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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 51

3.30 pt.

Sato shuzo Shiga

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Refreshing but slightly bitter aroma Comes in easily, but has a strong flavor. I like it.

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This sake was given to me as a gift by a classmate! It was recommended by a woman at a local liquor store and is easy to drink.

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I bought this sake when I went to Nagahama, Shiga to see the Hikiyama Festival. The label also featured the Hikiyama Festival, so it was a perfect souvenir. It has a mild taste with the umami of rice and a dry, slightly tangy aftertaste. It is well-balanced and delicious.

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# 52

3.29 pt.

Maruyama Shuzojo Niigata

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Sweetness Umami Soft Room Temperature Traditional Crisp Dry Floral

Setchubai 1

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It is a gift from Niigata 🙏. Yukichubai is a classic light and dry wine. but this one seems to be a seasonal summer sake. It is a seasonal summer sake with a refreshing taste🎶. It is slightly sweet and has a nice sharpness! The alcohol content was high, so it was better to drink it on the rocks. It was better to drink it on the rocks👍

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Back in the day, Niigata's Sanbai was an extremely hard-to-find brand. I often visited Niigata Takata on business and was often presented with it. At the time, I had no interest in sake at all and almost never went through with it. Now, in 2021, Koshino-Kanbai is easily available at Aeon. Mine-no-Hakubai is also often seen as Hishiko at local liquor stores. However, Yukinubai is not so easy to find in my hometown. So, I got it on a business trip to Joetsu. I paired it with a taste of spring, firefly squid and broccoli with olive oil. It has a moderate aroma of cemedine or banana. It is sweet. It harmonizes with the sweetness and bitterness of firefly squid and broccoli. Lastly, there is a final bitter taste that is refreshing and delicious in the mouth!

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It is a gift from my brother back home. We drank the rest of the sake at the New Year's party. We had a stable Honjozo and a more beautiful Daiginjo. Both of them were good sake.

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Where to Buy

酒の甫坂

雪中梅普通酒 720ml¥1,210 雪中梅純米酒 720ml¥1,760

Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

雪中梅普通酒 1800ml¥2,318 雪中梅本醸造 1800ml¥2,915

# 53

3.28 pt.

藤娘酒造 Kochi

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Get it at "Marugoto Kochi" in Ginza, Tokyo❗️. I had never heard of this brand before, but it was delicious ❣️. The rice used was something from Kochi Prefecture. It has a fresh citrusy taste like a fresh sake, with a rich mouthfeel, but it goes down smoothly. The aftertaste is clean and crisp. If I had to say something, I would say that I would like a little more sweetness, but it is just right for light drinking.

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Second day of Kochi Night. The cab driver told me that Hirome is good, but for bonito, I should go to Matsuri Jaya. He advised me to go to Matsuri Jaya for bonito, as it has a good selection of alcohol. So we went to Matsuri Jaya. At first, we started out with regular sake, just like a normal drinking party in Kochi. The staff at the restaurant recommended various temperatures for drinking. The first sake is Fujimusume, which I have never tried before. Slightly spicy and umami-guchi (flavorful), it was a perfect match for the thickly sliced salt cod roe. The special sake cup is also cute! But from here, I sank into the swamp of Kochi sake.

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Shikoku x Sake Country 2025 Sake Brewery Wonderland On Osaka - A Spectacle of Sake and Food in Shikoku It's hard to say because it's my personal most favorite type of sake, but it's the best honjozo sake! It has the perfect ratio of deliciousness and dryness. I didn't drink the Junmai Ginjo because I posted about it before, but this is also a great sake!

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# 54

3.27 pt.

Kobayashi Shuzo Honten Fukuoka

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Dry Room Temperature Warm Sake

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Rice used is Yamadanishiki produced in Itoshima This is a light flavor. It has a moderate alcohol content, a slight sweetness, and a crisp finish. It was a good food sake that can be drunk without hesitation. ❣️

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@sakebar Fukuzo This sake is from the same Kobayashi Shuzo Honten as the "Hakata no Mori" I posted a while ago. Mandai must be more famous locally 🤔. It will be pressed on the morning of Risshun 🍶. The aroma on the nose is fruity🍍 and sweet. When you take it into your mouth, it has a deep, mild sweetness and umami that is typical for a draft sake, and it finishes with a slight astringent taste. It was delicious 🍶✨.

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I was aware that it was originally intended to be a classic sake, but as I expected from a sake pressed in the morning of Risshun, it was a fresh, elegant, and sweet sake with a great aroma. I was very satisfied with the sake, which tasted even better than I had imagined.

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# 55

3.26 pt.

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Fruity Umami Nutty Miso Dry Chilled Firm Acidity

Geiha 1

Geiha 2

Geiha 3

🐳🌊 Good ✨ when drunk chilled. Overall, it has a dry taste with a nice sharpness. It gets a little dry as the temperature rises, Best when fresh out of the fridge 😋.

