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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 21

3.20 pt.

藤崎摠兵衛商店 Saitama

200 check-ins

Grape Yogurt Acidity Banana Fizzy Sweetness Umami Bitterness

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Aroma fresh sweet aroma......bitterness is a little bit bothersome.....sweet and bitter.... I'm looking forward to more!

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After work...last year, I went to a brewery and bought some local Saitama sake🍶I enjoyed it the last time I drank it, so this time, it's Junmai♪ I can feel the delicious taste of rice from Sake Musashi♪ It has a nice sharp after taste! The aroma is citrusy? The aroma is citrusy? Since it is an unfiltered sake, it is slightly cloudy and thickened...yet it has a clear image. It is a sake to watch out for in the future.

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The sweet and sour taste like green apples and the umami taste typical of nama sake coexist in good balance.

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# 22

3.20 pt.

Inoe Shuzo Kanagawa

186 check-ins

Piercing Banana Dry

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Hakone Drink Comparison Set (2) On March 1, after a year-long event, I went on a trip to Hakone as a way of consolation! The local sake was served to compare with Japanese kaiseki. It was my first time to try Hakonezan! This is the spiciest sake in the group. It is a dry ginjo-shu as you might imagine, but it is moderately rich and very good as a mid-meal drink. Of course, it goes well with ingredients as they are, but it also goes well with dishes that have been added, such as those using dashi (Japanese soup stock)!

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Classical, spicy, a little lactobacillus.

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The wine is dry with a strong ripe aroma.

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# 23

3.18 pt.

Miyaizumi Shuzo Fukushima

10,060 check-ins

Melon-flavored Fruity Umami Banana Acidity Balanced Bitterness Sweetness

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At home. It is still delicious. The sweetness of the rice can be felt in this sake, and that sweetness is elegant. The taste through the nose is fruity and has a gorgeous impression. It is an excellent choice.

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Smells like rum and cider. Juicy, kudzu flavor, not overpowering, good! The pineapple-like sweetness gives way to a slight effervescence, then a sourness, then a rice flavor, then a slight bitterness, and then a sharp finish. This is good.

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Ψ(∇)Ψ🍶🍶🍶🍶 Happy New Year! I'm very happy to be here. I bought it in the summer, but I opened a bottle because it was New Year's Day now. The aroma is not gentle but the flavor is gorgeous in the mouth. This year, I'm aiming to drink sake from all 47 prefectures.

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# 24

3.16 pt.

ひと夏の恋

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

327 check-ins

Invigorating Melon-flavored Banana Fruity Reviving Acidity Crisp Sweetness

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Atago no Matsu Summer Limited Edition No stress and goes down a treat! A girl's absolute favorite: ❤️ The alcohol content is 15%, so be careful not to drink too much. Be careful not to drink too much!

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I've drunk Hakurakusei before, but but this is the first time to drink Hitonatsu no Koi The aroma is gorgeous The aroma is gorgeous😊. The taste is fruity🤔. The balance of sweetness and sourness is good and you won't get tired of drinking it❗️ I think Natsu Koi is more delicious for my taste ❓😀. It's an easy to drink sake that doesn't interfere with meals It's an easy to drink sake that won't interfere with your meals😃.

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# 25

3.16 pt.

Urazato Shuzoten Ibaraki

377 check-ins

Melon-flavored Banana Dry Crisp Fruity Muscat Fizzy Acidity

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[First brand I've been able to drink in about 10 years👍] I got a bottle of Kiri-Tsukuba's light nigori nama-zake (unpasteurized sake) from a hometown tax payment. It is a popular brand that is consumed almost exclusively locally, but it appears that there was some new sake left from last year that will be shipped in December 2022. ✌️ Although it has been over a year, it has not lost much of its freshness with a slight effervescence, and on the other hand, it has a moderate calmness that is quite nice 😋. It has a sweetness, but the refreshing alcohol taste and crispness are the result of the aluzochu liqueur. Like last month's Onra, it's nice to be able to get a brand that is hard to find through hometown tax payment 😆.

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Tonight, we have Kirizukuba Hatsushushibori Light Nigori from Urasato Shuzoten ✨ This one is popular with Ogawa yeast users. I was attracted by the combination of Ogawa yeast, Gohyakumangoku, and light nigori, so I bought it 😅. Let's start with the supernatant. It has a rich sweet aroma of muskmelon red flesh, which is typical of Ogawa yeast, and the taste is very delicious as if you bit into a whole muskmelon 😋 Also, although this sake is alky, there is no stinginess in the aftertaste at all, and the bitterness and spiciness show up and the balance is excellent 👍. The spiciness of the aftertaste is doubled when the lees are involved, making it a sake with a different expression. It is a fun sake 🤗.

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I've always wanted to try Urasato‼️sweet and tasty and refreshing👍I'm sure you'll never get tired of the taste 🤩.

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Where to Buy

地酒屋金澤留造酒店　楽天市場店

霧筑波きりつくば特別純米1800ml¥2,970

# 26

3.16 pt.

Imanishi Shuzo Nara

328 check-ins

Bitterness Umami Ramune Acidity Banana Sweetness Fruity Graceful

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Sweetness that makes you feel even stylish nowadays. It's fruity and can be cut cleanly. Versatile as a mid-meal drink. 100% Bizen Omachi, 65% polishing ratio.

