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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.

# 61

3.03 pt.

Hiraishoten Shiga

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Fizzy Acidity Fresh Umami Neat Firm Sweetness Fruity

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Last weekend I was out of sake to go with oden, so I went to the local supermarket and bought a 300㎖ bottle for the sake. It has a sweet and refreshing taste. It's good at hiya, but it tastes even better when it's warmed up to human skin temperature to increase the sweetness. However, I thought it would be too clean to pair with oden. I chose this sake because I wanted to keep it light, but.... If I wanted to warm it up, I could have used a more robust Junmaishu or even Honjozo. I'm still learning💦.

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On a trip to Shiga, I visited Hirai Shoten. The quaint appearance of the store and the display of products were a sight to behold. Today's bottle was the "Sake Brewer's 3003000 Year Old" (pictured left). The aroma is melon, apple, and pineapple, and the first sip is a punch. It has a mellow sweetness, but the acidity and bitterness make it crisp and refreshing. Delicious. Well, Shiga Prefecture was fun! I'm also looking forward to Kosetsu (I heard it's read as Fouche) on the right side of the photo 😄.

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😁✨✨and the work of Mamoru Nagasaka ❗

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

とくりやKOBIN 浅茅生純米辛口火入 180ml 1本滋賀県平井商店¥880 浅茅生純米辛口ブラック滋賀県産山田錦火入 720ml 滋賀県平井商店日本酒¥1,430

# 62

3.01 pt.

高橋助作酒造店 Nagano

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Dry Umami Fruity Neat Sharp Acidity Tranquil Yogurt

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〰︎ 2023BY Association 14 yeast Style6000 Yamae Nishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture 2023/12 Juicy, refreshing acidity. Creamy and thick. Slightly spicy and tangy 😋.

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〰︎ 2022BY Sake mother rice 35% Style5800 Yamae-nishiki produced at the foot of Mt. 2022/12 Juicy and tasty, sharp and dry 😋.

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〰︎ 2023BY Association 14 yeast Style6000 Yamae Nishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture 2023/12 Refreshing acidity and fresh fruitiness. It has a spicy taste and a good sharpness, making it a good mid-meal sake.

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# 63

3.00 pt.

鈴木酒造店長井蔵 Yamagata

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Umami Acidity Spice Sweetness Sharp Tranquil Refreshing Bitterness

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I bought "Light of Hope: Three Tohoku Brands Support Set" from Ideya. For some reason, they delayed the arrival date, so I finally got it. It cheered me up and made me want to do my best.

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Tonight, we will open a bottle of this sake to keep the events of 13 years ago from fading away: 💁‍♂️ Banjo Kotobuki Golden Slumber 2022BY The standing aroma is very youthful, fresh fruit and aloe, with no sense of maturity. The taste is very delicious, with a refined rum and cider with a slight effervescence. The lingering bitterness in the aftertaste is like floating in a dream of slumber. It's a sake that I'm sure I'll never forget, but it's a positive feeling that keeps me walking forward. ☺️

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Kotobuki made using Nagai Kurate's Snow Goddess. It has a mild aroma, but the flavor of the rice is very strong. I would like to drink it heated, but it's too hot to drink it cold this time of year.

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# 64

2.99 pt.

Koten Shuzo Nagano

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Dry Bitterness Miso Crisp Umami Sweetness Invigorating Fruity

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Nagano Business Trip Part 2 Today we had another cup of Takaten sake recommended by a local senior 😋. It is a delicious sake with a gentle and delicious flavor that you will never get tired of drinking 😚👍. I had Shinshu Soba for lunch😊I love Soba, so I am very happy to find a Soba restaurant when I walk around here😍I have a medical checkup in early July, so I want to eat Soba and be healthy 🤣.

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Takaten Shuzo - Cold brewed Junmai Dry Taste Rice used: Hitogokochi Polishing ratio 59 This is the second pub in Kamisuwa. I had it cold, but it also looks delicious heated. I would like to try it in a bottle 😉.

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Recommended by the shop, it is very soft on the palate and leaves a not sweet rice feeling and a faint bitter taste. Nagano's sake is good.

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# 65

2.98 pt.

Kaganoi Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Umami Crisp Acidity Sweetness Firm Rich Balanced

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<Chapter 6 Kaganoi in Niigata. This is my first time😊. I had never heard of Shiroto before. I felt a nostalgic, warm flavor 🎵. It's more than just a dry, light, umami taste, which is typical of Niigata! The aroma of rice with a strong umami flavor was wonderful👍✨.

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Purchased when Nemuchi and I stopped by Hankyu's Depa basement on the way back from traveling SAKE. I found the sake that Mr. Sakeran was drinking, so I bought it. I have bought a sake with the same label, but I think it tastes different, so maybe it was the Gohyakumangoku version? There is a trace of sweetness, but the basic taste is dry. It has a strong extract. It's not my favorite line of sake, but there is something about it that I can't dislike 🤔. This sake is not a sake yeast yeast yeast yeast, but I think it tastes similar to Daishichi that Mr. Sakeran praised so highly. On the second day, it tastes a little sweet like candy.

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The 5th Sagajo Shoten Presents at the 5th Bishushu Raku Kushan Shokai 😃. First time to try Kaganoi ❗Black bottle with Kanji and horizontal characters ✨. The taste is light and dry, as is typical of Niigata sake! The freshness of the Ginjo Nama Sake is also pleasant 🎵.

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# 66

2.98 pt.

Inada Honten Tottori

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Umami Fruity Rich Dry Sweetness Hot Temperature Fresh Acidity

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Takashimaya Sake Festival This is the first time for Inatahime. The aroma was not so strong, but the taste of rice came out in a mild flavor, and the mouthfeel was very pleasant. It was delicious 😁.

