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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 1

4.91 pt.

渡邊佐平商店 Tochigi

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Firm Crisp Umami Dry Viscous

Nikko-Homare 1

Nikko-Homare 2

Nikko-Homare 3

Purchased at Hankyu Department Store's traveling SAKE. It has a gentle taste with a sweet flavor that comes in the latter half of the bottle. It has a spicy taste, but it also has a fresh fruitiness. I also tasted Omachi, but Yumesasara was definitely my favorite. On the third day, the impression of sweetness and acidity became stronger.

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Tochigi sake featured in Hankyu Department Store's Traveling SAKE. After drinking Kiyokai nigori, it was getting crowded, so I left once and returned when it was empty. We compared Yumesasara and Omachi. I had a preconceived notion that Omachi would be tastier, but I found Omachi to be too strong and subtle. Yumesasara was delicious, so I bought it.

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Today's accompaniment is Nikko Homare Junmai. Is it refreshing, light, light and weakly spicy? The! It's like a sake. It is a good sake for a mid-meal drink, But I think it will be defeated by a little bit sweet I think it is good as a food sake, but it is not as good with sweet food.

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# 2

4.77 pt.

鳥屋酒造 Ishikawa

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Firm Umami Sharp Cooled Sake Patiently Crisp Sweetness Full-flavored

池月 1

池月 2

池月 3

(*´罒`*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 Drink and support ✊🏻📣 ̖́- We received a bottle of Ikezuki Junmai that was not damaged by the Noto Peninsula earthquake😋. The aroma is slightly muscat-like🍇😊the mouthfeel is soft and mellow 😘It has the freshness of an unfiltered raw 🥰 rice 🌾 flavor of an honest junmai sake😚👍Killer and refreshing✨. Ikezuki is a solid hi-ire for outside drinking, but this was my first time drinking it at home and it was a raw Ikezuki 🥳It's delicious ✨.

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(*^▽^*)wdwdwdwdwdwd It is a purchase at the roadside station food festival market in Nanao City. It is a kind of sake in the sake. It is delicious. It is a patrol to reconfirm the taste of the local sake. It is a patrol to reconfirm the taste of local sake.

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@ Iwamizawa Kramochi Rice used is Gohyakumangoku It seems to be a traditional junmai sake, but it has a refined ginjo level mouthfeel and a clean, crisp finish. It is a good sake that you can drink calmly and enjoy the full flavor of the rice. ❣️

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# 3

4.65 pt.

Honda Shoten Hyogo

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Umami Firm Dry Sweetness Acidity Crisp Sharp Fruity

Tatsuriki 1

Tatsuriki 2

Tatsuriki 3

I was in Himeji and went to the Tatsuriki store 😊. Daiginjo with a pretty refreshing taste, dry I guess? I haven't had a sake like this lately.

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( -̀ᴗ-́ ) ̖́-🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today we opened a bottle of Shinryu Nishiki that we purchased at the Tatsuriki store in Himeji station😃. The aroma is gorgeous and pear-like 😊The rounded mouthfeel, overall mild acidity and umami 😄Great crispness that disappears quickly 😘I felt it was an easy sake to pair with a meal 🥳. The last picture is of the Japanese garden next to Himeji Castle. It was very beautiful and relaxing 🥰.

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This is my last post of the year😊. Thank you all so much for being with us this year! Please take care of yourselves and let's enjoy another year of good drinks🥰 Now, this sake has an otona taste ✨👠 It's a little dry, with a good combination of flavor and richness, and it's even sexy💖. I wonder if it's the precious rice that makes it so or if the brewer is good at it, it's so good 👏! Next time I come across it again I will definitely buy it 🎵.

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# 4

4.58 pt.

Kazuma Shuzo Ishikawa

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Sen 2

Sen 3

☀️ Sashimi is coming, so let's start a sashimi one 🐟 for Ishikawa sake 🏁. Lightly sweet 😌. Slight sourness and bitterness in the aftertaste. Swelling sweetness and flashing sharpness when paired with sashimi ⚡️ This is the flash ✨

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☀️ The rice is Ishikawa Mon, a sake brewing rice from Ishikawa Prefecture 🌾. I like the name, it's very cool 😎. It's sake 🍶. It has a very slight amber color 🟡. I don't know much about wine, but I thought the color was vaguely reminiscent of something you would find in wine 🍷. The taste is a mixture of sweetness like ripe apples 🍎 and a good amount of umami. The wine is very smooth with a slight acidity at the end 🤗.

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Sen Junmai Ginjo Firm umami. Delicious to the aftertaste. SUMA SHUZO, Ishikawa Prefecture. Drink and support!

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# 5

4.57 pt.

Kita Shuzo Nara

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Nectar Firm Acidity

Miyogiku 1

Miyogiku 2

Miyogiku 3

At home. The third Nara sake without permission - ‼️. Kita Sake Brewery is located in Gobo-cho, Kashihara City and was founded in 1718. My son used to play baseball and we used to go to Sato Yakuhin Stadium near here. This is the first time for us to visit there. The aroma is not so strong, but there is a slight sweetness and alcohol. When you put it in your mouth, you can taste the sweetness, sourness, dryness, and the gradual feeling of alcohol. Oh, is this the ultimate in dryness? For now, I will only taste it tonight and wait for tomorrow to see how it changes. There was almost no change in taste after the second day. It is dry, but it has a sweet taste and is not unacceptable.

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Gohyakumangoku. Mellow sweetness and umami dominate. Slightly sour taste at the end.

