Temperature Sharp Chilled

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At home. Okuharima, which is always ranked first in Hyogo Prefecture, was the first time I had it - ‼️ The aroma is distinctive. It has a distinctive aroma. While you feel the aroma, the mouthfeel is smooth and dry, but you can gradually feel the sweetness and umami of the rice, and it has a refreshing sharpness. I have the impression that it is suitable to savor slowly and carefully.

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As the name suggests, it is dry. Mild ginjo aroma and sharpness. It is suitable for a mid-meal drink.

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〰fixture Hyogo Yume Nishiki 2022/08 Fairly deep golden color. It has a clear acidity from the Yamahai method and a sense of maturity. It is rich and full-bodied with a slight heaviness, but it has a sharpness. It is said to go well with botan nabe (hot pot), but it is difficult to match it with anything. It's hard to match it with anything.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

奥播磨純米吟醸芳醇超辛1800ml［下村酒造店］¥3,502

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