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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 1

4.98 pt.

Oosawa Shuzo Nagano

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Complex Hot Temperature Umami Rounded Weighty Lychee Acidity

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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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Alcohol content 16%. Polishing ratio 50%. 100% Kinmon-Nishiki from Kijimadaira Village I drank it for the first time! It was also delicious and easy to drink 🍶! I drank it at last year's year-end party, so I don't remember anymore😅. I don't remember anymore because I drank it at last year's year-end party 😅 It's been laid down for a while. I didn't notice lol.

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Junmai Daiginjo aged at low temperature in the brewery for more than two years. It is not so much aromatic as it is easy to drink. It is a pleasant sake to drink with food. Ingredients : Kinmon-Nishiki Rice polishing ratio: 45% for koji, 49% for kake Alcohol content : 16

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# 2

4.74 pt.

e.g.Shimizuya Gunma

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2024 1228 ☆☆☆☆ Sakae Manju Junmai sake 2014 FIFTH VINTAGE 750ml Polishing ratio 55 100% Gohyaku Mangoku produced in Niigata Prefecture Shimizuya Sake Brewery Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture

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This is KIYOMIZU from the same hanpukai. The difference is that Maikaze from Gunma Prefecture is used instead of Gohyakumangoku. The aroma is the same as SAKAEMASU, but milder. The taste is surprisingly less cloying than SAKAEMASU. There are not many rice varieties that have a cleaner sake quality than Gohyakumangoku. The sweetness is also relatively strong and full-bodied.

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SAKAEMASU, the main brand of Shimizuya Brewery, which uses wine bottles and corks to promote value enhancement through aging and vintage sake. Usually stored fresh, but the hanpukai is a special draft version! The aroma is slightly mild and banana-like. Slightly acidic, typical of junmai sake. The taste is quite complex. In addition to the banana, there is a sweet umami taste of rice, and a complex taste of grain and bran, reminiscent of the recent Nirvana Turtle, which is a low-polished sake. I have only had aged sake, but my impression was that it was more mellow. Well, it's not that it's bad, but it's not for everyone... I don't think it's for my taste.

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# 3

4.49 pt.

Shiraiwa Toyama

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Champagne Wine Floral Nectar Complex Acidity

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IWA5 Assemblage3, a sake designed by a foreigner who brews Dom Perignon. It has a beautiful taste, but it tastes like koji, and I wonder if it is akin to Shinmasa's Flax Cat or something like that. But it is delicious. But it's delicious.

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The last drink I had at the end of the workday 🍶. The packet gave me a sense of luxury and the taste was profoundly delicious 🩷It was the best drink I've ever had! Richard Jofrowa pursues sake that deserves to be called prestige while exploring new harmonies in IWA. Sake that resonates with the senses, sake that is uniquely Japanese, yet is inclusive, full of character, and full of brilliance. Sake with such contradictory elements cannot be expressed by a single sake. It is achieved through an assemblage of several different sake products that are made by combining various elements. Beyond the existing values based on rice polishing ratio, IWA creates even deeper harmony through assemblage.

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Seems to be an insanely expensive liquor. The lid is made of glass

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# 4

4.43 pt.

Sudo Honke Ibaraki

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Neat Complex Lemon

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The most expensive sake in the local bar I went into. This is certainly a good drink. It has an accent, but it's not too strong and seems to go well with everything. It is a strong drink, even if you can read "Yusura" in the name. The sashimi and octopus were as light and tasty as potato chips.

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Hmmm... It's like sake.

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pure and large Ancient taste. Beautiful. Classical and beautiful. The umami is not that strong. The sweetness is quite restrained. Dry and light. Not as dry as Go-no-Homare, but the dryness comes through slowly. It is just different from other sake. 87 points Sweetness: 2 Dryness:3.3 Acidity: 2.3 Aroma: 2.7

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

◆郷の誉【純米大吟醸】山桜桃（ゆすら）無濾過〔生酒〕720ml¥3,630

# 5

4.26 pt.

Toyosawa Honten Kyoto

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A limited edition sake brand from a nearby shop. Hiya. Mild umami from the head to the aftertaste.

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It is brewed by Nara Toyosawa Sake Brewery, so it is a Nara sake. It has a thick, robust flavor.

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It is crisp, cool, and dry! Best match for light Japanese food such as sashimi 🍣.

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# 6

4.23 pt.

