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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 51

3.20 pt.

Watarai Honten Yamagata

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Wine Honey Fruity

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We attended a year-end party for parents of my second son's high school club! Although there are some rank restrictions, we enjoyed drinking all the sake we could drink 😆. The 2nd glass Wadarai Dry Junmai This is also a brand I've never had before! Although it is dry, it is surprisingly fruity! It has a clean and crisp taste, so it went in easily.

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Yamagata dry is interesting because sweetness also rides on it. After all! Shonai sake rice is different?

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pell-mell pickled in rice-bran paste, esp. as an antifebrile

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# 52

3.20 pt.

Niida Honke Fukushima

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Room Temperature Warm Sake Hot Temperature Umami Complex Acidity

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At Platstand Hashiwa (Musashino-shi, Tokyo).

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Purchased at Sota Watanabe Shoten in August. When I went camping in the summer, I attended with melons from Yamama and Niida Zenshu, but both were gone in an instant, so I didn't raise them to check in 😂. Such is the classic brand of the Niida head family. Did I drink it cold (room temperature) at first? I don't remember. (LOL) I thought it was very tasty when I drank it heated (probably hot)! I thought it was delicious! The complex acidity and umami of the rice, unique to the brewer's yeast, is extended by the warming up of the sake! I love the way the flavor expands when heated. I think it tastes great chilled, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend heating it up. I might want to keep this one on hand. I'm glad I don't have to put the classic in the fridge. I would love to have a fridge for sake, but...

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Ingredient rice: Natural rice (naturally favorable rice grown without using any fertilizers such as pesticides or compost) Rice polishing ratio 90 Alcohol content 15 Niida Honke's sake has been getting a good reputation lately. Personally, I bought this sake because I am in a mini-boom for a higher level of sake other than sweet and fruity. Here we go! The aroma is... What is this? It smells simple and sweet, like freshly baked bread. I have never tasted a sake with such an aroma. The mysterious brewing water is soft, slightly viscous, mineral, and translucent. The sweetness is like freshly baked bread, and the robust, tight rice flavor is as vibrant as ever. There is also a hint of acidity, which is probably due to the use of the sake yeast, but at any rate, it is full of umami. Tamura is a gem that is profound yet light, powerful yet gentle, and a contradiction in terms. It disappeared with a slight sharpness in the back of the throat. In recent years, an increasing number of popular sakes are being hailed as wine-like sake with a sweet and sour taste like grapes. Of course, I like these sake as well. But if you ask me which sake made from rice has the weight, lingering aftertaste, complexity, and simplicity of red wine, I would drink Tamura without hesitation. Thank you again for the food tonight!

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# 53

3.20 pt.

山路酒造 Shiga

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At the tasting. It was explained to me that it was dry. It is certainly dry, but it has a gentle spiciness. It has a mild mouthfeel. I bought Junmai Ginjo Shiboritate after comparing the drinks.

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Yamaji Shuzo Hokkoku Kaido Junmai Ginjo Hiyoroshi This brewery is located in Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. The rice is polished to 60% Shiga-grown "Tamakae". It has a soft aroma and a gentle rice flavor, It has a soft aroma, gentle rice flavor, and a calm and elegant aftertaste. #Sake

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Shiga sake festival in Otsu 2025⑳ Yamaji Sake Brewery and Kitakuni Kaido booth. We slipped in at the last minute to listen to the toji-san who was a bit curious about us. ◉Hokkoku Kaido Junmai Sake The rice used for this sake is Tamakae. It has a clear and refreshing taste, but with the umami and acidity typical of junmai sake. ◉Hokkoku Kaido Junmai Ginjo A very clear and refreshing sake with a slight umami taste and a slightly pungent finish. Hokkoku Kaido Junmai Daiginjo Sho A high quality sake. The mouthfeel is clear and fruity with a good acidity. This is delicious. Overall, the impression was a bit refreshing. Only one sake brewed last year was made by Touji Nakamura, who came from Takeuchi Shuzo. The sake he brought this time was the same one, and he said he couldn't drink it anymore. And this is where time ran out. It took us about 1 hour and 45 minutes to go around the venue. On the way back, we took the train to visit a liquor store in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture. The owner of the liquor store was just visiting the same event, so we spent about an hour talking with the chatty owner, and then we safely returned home.

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# 54

3.19 pt.

守屋酒造 Chiba

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Amino Acidity Firm

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The sake we received. It is indeed matured? It's firm. I haven't tasted it in a long time, and it was delicious! Ingredients : Rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic) Rice used: Chiba rice Rice Polishing Ratio : 60 Alcohol content : 15 Content : 720ml Production Date : 2025.07

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Cup of sake at a friend's house 🍶. It was easy to drink ✨

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I bought it at the Kasumi Sosa store of the supermarket. To put it bluntly, it is a label purchase (laugh). Opened at room temperature, taste is so-called "umakuchi dry"? It seems to emphasize the sake-like quality more than the light dry sake. It is supposed to be junmai sake, but it seemed to have the atmosphere of a honjozo sake that contains brewing alcohol. Could it be related to the long-term aging on the label? I opened the package and put it in the refrigerator. I will try to see the difference from room temperature later.

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# 55

3.18 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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# 56

3.17 pt.

