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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.

# 21

3.55 pt.

Yamana Shuzo Hyogo

34 check-ins

Champagne Grape Fruity

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This was the third bottle we drank on New Year's Day. We saved the Hakurakusei we had brought for another time and opened a bottle of Okutanba provided by my sister and her husband, as we did last year. It is dry but slightly fruity and easy to drink. It goes well with strong flavored dishes. Thank you very much.

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It's my first time to visit the Yamana Shuzo brewery in Okutamba. Is it a sake made from the same yeast as the original yeast? If so, I'd like to try it hot ❗️ Oh, this is delicious ‼️. It's a perfect harmony of sweet and sour, mellow and mild 🥰I read "Chitose" when I'm in Hokkaido 😅Thanks for the great taste.

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. Sake rice: Aiyama Rice polishing ratio: 60 The Aizan-ness of this sake is modest. It is rather refreshing! ✩4.0

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# 22

3.55 pt.

井賀屋酒造場 Nagano

155 check-ins

Apple Acidity Fizzy Wine Sweet and Sour Sweetness Yakult Neat

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I sleep weirdly too much and this is exhausting 😅💦. I don't remember who it was that said that sleep is not accumulated even if you sleep a lot, so lack of sleep will never be solved 🤔. Well, I'm going to drink some expensive alcohol and go back to sleep. Let's open the bottle and go back to bed. The aroma is fruity and the taste is lychee-like, just like yesterday's M, but something is different ⁇ When I compare what the difference is, I think it's the alcohol taste that comes out in the aftertaste 🤔❓❓ I don't know what the difference is, but I'm sure it tastes good anyway 🤣👍👍.

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720ml ¥2,530 Next, a medium-sized Harmonie. The aroma is still the same, but when you taste it, you will be amazed. Iwashimizu won 🎉🎉🎉! I still have a lot of blame to answer😁😁.

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Delicious as ever. The clean aftertaste is unique

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# 23

3.55 pt.

Hiraizumihonpo Akita

355 check-ins

Acidity Apple Fruity Sweet and Sour Sweetness Yogurt Grapefruit Juice

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Wow, it's so sour! I thought, but the label on the back said it was made that way. Come to think of it, it might be just right for the coming season. So we enjoyed it.

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My first nigorizake. It smells like grapefruit and tastes like Calpis soda. It's a sweet and sour strange drink⁉️It's also dangerous because of its low alcohol content. But it was very tasty😃💡.

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It's my first time to drink Hiraizumi❗️ I've never had a Junmai Daiginjo from Yamahai 🤔. It doesn't have a fruity aroma❗️ Somewhat spicy aroma and taste😅 It's very unusual. I've tasted it somewhere before but can't remember where 😥. It's a daiginjo so it has a clean aftertaste. But to be honest, it wasn't my favorite taste 😥. I wonder what other Hiraizumi tastes like❓

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# 24

3.52 pt.

Marui Goumei Aichi

194 check-ins

Pineapple Tropical Umami Acidity Creamy Sweet and Sour Weighty Nectar

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From a junior 🎁. It's not enough to give it to a drinker. I heard that he consulted with the owner of the store about it. But it's hard to find 20 degrees 🤣. It was heated up as it should be 🍶 and was quite rich. The rice flavor is concentrated. It's a sake you want to drink well.

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We will eat while learning about the history of the tub sales. It has a good aroma. It has sweetness, umami, and overall strength, and goes down the throat well. It is a tasty sake with a punch.

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It is said to be an irregular sake. The toji-san overfilled it with 4-stage rice or something😅. The "Raku" on the label represents the over-filled rice, and the blue color represents the pale face of the toji-san. Gutsy, but quite sweet and sour. It is much sweeter than other Raku no sei I've had, but I also feel its character. The rice is from the terraced rice fields of Hida. I can't seem to name the rice, but I wonder if it is Hidahomare or some other rice that is only available in Gifu. I heard that if you mention the name of the rice, you will get complaints like Kamerei did in Hiroshima, but if you don't mention the name, it's OK.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒楽の世山廃純米無濾過生原酒１８００ｍｌ【丸井合名会社】¥3,080 日本酒楽の世山廃純米無濾過原酒１８００ｍｌ【丸井合名会社】¥3,740

# 25

3.52 pt.

Hakurei Shuzo Kyoto

191 check-ins

Wine Acidity Citrusy Sweet and Sour Juicy Sweetness Invigorating Neat

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Hakurei was sold in the bargain section at the supermarket. I bought it by accident. It tasted clean and dry. It was a good purchase.

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At the Hakurei Sake Brewery booth, we were allowed to compare the Vivid series. This is the best part of the tasting event😋. Blue, green, and red, all delicious and interesting. I had a short chat with the brewery owner as well, as I had visited there before. Personally, I prefer the sweet red.

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Vivid Blue Vivid Like the blue sky 720ml 1,815 yen Type: Junmai Ginjyo Nama Shu Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice Koji (domestic) Alcohol content 16 Rice polishing ratio 60 Sweetness/spiciness: Somewhat dry Drinking temperature: Cold It has a good balance of sweetness, spiciness, acidity, bitterness, and astringency. It is dry with a strong ginjo aroma and a full-bodied, dark flavor. It has a refreshing taste with a good aftertaste!

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# 26

3.52 pt.

森酒造場 Nagasaki

45 check-ins

Wine Juice Champagne Lychee Sweet and Sour Fizzy Grapefruit Herbal

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Firando 3

I bought this at Mori Sake Brewery on my last trip to Hirado! The president of the company was in charge of the cash register that day😆. He politely introduced us and told us that it tastes best chilled in a wine glass! Sweet and sour from the aroma Tastes like plum wine Slightly sticky texture A little sweet but not too sweet Slightly rice bran-like, but you can sense the grains and nuts that only low-polished rice can provide But still sweet 😃. Sweet and delicious as a dessert wine I had it with Nagasaki Fukusado sponge cake a few days ago Champagne split today 🤣. Half and half Pour in a 1:1 ratio Marriage of Philando and Champagne 😉. Makes it less sweet. Maybe just the right amount of sweet 🤔.