Kanbai Shuzo Miyagi

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Miyakanbai's PB brand Miyamanishiki 55% Koji, Manamusume 65% Kake The aroma is rather subdued, but it has a clean, fruity aroma of white peaches, pears and apples. The taste is juicy and sweet like honey apple, just like drinking fruit juice! The alcohol content is a little strong, but it is easy to drink with a pleasant, refreshing aftertaste. It is as beautiful and delicious as one would expect from Miyakanbai.

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It has a fresh fruity aroma. The sharpness is also quite good. Personally, I prefer Miyakanbai Junmai Ginjo.

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Junmai-shu, domestic rice 65%, 15%. Aroma and slight sweetness. It is a little short, but the exquisite sweetness makes it easy to drink. 85%.

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# 7

4.22 pt.

Shimizu Shuzoten Ishikawa

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(ˊ일ˋ )🍶🍶🍶🍶 Drink and cheer 📣✊. This sake is from Shimizu Sake Brewery in Kawai-cho, Wajima, which suffered a big fire after the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The building was not completely destroyed or destroyed by fire, but there was a lot of damage 😢This is the first sake from the brewery I have ever had. The aroma is only a little, and the sake is a solid amber color🤔It says it is dry, but it has a refreshing umami taste😊The sweetness and acidity are moderate and the aftertaste is super refreshing😚✨You will not get tired of drinking it and it will go down easy😇 It's a delicious sake that can reset your palate during a meal 🥳👍.

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Hearing that Kanazawa is in the midst of a tourist slump, the wife and I went to Kanazawa Oden, and I had mixed feelings about being able to easily get into a restaurant that usually has a long line. A few restaurants were closed temporarily. Kanazawa was hardly damaged by the earthquake, and I hope everyone will come to Kanazawa! Now, Senmaida, rice from Senmaida in Wajima is partially used. Although it is junmai, it is not that heavy and easy to drink. It is light and crisp. The wife also likes it. The waitress said there were only 3 bottles left and that she would not be able to drink them for a while! We hope it will come back.

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Sake Rice Hokuriku Series. This time, the tori is Hyakumangoku No, developed by Ishikawa Prefecture, and the 24th brewery in the prefecture? Noto Honor. Is it a characteristic of Noto Honor or Hyakumangakkino White? It is fruity, but I think it is a classic sake.

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# 8

4.18 pt.

Hayashi Shuzo Gifu

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I received it again this year from a friend. I drank it on the rocks. It was a little dry and tasted more like old-fashioned sake than recent sake.

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I received this sake from a friend and drank it at room temperature. I drank it at room temperature, and on the second day it became mellower and easier to drink. It is like a traditional sake.

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☀️ Drunk on Gifu's Local Sake 2024" at the Tokyo venue 🏢. I was curious to see the crowd 😄. Firm sweetness and wine-like acidity. I feel the sweetness has a richness 🤔. It tastes like wine but not quite so complex. Sake that is wine-like but also has a sake-like taste 🍶.

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Where to Buy

酒の番人　ヤマカワ

美濃天狗純米大吟醸720ml/岐阜県可児市林酒造【4112】【日本酒】【お歳暮贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥2,230 美濃天狗純米大吟醸1.8L/岐阜県可児市林酒造【4111】【日本酒】【お歳暮贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥4,158

# 9

4.16 pt.

Tsuchida Shuzo Gunma

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Yogurt Acidity Room Temperature Complex Dry Juicy Umami Juice

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I got it as a souvenir Polishing ratio 90%. Is it too subtle at room temperature? It was delicious when heated. ☺️

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I think I prefer it at room temperature. It goes well with strong Japanese food.

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I used to drink Honored Kunimitsu Plum Wine, but this is my first time. It has a clear mouthfeel, but the flavor of lactic acid bacteria comes through. I think it's easy to drink, even for those who don't like traditional sake. I haven't tried it warmed, but it's good at room temperature or chilled.

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# 10

4.15 pt.

上川大雪酒造 Hokkaido

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Bittersweet Complex Tranquil Strawberry

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It is Kamikawa Taisetsu Shuzo's Kamikawa Junmai Sake. It was purchased at a Seven-Eleven in Sounkyo, Kamikawa-cho. It is a good sake with good acidity and sharpness. It is good to drink at room temperature.

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It is a sake limited to the Asahikawa area, but you can find it in restaurants these days. It has been a while since I drank it, but the label seems to have changed. It is fruity, refreshing, and easy to drink. It is a good and inexpensive sake with a nice taste of rice. ‼️

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It is the sake which is sold in the Seven-Eleven of Kamikawa-cho or Sounkyo in Hokkaido. I bought it as a souvenir for my wife on the way back from a snowboarding trip to Kamikawa in March. I always buy it when I go to Kamikawa area... It's really good!

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