Amabuki Shuzo Saga

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Fizzy Acidity Bitterness Umami Sweetness Yogurt Firm Sharp

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It has a sour yogurt-like aroma And a fruity aroma like an apple. I'm not sure if it's carbonated water or not. It's so gassy❗️ I think it's a little too much carbonation😭. Holy shit, a little sweet, a little sour, it's so good! It's dry and easy to drink! I can drink it like a juice😍.

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Aizan 45% polished It goes in quickly and the berry flavor of Aizan comes, and the flavor spreads with just the right amount of alcohol. It is a Daiginjo, but it has a strong umami taste.

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Izakaya by the sea drink with slightly chilled cold sake Colorless and transparent Mellow taste similar to hiyaoroshi (cold sake) I wonder if it has been left to mature.

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Where to Buy

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日下無双　純米大吟醸　生酒　おりがらみ　山田錦　5BY　天吹酒造　1800ml 佐賀　日本酒¥6,199

# 57

3.16 pt.

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Umami Hot Temperature Dry Flashy Full-flavored Firm Acidity Juicy

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dry taste Full-bodied aftertaste that lingers on the palate

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Alcohol content: 15-16%. Rice：Gohyakumangoku Rice origin：domestically grown Rice polishing ratio: 55 Sake meter rating: +2 Acidity: 1.6 Sake with a flavor typical of Japanese sake Ate with tuna

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Iwao Juichidai Tokubetsu Junmai Yami [Gunma Prefecture, Japan Thick umami from the sweet mouthfeel. Lingering bitterness and a sense of alcohol. Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic) Rice polishing ratio: 60 Alcohol Content: 16.0 to 16.5 Sake meter: +2 Acidity: 1.5 Water used for brewing: Ayukawa River subsoil water

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# 58

3.16 pt.

黒澤酒造 Nagano

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Acidity Fizzy Umami Dry Bitterness Wine Firm Sweetness

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My first Kurosawa. Just after opening the bottle, the cork blew up to the ceiling. When you pour it, it fires strongly. When you drink it, it is refreshing like a carbonated drink. Immediately afterwards, a strong flavor and a strong alcohol feeling rushes in. There is no sweetness, and the mellowness of the umami and nigori is addictive. It is a very delicious sake. It will be a repeat customer.

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Shinshu Sake Month without my permission 😆 Here's today's partner for the hard table: ‼️ First Kurosawa ‼️ Oh, is it déjà vu for yesterday's Masumi 🤣. It has the same sour taste! Is this sourness a fad? Well, it's great for eating in 👍It goes well with meat too, so I enjoyed it with both the minced pork cutlet and chicken cutlet as usual 😋. Here's a sip of Shinanotsuru Stubborn! Gentle sweetness 😋 and lingering ❤️ Oh, you can't beat Gantaku 🤣Shinanotsuru is strong: ‼️

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Shinshu Jizake Hanpukai drinking comparison: ‼️ Kurosawa: ‼️ We started with the Gold Course Taregara-mi blend alsobe. Apparently it's a blend of 4 different types of sake. Oden with a side of oden It's a dangerous sake with a gentle sweetness that is typical of Shinshu sake and a bitter and astringent taste that will keep you going 😆. I would drink this one all the time if we compare 😅

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# 59

3.15 pt.

16代九郎右衛門

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So fresh you'd never guess it was fire-roasted Elegant sweetness like ripe pears Sake from Shinshu keeps getting better and better!

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I liked it better. Regular Junmai was better with more acidity.

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I went to a liquor store in Gunma Prefecture for the first time and bought this bottle after much hesitation. I kind of like the word "Aizan" (❤️). And I also liked the taste.

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# 60

3.15 pt.

Miyakobijin Shuzo Hyogo

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Acidity Fizzy Umami Firm Lingering Cooled Sake Sweetness Room Temperature

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January 29, 2024 At Japanese Sake Satou in Matsuyama, Japan. I had a casual drink with my junior colleague who recently got into Sake. The fourth glass was my first sake, Miyako Bijin The fourth glass was a freshly squeezed, light nigori sake of Miyako Bijin, which is a first for me. It is silky, sweet and bitter (with a weak bitterness). Silky, sweet and bitter (with a weak bitterness). The taste is silky, sweet and bitter (bitterness is weak) with a clean, fresh mouthfeel that does not give the impression of being Fresh taste with no alkaloids. Delicious with bamboo shoot tempura It was delicious with bamboo shoot tempura, which is the first time for me to drink it.

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The first impression is sour 😣As you drink, you can feel the sourness and the rice flavor. The first impression is sour 😣As you continue to drink it, you can feel the sourness and the flavor of the rice, and above all, the sourness is a delicious sake that becomes a habit.

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This is our first sake. It is Miyako Bijin Yamahai Tokujunmai Dark Blue Label Nama Genshu. It is a rich, sweet, sour and delicious sake with a lot of rice flavor.

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

都美人【純米】-ミラクルローズ -山廃純米おりがらみ〔生原酒〕720ml¥2,200 都美人【純米】山廃山田錦生詰〔生酒〕平成30年度醸造 1800ml¥3,190

Where to Buy

佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

【木箱入】都美人　大吟醸　金賞受賞酒　2009BY 720ml¥11,000 【木箱入】都美人　山廃純米大吟醸¥12,320

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