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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Sweet and Sour" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.

# 91

3.00 pt.

丸世酒造 Nagano

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Apple Lingering Sweetness Acidity Umami Fizzy Bitterness Fruity

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At home. This is my favorite Sei Masamune. There is no particular aroma, and it has a smooth mouthfeel with a fruity and sweet taste in the nose, followed by a little sourness, and finally a bitter taste that finishes it off nicely. Compared to the previous Seimasamune, the sweetness is more moderate.

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At home. Purchased at the usual liquor store. I want to drink it regularly. The owner said, "It tastes good both chilled and heated. I was looking forward to drinking it. First, we had it chilled. The aroma is gorgeous with a hint of alcohol. It has the characteristic sweetness and umami of Seimasa's sake. Oh, it's so good! Now that the heat is better, I would like to try heating it up next.

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At home. I drank Hanamasa and Seimasamune. However, I was already very drunk by the time I had the Seishomune. Both are gorgeous and delicious sake, and they gave me a happy time.

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# 92

3.00 pt.

Ayumasamune Shuzo Niigata

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Ayu 1

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First time drinking outside in a while, and the second drink was ayu - ‼️ This was also the first time I had this. The aroma is gorgeous and the sweetness and acidity are well balanced. I thought that ayu (sweetfish) was the ultimate in dryness, but it was easy to drink and I liked it.

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My first ayu masamune! I've never had it before 💡. Refreshing, refreshing, and oicy ❕. It was delicious!

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This is my first time to try this sake. I'm sure Masamune hunters know about it, but I still haven't learned enough about it. As the label says, the sweetness and acidity blend well together, yes, this is indeed ayu (sweetfish)! Ayu is sweet, but salty and delicious 😋I don't know if the name or the image comes first, but it is 👍ayu!

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# 93

2.99 pt.

Yoshidakin'uemon Shoten Fukui

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Bittersweet Gentle

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［Fukui Spring New Sake Festival 10] I'm on my 10th cup of sake 😁. I was looking for my favorite "Hakugakusen" and found that it was only available on the first day of the event, so I went here instead 🍶. Unnoi Junmai Ginjo Nama Genjyo. Banana-like aroma, gentle sweetness on the palate, and a lingering mild umami aftertaste. I have a connection with "Kumonoi" since I brought it to the Kansai Sake-no-Iwa offline meeting I attended last summer, and it is still delicious when I drink it again.

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This bottle was given to me as a birthday gift last year. I've been accumulating a stock of sake, so I decided to drink it slowly. It's a rare opportunity to see a bottle of sake in a tobin enclosure! It makes my heart dance ✨. When you open the bottle and pour it, you can smell a slight ginjo aroma. It is almost scentless. The mouthfeel is very clean, but the soft, milky sake quality and subtle sweetness of the rice gradually covers the tongue! The spiciness and the strength of 16% alcohol can be felt in the latter half of the bottle, but the overall flavor is moderate. I think I have not had such a clear sake since I drank the highest quality sake of "Akagisan" (12,000 yen for 720ml)! It is as pure as a gentle breeze. It quietly accompanies you from the beginning to the end. The taste is the very embodiment of "elegance. It is a good bottle to drink by itself or to enjoy as a food wine! Enjoy it carefully over the course of the day👍.

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I want you to drink this sake when you come to Fukui! I wanted to drink it for the first time in a while and bought it in Sakai City! This brewery brews with hard water, but the taste is gentle! It is refreshingly full-bodied! On the first day, it's trotted out, sweet and spicy! No off flavors where it could be retro. Exquisite balance! Crisp, cooled, and mitarashi-like sweetness! A huge explosion of flavor! The third day is sweet, sour, and spicy with a 🍐 feel!

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# 94

2.99 pt.

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

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Strawberry Fizzy Acidity Sweet and Sour Invigorating Striking Chocolate Sweetness

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It has a moderate sweetness. It is a refreshing drink. It has a mild aroma. It complements a meal well. The concept of this sake is "the ultimate sake for food. It is a unique brewery that brews Hakurakusei.

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( *´*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 It's not much near my house, but it's pouring ⛈️ on site ⛈️Kaga region seems to be in trouble 💦 is it abnormal weather 🤔. Not related, but I got my first Atago no Mats today 😀. The aroma is faintly apple🍎? In the mouth it has a good balance of umami, sourness and bitterness🤔I can feel a little bit of brew alcohol in the sourness🤔This is my first time drinking this sake and it's delicious 😊.