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Same place, same time. Just like always. I had a delicious meal...

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Whale wave is next. I thought it was your first time in Gifu Prefecture and you got one 😊. The aroma is fresh and fruity by nature, with a slight hint of hineyness, perhaps because the bottle was opened 3 months later. Well-balanced fruity. Almost no acidity. A full-bodied flavor softly appears at the end of the bottle. Although it is a draft sake, it is quite soft and mild. Maybe soft water? 🤔 It is best served cold or chilled. It seems to be difficult to age.

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# 56

3.25 pt.

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Dry Umami Firm Shaoxing Wine Crisp Amino Acidity Acidity Astringent

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The sake was a donation of 50 yen per bottle. The liquor store told me to use it as a cooking sake if it tasted bad because it might be a bit of a twist, but it's also just plain delicious.

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Junmai 🍶. Watery, but strong sake 🍶. Very smooth. Good without excess or deficiency 👍. No decoration and little insistence. Can be served with a lick of rice. The ginjo aroma is only 0 and assertive, not spectacular, but that makes it gentle and easy to drink. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20221229

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Hyakusai Super Spicy Summer Jun Dry, refreshing

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# 57

3.24 pt.

Otokoyama Shuzoten Fukushima

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Umami Bitterness Sharp Juicy

Kai 1

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Junmai One-Time Fire Brewing 🔥 Times Yume no Kaori 🌾. Souvenir from my wife's trip to Fukushima Onsen: ♨️ Here's another selection of sake I've never had ✨They revitalized a brewery that had stopped production. It's like a "return to origin" 🤔. Slightly yellow. Slightly sweet. Fruity, yes. Melon type 🍈. It has a dry aftertaste. The crispy warabi is delicious 👍Thanks to my wife who carried 2 bottles in a cool bag as a souvenir 🙏. Souvenir Sake @Home Drinking 20230604

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My colleague brought it to my office and we had it. Thank you for the treat.

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Check-in is 701st. Let's keep on turning more and more! That's what I've been saying. I love Aizu Otoko. However, I can't select "Sake-no-wa Aizu Otoko". Is it an operation error? The dish had a strong flavor, and the whale sashimi with garlic went well with the bonito.

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# 58

3.22 pt.

神杉酒造 Aichi

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Fragrant Miso Plum

Kamisugi 1

Kamisugi 2

Kamisugi 3

I drank it cold. It was sharp and slightly dry. It was delicious.

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It is dark and shows a strong presence. It is a delicious sake. I hope the whole country will know about it.

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Sake from Aichi Prefecture, which was procured at a sake festival. We had it warmed up. It is a robust, mature sake with a strong acidity. It has a strong acidity, and even when it is heated up, it still retains its tanginess. I paired it with a pork and Chinese cabbage hot pot, but it won out. ★★★★

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# 59

3.21 pt.

Henmi Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Crisp Umami Sweetness Soft Mellow Fruity Tingly

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We ordered at Benkei no weibasho, an izakaya near Niigata Station. This restaurant is operated by a local conveyor-belt sushi chain, and we were informed that their seafood dishes are sure to be good, so we made a reservation and visited. I was curious about this sake at Ponshukan, where I had wandered around during lunch. Niigata is known for its dry sake, but this one is quite fruity. It is not too sweet, so it goes well with sashimi. I mean, too much throat groyne!

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58 days after opening the bottle. When I drink it, it seems to warm up. It is delicious as a heated sake. It is a sake brewery in Sado Island.

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At Ponshukan Uonuma Kamagura on the 1st floor. Sado sake comparison. Relatively heavy. It has a strong flavor, so it is not as good as the snacks.

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Where to Buy

酒の甫坂

日本酒逸見酒造真稜至（いたる）純米吟醸 720ml　化粧箱なし¥1,760 日本酒逸見酒造真稜至（いたる）純米吟醸 1800ml¥3,300

# 60

3.20 pt.

Kusumi Shuzo Niigata

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Caramelized Graceful

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A souvenir from a business trip to Niigata. My colleague introduced me to Miyakoya and I bought it. It was a very tasty sake with the beautiful lightness and umami of Niigata. The bonito was also very nice and fatty, so it made for a good dinner.

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According to my brother-in-law, "Yesterday's makimizu is soooo good, but today's is punchy for the percentage. My brother-in-law was eating wasabi (S&B) as a snack for sake while saying so. That one has more punch. ☆

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I was drinking it on 7/1. It is aromatic, fruity, sweet from the rice, and refreshingly delicious. Niigata is a great place after all! My daughter had it with her lunch of seared nodoguro (northern bluefin tuna) 😊My daughter had it with her lunch of hegisoba (buckwheat noodles) and tarekatsu (pork cutlet with sauce) and drank it with takachiyou. Yum! She mumbled like Mr. Purgatory and only gave me a small bite 🤣.

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