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I decided to make a last spurt to conquer the whole country 🤣Tottori and Shimane, I don't get to see them very often so I popped a bottle 😂I'm opening it all at once👍. First, Inatahime‼️. The name is "Gouriki rice". The name sounds powerful😁. The flavor comes fast and furious! The sweetness is only slightly perceptible and the sharpness finishes quickly😋. When you drink it with octopus wassa, the sweetness also appears and it is delicious👍.

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I ordered this brand because I was somewhat curious about the name, but the last glass was less than half the amount I ordered. It was quite tasty, but I wanted to taste a little more. I hope I will be able to encounter it again.

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# 67

2.97 pt.

Hamashima Shuzo Oita

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Dry Umami Crisp Firm Chilled Acidity Tranquil Sweetness

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It's good! Firm aroma Elegant acidity, tangy and dry! This is so good 😆 !

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This is Takaraiya Yamadanishiki 85% polished rice Junmai-shu Raw Sake. The aroma is mild. It is a delicious sake with a good acidity and a good taste of rice.

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This is Takaraiya Special Junmai Sake Yamahai Namaishu. It's a delicious sake with a good balance of acidity, umami and bitterness, and it's thick. It is delicious😋.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

鷹来屋特別純米酒夏酒 720ml たかきや浜嶋酒造¥1,540 鷹来屋特別純米酒生酒おりがらみ生酒 720ml たかきや父の日ギフト¥1,650

# 68

2.96 pt.

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Sweetness Acidity Umami Tranquil Lingering Juicy Cheese Vigorous

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The first sake was a souvenir from Ibaraki by my eldest son and his wife. A sake with a delicious taste of rice 🍶. Thank you for caring about us❗❗

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Purchased at Nakamura Sake Shop in Toride. The aroma is of a pulpy red type of melon, a bit like a smooth chervil, and the sake lees flavor is not too strong. The taste is heavy, with other elements more noticeable than the smoothness of the raw sake. The alcohol content is 19%, but it is not too strong and punchy. I looked at the production date and found that it was dated 24.11...but it looks like it was released last year. I bought this sake because I wanted to drink a nama-shu, but I guess it was not the right sake for this time of the year when hiyaoroshi sake is distributed. It's normally tasty, but maybe for a cooler time of year. It has a sweetness, but it is not spread out in a mischievous way, and the center of gravity is heavy and cohesive.

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# 69

2.93 pt.

Itakura Shuzo Shimane

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Yogurt Room Temperature Acidity Umami Tranquil Neat Chilled Lingering

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Hiraccio's recommendation? I went to a U-shaped restaurant in Kawagoe, which was recommended by Mr. Hiraccio. The place is crowded with regulars. It is a good place for a quick drink. I wanted to drink tenkasu, but I had to heat it up. It tastes gentle. The label on the back is poetic. I said I could drink it quickly, but it was too long.

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The mouthfeel is soft and disappears easily, leaving a lingering aftertaste. It is not only light, but also deep in flavor. The expression changes depending on the temperature range and the shade of the atte. It is a good food sake. ‼️

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Original Sake by Sakemoto Shoten More gentle and rounded on the palate than the Omachi version we drank last time. Gentler and more rounded in the mouth. It is a good food sake that goes well with all kinds of food. It was a good food sake. ❗️

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Where to Buy

酒専門店　知多繁　楽天市場店

無窮天穏　生もと純米大吟醸　齋香（さけ）720ml【島根県出雲市　板倉酒造】¥3,300 無窮天穏　生もと純米吟醸　天雲（あまくも）1.8L【島根県出雲市　板倉酒造】¥3,630

# 70

2.91 pt.

Hiroki Shuzo Honten Fukushima

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Umami Fresh Acidity Sweetness Tranquil Balanced Dry Bitterness

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I returned home for the holidays to participate in cleaning out the oversized trash at my parents' house. After sweating a bit, I found Izumikawa in the fridge and immediately opened a bottle of this unexpected trophy 🎉. It has a slightly soft sweetness, a gradual flavor, and a bitterness that comes in the latter half of the bottle. It is smooth and easy to drink! It is the big brother of Tobiroki, and I enjoyed Izumikawa for the first time in a long time 😘.

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Izumikawa's Funakuchi. It is a slightly orizumi (orizumi is a slightly cloudy, raw sake), so the first thing to drink is the top clear liquid. The aroma is still young and melon-like, with a soft sweetness and a tangy, spicy bitterness. The balance of sweetness, spiciness, and bitterness gradually improves. When mixed with ori, it becomes slightly cloudy. The spiciness subsides and the sweetness increases, creating a mellow mouthfeel that keeps you coming back for more. It is a very fresh and delicious sake that can only be drunk at this time of the year.

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Tonight, we will be drinking new sake, but this is the first one to greet you 💁. Izumikawa Jungin Nanaguchi Hon Nama Nama ✨✨✨✨ Izumikawa is a sake that is distributed within the prefecture by the famous sake brewery HIROKI, but this Jungin Funakuchi Honnen is exceptionally popular and our expectations are skyrocketing. ⤴️ The bottle was opened very quietly, with a little lees at the bottom of the bottle. The aroma is similar to that of Tobiroki, but it is not flashy, with fresh melon and pear fruits. The taste is a little viscous and smooth on the tongue, with moderate acidity and the sweetness of the rice spreading through a dry aftertaste. When the starch is mixed in, the softness and flavor increase, and although it has a moderate alcohol content, it is a very popular wine.

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