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ᐠ( ᐢᐢ )ᐟ🍶🍶🍶🍶 I had some Atago no matsu today 😀. The aroma is mild and slightly banana🍌😊Smooth and full on the palate✨Beautiful sweetness😚It's a well-balanced and delicious sake without being too assertive🥰.

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Where to Buy

酒の番人　ヤマカワ

あたごのまつ純米吟醸ささら 720ml / 宮城県新澤醸造【日本酒】【要冷蔵】【お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥1,793 あたごのまつ鮮烈辛口 1.8L/ 宮城県新澤醸造【 4895 】【日本酒】【お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】日本酒ギフト辛口¥1,980

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酒のコスガ

あたごのまつ純米吟醸はるこい生 1.8L¥3,190

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酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

あたごのまつ【特別純米】720ml¥1,650 あたごのまつ【特別純米】1800ml¥2,899

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虎ノ門升本

あたごのまつ　鮮烈辛口　本醸造　1.8L¥3,000 あたごのまつ純米吟醸ささら 720ml¥3,300

Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

あたごのまつ特別純米 720ml 日本酒新澤醸造店宮城県¥1,694 あたごのまつ純米大吟醸白鶴錦 720ml 日本酒新澤醸造店宮城県¥2,200

# 95

2.99 pt.

白神山地の四季

Yaesu Meijo Akita

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Hmmm... not good and not bad. I don't think there will be a repeat 😅.

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Memorandum of the outside drinking on 12/2 It was delicious(^-^)/

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#Sendai Gobashi# W Gamma Finished work early 🤗 I'm going to have lunch with my friends... It's a warm and sunny day in Sendai. ☀️ We went to a restaurant with a nice terrace. I visited a restaurant with a nice terrace 😁. I'm having steamed oysters 🦪🦪 and this is what I'm having 😆. I can feel the honey, but the spiciness spreads afterwards. It's a very strange taste. But it's delicious. The steamed oysters are big and great 🎉🎉.

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# 96

2.98 pt.

Shimizu Shuzoten Ishikawa

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(ˊ일ˋ )🍶🍶🍶🍶 Drink and cheer 📣✊. This sake is from Shimizu Sake Brewery in Kawai-cho, Wajima, which suffered a big fire after the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The building was not completely destroyed or destroyed by fire, but there was a lot of damage 😢This is the first sake from the brewery I have ever had. The aroma is only a little, and the sake is a solid amber color🤔It says it is dry, but it has a refreshing umami taste😊The sweetness and acidity are moderate and the aftertaste is super refreshing😚✨You will not get tired of drinking it and it will go down easy😇 It's a delicious sake that can reset your palate during a meal 🥳👍.

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Hearing that Kanazawa is in the midst of a tourist slump, the wife and I went to Kanazawa Oden, and I had mixed feelings about being able to easily get into a restaurant that usually has a long line. A few restaurants were closed temporarily. Kanazawa was hardly damaged by the earthquake, and I hope everyone will come to Kanazawa! Now, Senmaida, rice from Senmaida in Wajima is partially used. Although it is junmai, it is not that heavy and easy to drink. It is light and crisp. The wife also likes it. The waitress said there were only 3 bottles left and that she would not be able to drink them for a while! We hope it will come back.

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Sake Rice Hokuriku Series. This time, the tori is Hyakumangoku No, developed by Ishikawa Prefecture, and the 24th brewery in the prefecture? Noto Honor. Is it a characteristic of Noto Honor or Hyakumangakkino White? It is fruity, but I think it is a classic sake.

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# 97

2.98 pt.

Kitagawa Honke Kyoto

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Sweetness Firm Fruity Crisp Fresh Spicy Wine Acidity

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They use a yeast called "Kyo no Koto" which was jointly developed by Sasaki Shuzo and the Kyoto City Institute of Industrial Technology. If that's the case, why don't they write it on the label? It's quite floral, but banana-like. At the end, the sourness kills it. So far, I don't think I've had a bad bottle of Fuoh.

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I bought it at ●Maya because I thought it was rare to find Tomiou's Yamahai. It was sweet with lactic acidity. Then there is a bitterness with a graininess. A little peculiar? A little nutty. It has a complex taste with caramel and creaminess. After a few days, it tastes like yogurt or calpis. After a few more days, it's hard to describe, but it has a type of habit I don't like...

