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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 31

3.63 pt.

Oosawa Shuzo Nagano

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Complex Umami Hot Temperature Rounded Weighty Lychee Bitterness

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Rice used is Kinmon Nishiki Meikyojo-jimizu" is another brand of Osawa Sake Brewery. This is a good sake. ❣️ It has strength and acidity that is typical of a sake brewed from a traditional sake yeast stock, and the aging process has given it a round umami taste. It has a moderate alcohol content, and this flavor is very relaxing. I want to drink it again!

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Seioki Namaoka Junmai Habitually umami to bitter taste Pleasantly dry sake From the umami to the bitterness-centered aftertaste The bitterness lingers. Seems to choose the right person

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Seioki Namaoka Junmai Habitually umami to bitter taste Pleasantly dry sake From the umami to the bitterness-centered aftertaste The bitterness lingers. Seems to choose the right person Thank you for the drink!

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# 32

3.62 pt.

Naminooto Shuzo Shiga

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Umami Caramelized Fruity Rich Floral

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Watanosen. The mild flavor and sweetness enters immediately after the first bite, and continues until the end.

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Sake brewed in the hope that it will warmly illuminate the hearts of those who drink it at each moment 🍶 A drop that creates a heartwarming connection! The "Te to Te Te Te to Te" series. You can feel the brewer's enthusiasm just by looking at it. Fresh, unpasteurized sake with a production date of March. The taste is light, yet refined and deep, with a fruity and umami flavor that comes later. Delicious 😋.

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562 colony@両国

# 33

3.61 pt.

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Umami Traditional Sweetness Crisp Mellow Firm Hot Temperature Dry

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I wanted to try my first Osaka sake, Akushika, but I found Kurehaaru at my favorite izakaya... a traditional local sake. It's a good sake for a mid-meal drink. Yes! Local sake. The flavor is as expected.

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After enjoying Fushimi's soft water hot springs in Kyoto, I spent the last part of my trip in Osaka👍. Since it was a special occasion, we had a drink at Kurehaaru, which we hadn't had in a year, and some oden and kushikatsu! The aroma is almost imperceptible. It has a refreshing taste on the palate, but the robust flavor of the rice comes on later. Still, it is lighter than other Osaka sake and has a moderate sweet and spicy taste. It has no habits and goes perfectly with oden ✨.

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Kureshun that was at the place I went to eat today. I thought it must be pure rice, but the sweetness won out. But it was my first time to drink sake from Osaka, so I enjoyed it. Goes well with soba noodles.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

呉春本醸造1800mlごしゅん¥2,519 呉春特吟1800mlごしゅん¥4,730

# 34

3.59 pt.

Yachiya Shuzo Ishikawa

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Acidity Dry Crisp Umami Tranquil Fruity Peachy Sweetness

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My first Kagatsuru. It is crisp and dry. Crab miso is sweet. Delicious! I think they go well together!

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Purchased at a supermarket near the station. It was served chilled. It is a relatively strong and full-bodied type of sake. But it is a good sake that does not interfere with meals. My wife and father-in-law said they liked the taste. I will keep it in mind.

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Very smooth and light body, smell good, with great rice taste and sweetness, 淡雅清香. Simple and nice!

# 35

3.58 pt.

竹浪酒造店 Aomori

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Hot Temperature Warm Sake

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I bought it at a product show the other day. I had never heard of this brand, but I tasted it and liked it. It was 19 degrees, so I drank it lightly on the rocks. I paired it with stewed daikon radish and shellfish sashimi as the cold weather deepened. It was moderately dry and went well with sashimi.

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At Aomoriya, Ikebukuro Hot sake Just the right amount of hot sake Nambu Senbei Pizza (Herring Cutlet ver.) Shime saba (super-shallow mackerel)

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Liquor Shop Okayama Tasting ⑫ I tasted the wine after hearing from Mr. Bouken that it was an image of matured sake. Shichiroubei Junmai Nigori Sake I was already drunk, and the aroma was a bit creamy and matured. I only wrote down "what a taste. I thought it was not my favorite... I forgot to take a picture of it, so I borrowed it from bouken🙇.

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# 36

3.58 pt.

Kinokawa Nagasaki

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Crisp Umami Tranquil Refreshing Hot Temperature Sharp

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It tastes like a ginjo sake. It's not fruity, but it tastes like water.

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Rice used is something from Kyushu It was sent together with eel as a hometown tax return gift from Isahaya City❗️. It is a clear and dry sake with good sharpness ‼️. The sweetness is just a hint and goes well with eel. I was curious about the sake brewery that has the same name as Okinawa "Reimei", but I see they are related. It is interesting to see how many things are connected in this industry.

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I got this on a trip to Nagasaki last year. I will have it while thinking back to the delicious Turkish rice and Sara Udon noodles 🤤. When you open the bottle and pour it, the aroma is sweet and fluffy, like pudding or custard. The aroma is gentle and soothing. The mouthfeel is smooth and silky, but as the aroma suggests, it has a pudding-like flavor and a moist sweetness that fills the mouth 🍮. On the other hand, it also has a slightly tangy and pungent acidity that gives it a lightness, so it has a good balance of depth of flavor and a sharpness that goes down your throat👍. In the latter half of the bottle, the astringent taste also comes out, so the flavor can be felt as caramelized. There are also the standard "Yokoyama Goju" and "Rokujyosu", and I remember that I had a lot of trouble finding a variety at the Nagasaki airport. I also drank Nagasaki sake several times, and it seems to me that the level of sake is as high as that of shochu 😌.