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Miyogiku is a sake brewery located near Kashihara Shrine. I bought a Junmai sake and this Honjozo sake. It has a very high density of flavor and richness even in hiya, and the acidity is enough to go well with the drinks! It is also very well balanced in terms of both comfort and drinkability! It is even better when heated! This is wonderful! I bought a small bottle the day before because I had to buy a lot of things at Ise Jingu Shrine, but I want to buy another 4 bottles! Before going to the Kashihara Shrine, we went around the tombs around the shrine, and especially the Unebiyama Northeast Mausoleum was amazing! It was scary! Furthermore, although I must have been to Kashihara Shrine when I was a child, it looks bigger than the image I had when I was a child. Normally it should look smaller than it did when I was a child, but it was the opposite. I guess I felt the greatness of Kashihara Shrine.

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# 6

4.55 pt.

Nate Shuzoten Wakayama

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Umami Dry Firm Acidity Creamy Weighty Sweetness Bitterness

Kuroushi 1

Kuroushi 2

Kuroushi 3

It's a dry and crisp junmai sake with a very high alcohol content of 18 to 19 degrees. It's not for beginners...but I think it's good 😋. I've been drinking it with octopus sashimi on the side.

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The aftertaste is refreshing, but but it has a rich and solid taste. I drank it as a midday drink, but but you can also enjoy it by itself.

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\1F376}/🍶🍶🍶+ At Sakeiki Daigo No.4 The best all-you-can-drink course🔥🔥🔥🔥. We had a bottle of Meite Sake Brewery's Kurogyu🐃😄! It has a subtle ginjo aroma and a smooth dry taste 😚 It has a delicious taste of rice with no harshness and a clean aftertaste 😊I felt it was the perfect sake for a mealtime drink😇.

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佐野屋酒店

黒牛純米大吟醸瓶燗急冷1800ml¥10,340

# 7

4.40 pt.

Kuwabarasakaba Shimane

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Hot Temperature Cooled Sake Firm Gentle Room Temperature Umami Acidity Warm Sake

Fusozuru 1

Fusozuru 2

Fusozuru 3

The last one is Fusozuru. It will be served warm. The top-tasting aroma is that of thick rice. The mouthfeel is clear and the umami of rice is directly conveyed. The aftertaste has a slightly matured or aged feel to it, but I think this is what makes the umami so convincing. The finish is soft and fluffy, with a soft acidity and astringency. The image is quite dandy and austere. Fuso is an old Japanese alias, but when I think of Fuso, I think of the Mitsubishi Fuso truck or the battleship Fuso of the Imperial Navy. In the arcade game "1943," which I was addicted to when I was in junior high school, the sinking of the Fuso was the climax of the first half of the game. I like the sound of "Fuso". Thank you for the food!

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Amount used: Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture Fruity, clear and round in the mouth There is no sense of maturity, and the more you drink, the more the flavor expands. This is a good sake. ❣️ It was delicious: ‼️

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. Polishing ratio: 70 Slightly dry with moderate acidity, deep and long-lasting aftertaste. It has a nice sense of maturity with a little bit of color! ✩4.0

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

扶桑鶴純米にごり酒1800mlふそうづる¥2,860

# 8

4.36 pt.

Watanabe Shuzoten Niigata

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Umami Firm Dry Fruity Crisp Acidity Cooled Sake Sweetness

Nechiotokoyama 1

Nechiotokoyama 2

Nechiotokoyama 3

The fourth one is Nechi-Osan. This is my first time to visit this brewery. I always thought it was "KONCHI". Sorry locals! The taste of rice is well expressed, but the overall taste is clean and dry. The aftertaste is a bit peculiar, but it is good in its own way. Thank you!

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OSAKA SAKE&FOOD EXPO 2024⑳ Lastly, we went to the Komatsuya booth again. Nechi from Nechiozan, which is not seen very often. There were many different rice varieties, but we chose the Koshitanrei 1st class rice 2020. Nechi is only available at authorized dealers. It was easy to drink with a beautiful taste and a hint of sweetness. The review of this event was a bit of a mess, so please refer to Nechi's post later on 🤣.

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☆☆☆☆☆ The second bottle of local sake is Nechiozan. This one is drier than Yukitsuru. But it does not interfere with the meal, yet it is still a strong sake. I think it is good.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

根知男山純米吟醸55%1800ml日本酒渡辺酒造店新潟県¥3,547

# 9

4.36 pt.

吉川醸造 Kanagawa

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Acidity Vigorous Firm Sweetness Peachy Lychee

菊勇 1

菊勇 2

菊勇 3

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

# 10

4.35 pt.

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Smoky Sugar Firm

Wakaba 1

Wakaba 2

Wakaba 3

The taste is rich but light on the palate. It is even softer when heated. It has a moderate aromatic richness and a little bit of spiciness. It has a good balance and can be served with a wide range of food. It is a limited edition sake, but it has a standard taste. Mr. Ota lives in Kamakura. I was there just two and a half months ago, so I missed it a lot! Once again, Kamakura is a wonderful place! The restaurants that were introduced to us were all very unique and the food looked delicious!

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I bought this Wakaba unfiltered sake in the summer and felt it was still young, so I let it sleep in the closet. It has a good balance of flavor, with the punch of unfiltered sake, but without losing the simple country feel of Wakaba. I put it in the closet again, but it was good enough. It's not Wakaba, but Higuchi Shinyo, a triple axel that is anything but rustic! The ROC is still very difficult, but I hope the Japanese will do their best to get on the podium!

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(The regular product has a ripeness, but this one is relatively refined. It looks light but has a solid core, and there is still a sense of ripeness in the back. It shows its full potential when heated. The richness comes out well. When it cools down, the sweetness comes out well. I bought it from a sake brewer, and when I asked for sakekasu, they gave me a lot of it! Maybe it's because I buy from the sake brewer sometimes. It is very delicious when it is baked!

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