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Japanese Sake Festival @ Osaka Bay Tower (¡Ω) Very yellow. Delicious and mellow as expected! Although from the Fushimi brewery, this sake would definitely be better suited to those who prefer San-in sake! I've been afraid to go to Kyoto since the new cologne, but this makes me want to go to Fushimi to buy some! But I still don't have the guts to take the train only in the direction of Kyoto where there are many tourists! Still, this sake has enough charm to make me brave enough to make the decision to go to Fushimi, even if I am trembling!

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# 98

2.97 pt.

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka_70 Iwate Prefecture booth ⑤. Fukurai Shuzo is located in Kuji City. There is also a Raifuku Sake Brewery in Ibaraki Prefecture, so it looks like a mix-up. ◉Fukurai Special Junmai Fukurai is made from Ginotome sake rice. It has a soft mouthfeel, but the taste is rich and dark with a sweet umami flavor that is quite to my liking. The brewery is located in Kuji City, famous for being the location for NHK's morning TV series "Amachan".

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National Sake Fair 2025 part65 Iwate Prefecture⑤Iwate Prefecture Fukurai-san in Kuji City I've seen posts of people drinking it on SNS, but I haven't seen this brand in Kansai. Polishing ratio 60%, Gingotome, 15%, Sake degree +2, Acidity 1.5 Giovanni's research yeast, 1411 yen Orthodox and light. Slightly sweet and full-bodied. Slightly classic 🤔.

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Procured on a business trip. The aroma is a very fresh and unpasteurized sake. The mouthfeel is fruity and slightly sweet and light, with a classical drinking experience. The sharpness is thin and the sweetness lingers in the aftertaste. I like this lingering taste. ☆☆☆☆

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# 99

2.97 pt.

大賀酒造 Fukuoka

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Chilled Muscat Dry Fresh Fruity Peachy Balanced Coffee

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8.5 points (Wife 8.5 points) Sake Brewer : Ohga Shuzo, Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture (Fukuoka Prefecture's oldest brewery) Rice : Yamadanishiki produced in Fukuoka Prefecture Rice polishing ratio : 60 Alcohol percentage : 16 Sake Degree : Undisclosed Acidity : Not disclosed A gift from a friend in Fukuoka who came to Fukuoka Airport to see me off (purchased at Todoroki Sake Shop). Slightly melon-like finish The same subdued, fruity aroma as the first sip, with a hint of vanilla and a hint of azuki beans, soft sweetness and umami of rice spreading with a refreshing acidity, and finishing gently with a hint of bitterness and a slight spiciness from the alcohol. Elegant and well-balanced, it is easy to pair with meals, and is also delicious on its own. My friend's nickname is Tama-chan and his wife's maiden name is Izumi, so he chose this sake as a pun. It went well with Italian-style grilled salmon with foil, stewed sweet potato, chilled tofu, and squid cod roe.

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The oldest sake brewery in Fukuoka, Ohga Shuzo, has created a GABAGABAHEY raw sake. At the first sip, the fresh and rich rice flavor typical of nama-shu spreads. It is certainly a sake that you might drink with the governor (^-^), and it is delicious. It seems to be a limited sake, so if you are interested, please come early~.

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The fourth cup is a "Tamadezumi" unpasteurized sake! (First picture, left side) The sweetness is even richer than the previous "Ooga Unfiltered Nama"! However, as you savor it, the acidity and pungency slowly come from the back, along with a hint of shiitake mushroom-like aroma. The coffee milk-like aftertaste is impressive ✨.

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# 100

2.97 pt.

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Honey Neat Invigorating

TAMAKASHIWA 1

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Fragrant Delicious

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Discreet sweet and sour aroma. Sweet impression scented. Color is almost transparent, maybe a slight yellowish tinge. Sweet umami in the mouth. ❗️ Dark sweetness and umami. Rich and luxurious. and the acidity is refreshing. Delicious. A rich sake. ...Edamame may not be enough Tamakashiwa Tamakashiwa Junmai Genshu saketaku original Yamada Shoten Limited Partnership For saketaku members This is a special brew. Local sake made with sake rice produced in Gifu Prefecture and Gifu yeast.

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Good balance of acidity and intensity of flavor Delicious

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