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Refreshing, clean, fruity 🌸🍶✨ Mellow, slightly sour 🍶 ⤴️ Sweet 🐴, slightly bitter and oicy ⤴️⤴️❗ Very oicy❕. I enjoy it very much.

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Imanishi Sake Brewery is well known for its Mimuro Cedar. I have not seen this sake very often, but I bought it thinking that the sake bearing their name must be very strong. The aroma is subdued, but it is like a rummy. It has a light sweetness and a nice sharpness. It has a slight alcohol taste. I heard that Asahi rice is a low GI food, I hope this sake is also low GI 🤣.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

今西純米雄町720ml日本酒今西酒造奈良県¥1,696 今西純米雄町1800ml日本酒今西酒造奈良県¥3,179

# 27

3.14 pt.

東薫酒造 Chiba

168 check-ins

CherryBlossom Banana Glue-like Creamy Crisp Melon-flavored

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@Hotel Emion Tokyo Pei Rice used is So-no-Mai, Chiba Prefecture's original sake rice. It seems to be a lineage with Omachi as its high grandfather. This is also a delicious sake that goes well with Japanese food. It is refreshing, and the sweetness comes on gradually. It is an all-around sake, not limited to Japanese food.

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Rice used is Yamadanishiki The aroma is like muscat, with a slight sweetness and a crisp finish. There is no bitterness, but I felt it was a little sharp right after opening the bottle. But as I drank more and more, it became more refined, or rather, the taste was developed. ❗️ It has a good balance and is a versatile sake that can be served with any flavor or situation. ‼️ As expected of a flagship sake, it was delicious. ❣️

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# 28

3.13 pt.

石井酒造 Saitama

132 check-ins

Acidity Sweetness Banana Creamy Grape Balanced Umami Spice

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The sake that Rafa ordered. I exchanged it for the sake I ordered and drank some. The rice is said to be modified Nobukou. Unlike the straight kumi-style sake, it is calm and has a mild sweetness. It is more like a classic sake. The official website says it is about -7, so I think it is more on the sweet side. If you think of it as the standard sake of the brewery, it is quite high. It seems that Rafa has a connection with Satte City, where Toyoake's brewery is located, and I thought such an episode was interesting.

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Toyoake in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. When I tasted it last week at Koedo Kurasato in Kawagoe, I felt its obvious individuality and immediately bought a 4-goupe bottle because I wanted to drink it at home. It is a fire-aged junmai sake with a slightly sweet, dark flavor and a modern acidity. It has character. The subtitle and the message on the back label are also good. The waka poem written on the box? on the box is also nice. The slight coloring is due to the limited amount of charcoal used in the filtration process.

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I got this at a nearby Ario. I knew they would have this one. It has a good balance of fresh acidity, white malted rice flavor and sweetness, perfect for a hot day. I am happy to be able to buy this level at a supermarket.

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# 29

3.10 pt.

Dainagawa Akita

508 check-ins

Fruity Banana Peachy Fizzy Juicy Fresh Acidity Bitterness

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Third from right 🍶 Sake that was easy to buy and I hadn't drunk the kind yet. I can drink it without feeling uncomfortable 😋.

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Refreshing, mellow, fruity 🌸🍶✨ We enjoyed it very much(^-^)/

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A typical drink from Akita The heart on the label is cute! Fruity and refreshing Slightly sour ✨A moderate sour ✨. I'm enjoying it (^-^)/

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# 30

3.08 pt.

Machida Shuzoten Gunma

39 check-ins

Fizzy Melon-flavored Fresh WesternPear Yogurt Calpis Banana Citrusy

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Immediately after opening the bottle, it was dry and dry, perhaps due to the 17% alcohol content. Then, after leaving it in the refrigerator for about 5 days due to a business trip, the taste changed drastically! There is almost no aroma, but it has turned into a crisp, sweet and delicious sake. There are not many sakes that have changed in taste like this.

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I drank it last year and enjoyed it so much I bought it again. Personally, it is my favorite new sake along with "Akagisan"✨. When you open the bottle and pour it, the aroma is crisp and gorgeous, like pears. The mouthfeel is light and immediately afterwards there is a solid gassy feeling. It's as shwashy as a carbonated beverage! Dry and clean on the palate, with pear and green apple flavors that are gorgeous and fresh. There is a hint of sweetness, so it is not only dry, but also well balanced. The astringent taste comes in the last half of the bottle and finishes it all off, so it is a delicious wine with a perfect ending! The sun is setting later and later, and we can feel the approach of spring. It's still early, but I'm looking forward to this year's spring sakes!

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The last of the Maikaze series I bought this year is "Seigiri"! It's by Machida Shuzo, so it's a definite one for every year👍. When you open the bottle and pour it, the aroma is mellow and fresh with a melon-like richness, as if it were directly pumped. The mouthfeel is dense and juicy. The combination of the sweet flavor, the petitiveness of the gas, and the brightness makes it taste like melon juice! But the mild sweetness of the Maikaze also makes it calm overall, and it has just the right potential for a leisurely drink ✨. The sweetness is gradually followed by a touch of astringency, and the way it is brought together is a very powerful combination! I am happy to be able to enjoy the various faces (brands) of Maikaze again this year 😌. I am looking forward to next year, dreaming of completing the series someday!

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