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# 37

3.54 pt.

中澤酒造 Shiga

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Acidity Umami Bitterness Melon-flavored Firm Glue-like Sweetness Fresh

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Sake received at the Sake World Summit. This sake is brewed with Ginbukiyo sake produced in Shiga Prefecture. The acidity and umami of the sake are well intertwined with each other. It was a delicious sake. It is perfect as an in-between-dinner drink. My wine-loving friend who accompanied me also accepted the taste of this sake made from the sake's "nama-hashiroshi" (sake brewed from the same yeast as the original yeast).

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Matsuo Taisha Sake-1 Grand Prix㉔ Ichihoro is the first sake I've had in three years. I have a strong impression of light nigori raw sake. I drank Junmai light nigori nama-zake (raw sake) Impressive acidity and drinkability typical of sake yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast 🤔. Junmai light nigori nama sake I've had it in the past and it's still as good as ever. I think the balance is really good. Versatile enough to drink by itself or with food.

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Purchased 👀 at Sazanami Sake Shop in front of the station during a day trip to Hikone. Beautiful, corner space and friendly staff. It was a nice store 😙. Since I was there, I chose Kazuhiro, a sake I had never had before from Shiga. It was full, slightly sweet, had a delicious rice flavor, and was very drinkable 😋. Paired with sweet ayu fish from Lake Biwa, it was delicious. ❤️ It is indeed a sake from Shiga, a rice-producing region 😇

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# 38

3.53 pt.

中井仁平酒造場 Mie

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Dry Raisin Rich Umami Acidity Sharp Crisp Striking

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three cups of Tsunite (three cups of sake) Rice used is Hachitan Nishiki Sanshiki has a punch, doesn't it? It has a good sense of maturity and a pungent spiciness. It also has a nice sharp aftertaste. ❗️ It's great to have this kind of sake in the lineup! It was delicious. ❣️

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This is the back label. I like that it is handwritten at the rice polishing ratio 😁. The rice is Yamadanishiki and Yuyamanishiki. Drink it between cold and chilled. It has a graininess and dried grape-like flavor. It has a strong full-bodied flavor and raisin-like aroma. The acidity is also strong, making it easy to drink without feeling super spicy. This is interesting! It's really very raisin-like 🤣. What the heck is this 🤣 I think it's a bit peculiar and unique too 🤔. I've tasted their raw sake in the past but it smelled like pickles so I quit buying it 🙄. I thought this brewery was closed, but I wonder what's going on now? I heard that they are making a little bit of sake... I don't see any sake coming into our distributor in Osaka. I took the express from Tsuruhashi to Isuzugawa on the way there, but I wanted to take the express on the way back because the long seats were too painful 💦. On a side note, I thought the Ise-Shima license plate number was cool 🚗. I heated it up 🍶. More rounded than cold sake or room temperature, but I got the impression it was a little stronger 🤔.

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# 39

3.49 pt.

吉川醸造 Kanagawa

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Acidity Vigorous Firm Sweetness Peachy Lychee

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Tonight, our first series, Kikuyu by Yoshikawa Brewery from Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is 100% Dewa Sanzu, Junmai Nama-no-Hajime made with Kyoukai No. 6 yeast. It has a ginjo aroma between cucumber and pear, and the first sip is clear with a full sweetness, but later on, a strong bitterness and alcohol taste follows, making it dry and smooth.

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Tonight, we decided to open a new sake once in a while, so we had this one from the Yoshikawa Sake Brewery in Kanagawa Prefecture. Junmai Nigori Sake - Luxurious Aragoshi ✨✨✨✨. The sake seems to have been bottled after the new sake unrefined sake has been roughly fermented 😄. The aroma has a hint of pear and apple. When you take a sip, you can feel the gasiness and acidity, but it is juicy and delicious 😋😋😋😋 When you mix the lees, you can feel the sweetness of the rice and the creaminess increases, which is also delicious 😋😋. This was definitely one to repeat 🤗

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A bottle I bought on my first visit at the beginning of the year. It has been a long time since I have had a bottle with a dry, Han-like taste. It has a strong alcohol taste. If you warm it too much, the strength will increase, It is best to warm it up to lukewarm to get the right roundness. It was cold, so we had it with oden.

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Where to Buy

木川屋山形の地酒専門店

菊勇秘伝純米1800ml¥3,069

# 40

3.47 pt.

Chiyozuru Shuzo Toyama

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Umami Dry Acidity Glue-like Tranquil Sweetness Steady Crisp

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Bacchus and Yama 2023 Steady and delicious ‼️ The moment you put it in your mouth, the deliciousness of the rice spreads out. The taste of the rice is so good in your mouth and the sharpness comes through from there 👍. I would love to taste this with sashimi 😚.

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I wish you all the best and hope to see you soon. 🍶🍶🍶🍶 We opened a bottle of Chiyotsuru deep sea water brewed in Toyama Prefecture 😀. The aroma is mild and slightly cucumbery 🍈😊The mouthfeel is clean and refreshing, like a draft sake 😚The taste is mildly sweet and delicious, with a refreshing aftertaste that will keep your cup going. ☺️ Easy to drink and delicious sake ✨🥳👍

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Chiyotsuru reisyu Nama Sake Now we come to Toyama sake. Chiyotsuru is a sake from Namekawa. So, let's have it with pickled firefly squid!

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