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I thought it was like ice wine at first, but I guess that's an exaggeration. It is similar to a very sweet white wine. It has an aroma of ripe fruits such as lychee and peach. The acidity is a bit distinctive, with the essence of fruit, grains (vinegar), and lactic acid all mixed together. The complexity of rice, which is typical of low-polished rice, is still there as an accent. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+⭐️ Purchased at Huis Ten Bosch. It is a sake from Mori Sake Brewery, which brews my personal favorite, Hiran, and I was hoping to have a connection with them when I decided to go on a trip to Nagasaki, so I was very happy to be able to purchase it as a souvenir. You might want to be careful at the Huis Ten Bosch store, as there was quite a mix of different dates of manufacture.

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I bought this one quite a while ago when someone at work recommended it to me. This is not sake! LOL! It is carbonated, sweet and easy to drink. It has lychee, peach, and I don't know what it is, but it has a floral feeling. After a few hours, the floral feeling disappears. The girl I drank it with said, "It has a little bit of pineapple.

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# 27

3.52 pt.

Maihime Shuzo Nagano

201 check-ins

Coffee Chocolate Sweet and Sour Yogurt Juice Wine Flamboyant Grape

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At Ya-Ya in Kobe. This is the first time to drink Neko Masamune since it was transferred from the defunct Omi Sake Brewery to Maihime🐱. It has a sweet taste with a slight graininess from the freshness. It tastes a little messy, but it's not that bad, right? Might prefer it to Omi Neko Masamune 🤔. It's quite fruity and has a pungent and alu taste, but maybe it's good? It's sweeter the longer it's been open.

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I was curious about Ishizuchi's Princess, but I saw this one and bought it. It is sweet and sour. This sweet and sour makes me imagine the first love of a certain princess who has feelings for his person in New York....

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This is also a souvenir from the Suwa Gokura tour. Personally, this was my second favorite brewery after Masumi.

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# 28

3.51 pt.

Nishide Shuzo Ishikawa

212 check-ins

Acidity Orange Umami Sweet and Sour CherryBlossom Room Temperature Lemon Apple

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(*´ω*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 I bought this sake because it is made from Koshihikari 🙋The rice taste is perfect and the aroma is good 😀 It is a more royal strong style sake than nowadays 😀.

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Since it's spring🌸, I think I'll have another bottle of sake with spring in it. I bought a bottle of Shunshin by Nishide Sake Brewery in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. I've been curious about this sake for a while but never got around to it. I will have it with boiled flounder 🙏. I thought it might be a bit strong, but it wasn't. It has a nice richness, sweetness, acidity, and a mellow feeling 😆. It's a bit like a lighter version of Tamagawa. As the label says, I preferred it at room temperature rather than chilled 👍

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I saw it for the first time at a department store tasting sale, so I bought it. It's not listed on the label, but according to the brewer's description, it's unfiltered undiluted sake. It says "light nigori" but it's not cloudy at all (laughs). It's refreshing and easy to drink. The acidity in the second half is impressive.

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# 29

3.51 pt.

Kanemitsu Shuzo Hiroshima

151 check-ins

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★★★★☆ A little spicy and sweet. Can be tasted with sake alone.

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This is a memorandum of my visit to "Ikki" in Yokogawa. I came to Yokogawa's "Ikki" for the after-party of a farewell party after a long time 🍶. The first drink was "Sakurafubuki" by Kinko's 🌸. I love "Kamo Kanehide", but "Sakura Fubuki" is also great 🤗.

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Where to Buy

Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化タナカ

桜吹雪大吟醸　農と醸の矜持　斗瓶採り　　ギフト箱入り　720ml　賀茂金秀　日本酒　広島　黒瀬　売れ筋　人気　父の日¥11,000

# 30

3.50 pt.

藤本酒造 Shiga

407 check-ins

Acidity Yogurt Lemon Umami Fizzy Sweet and Sour Grape Fruity

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Shinkai SPARKLING NABE KANMURI This is my eldest daughter. Purchased in Kyoto on a business trip. I bought it at Asano Sake Shop Kyoto. It is a delicious sake with a sweet and sour taste and a bitter taste that becomes a habit. I am going on a business trip from today until the 18th.

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. Polishing ratio: 55 Quite sweet with a strong umami flavor. ✩4.5

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Mini tastings, still to come💦. It's a drinking comparison of the Kamikai... 💦. Junmai Ginbuki Hiyoshi Oroshi Akatombo 　Shiga Prefecture, Ginfukiyuki 60% polished rice, 15 degrees. The aroma is fruity and the taste is classic. The taste is somewhere between modern and classic. Junmai Ginjo il tuono d'autunno (autumn thunder) 　Shiga Prefecture, Ginbuki 55% polished rice, 16%. Fruity and sweet, this is a perfect modern type. Fully matured Junmai Ikinatsu Koshi Sanma 　A blend of 80% 2016 Yamahai Yamadanishiki and 20% 2019 Koshihikari 70% polished rice 17%. I was too scared to drink this one as is🤣. It was sweet and delicious when heated! It had a classic flavor.

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

とくりやKOBIN神開山廃純米日本酒火入熟成180ml滋賀県藤本酒造¥880 神開日本酒菊もと8号捌号(はちごう)2023年純米原酒生酒720ml藤本酒造しんかい地酒滋賀県甲賀市水口|夏期冷蔵便推奨¥1,650

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