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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.

# 21

3.82 pt.

上川大雪酒造 Hokkaido

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Bittersweet 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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# 22

3.81 pt.

Daishinshu Shuzo Nagano

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Fruity Lingering Popping Fragrant Viscous Light Flamboyant Complex

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For a mellow aroma, Fruity sweetness. Compared to "Daishinshu", It has a clean aftertaste, It has a more refined taste.

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Limited brand of Daishinshu: 🇯🇵 Buy it during your pilgrimage to the Holy Land✨. Only about 10 dealers carry this brand. You can find anything in the Holy Land........ 🤣. The ginjo aroma is green apple 🍏. It's been a long time since I've had a Daishinshu, but we share the same aroma 😤. I wonder if the sake rice is Hitogokochi or Miyamanishiki? (→ later I checked and it was Hitogochiki 😳) The balance of sweetness and umami, and then acidity to finish is perfect🤣.

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Repeat purchase Gorgeous aroma strong sweet fruity 🍶 🍶 🍶 🍶 Light and tasty Light and delicious ❗

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Where to Buy

美好屋酒店

香月至極720ml【専用箱付き】令和5年酒造年度【日本酒/長野県/大信州酒造】¥11,000 香月古今720ml【専用箱付き】令和5年酒造年度【日本酒/長野県/大信州酒造】【送料無料】¥22,000

# 23

3.81 pt.

Terada Honke Chiba

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Acidity Room Temperature Yogurt Umami Hot Temperature Complex Creamy Shaoxing Wine

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I opened the lid and sniffed it... I liked it even before I drank it because of the nice aroma of koji like amazake! I thought ^ ^ Sip it with salted butter dorayaki and dry snacks 🍶. Yes, it's still delicious...my kind of sake ^ ^ ^.

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Kashima Shrine, Ikisu Shrine, Katori Shrine I visited and bought from the three shrines of Eastern Japan! This time we got Katori! Junmai Natural Sake 80 I've never tasted sake like this before! Sweet aroma? The aroma of bread? The taste is strong and robust. The sourness and richness are similar to coffee... That's just my personal opinion😜. What the heck, I just finished 300mls! LOL! It is a divine drink 😁.

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I messed up with the Terada family.... It's perfect for heating up.

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Where to Buy

酒の甫坂

寺田本家香取純米90720ml¥1,309 寺田本家香取純米80720ml¥1,309

# 24

3.81 pt.

Yuki Shuzo Ibaraki

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Fizzy Grainy Umami Creamy Acidity Complex Room Temperature

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This Sake is very interesting. It has a citrus flavor like grapefruit. The flavor really cleanses the pallet.

Junmai nama-shu YAMADANISHIKI 90 Rice polishing ratio 90%❗️ This is the challenge sake of Michiko Urasato, the female toji of Yui. Yamada Nishiki is brewed at 90% polishing ratio without polishing. The taste of the rice is rich and intense❗️, but there is a light fizzy feeling. There is also a little bit of orage mixed in. This is why it is milder and softer in the mouth than I expected. The aftertaste is refreshing. It's amazing. Michiko Urasato, Toji 💡. I had it with ginger yaki, and it was delicious. The sake and side dishes go well together😆. I've heard that if you let it sit for a few days, you'll get a different taste of the rice, so I stopped at halfway today. I heard it's also good at different temperatures.

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# 25

3.78 pt.

Mukai Shuzo Kyoto

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Umami Acidity Firm Hot Temperature Creamy Dry Complex Traditional

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The last sake we had at Kyoto Stand Kiyo Kiyo was "Toyoyo Junmai Dry Musou" by Mukai Shuzo, also from the Tango region. The rough and powerful label may represent the fishing scene in this area. When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the umami flavor and the aroma of rice is crisp and full. Even though it is called "Dry Musou", it has a hint of sweetness, which makes it a delicious cup. It has been a long time since I have had a good drink, and the best part of drinking outside by myself is that I can drink slowly while considering what to drink and what snacks to go with it, while keeping an eye on my pocketbook. I returned home refreshed both mentally and physically. From next time, I will introduce some of the sakes I took at the beginning of the year!

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Warmed with pork dishes.

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1853 2024/9 Kyo no Haru Junmai Nama Nigori Sake 67% 17° 24/8 A Ine-cho, Kyoto 720 1945 The bottle was warned to be opened with caution, but there was no fizziness at all, and the lees did not move even slightly. The first thing I did was to pour the clear sake into a cup, and even there I did not feel any fizz. But the taste is quite refreshing and delicious. After the second glass, I mixed the lees with the nigoromi (nigori)... Perhaps because the lees is so thick (about a quarter of the lees in stillness), the sake was a little heavy, beyond soft. It might be exquisite if gas were involved...but I kept on drinking. I had the impression that if there was a sense of effervescence... if there was no effervescence, the clear sake would be better.... On the second day, I had the clear sake and light nigori. Since I was enjoying Ine-Manbaike at the same time, I thought it would be good if they were from the same brewery, so I combined the remaining lees with Ine-Manbaike and enjoyed it as a mellow pink sake.

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# 26

3.77 pt.

Fukutsuru Shuzo Toyama

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Prune Traditional Caramelly

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Bacchus and the Mountain 2023 2012 Old Sake Old sake that is hard to drink. It has been carefully nurtured for 11 years. The aroma is caramelized, The taste is sweet, and although there is a sense of old sake from it It's delicious and outstanding👍 I think it would be delicious if drunk lukewarm 😆. It looks delicious 😆.

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Get it and Toyama Campaign Vol. 2 Kaze no Bon was recently at the Nihonbashi Antenna store in Nihonbashi I drank it at the Nihonbashi Antenna Shop the other day. Alcohol content 20 degrees ❗️ Polishing ratio 60 It's sweet and tasty with a hint of ale. I'm going to get drunk 🥴. I'll try to drink it hot next time! Home drinking 373

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Kaze no Bon Yamahai Honjozo Autumn Agari Fukutsuru Sake Brewery in Yatsuo. After this, the image is still there, but I have no memory of the taste 💦. Here are the comments from the sake shop While it has a light, dry tone, it has a richness and umami that can be felt well. It is a sake with a good balance of five tastes.

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# 27

3.73 pt.

Hayashi Shuzo Toyama

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Fruity Sweetness Neat Dry Umami Fresh Acidity Sharp

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(*´~*)🍶🍶🍶🍶´- I got Kurobe Pincer from Hayashi Sake Brewery in Toyama Prefecture 😀. I asked the lady at the store to recommend a new arrival, and since Hayashi was not yet available, I bought a bottle of Kurobe Pincer from the same brewery 😚. The aroma is not so much but a little peachy 🍑? It is fresh on the palate with a gentle sweetness and rice flavor 🌾😋 It is a delicious sake that finishes with a bit of an alkali aftertaste 😆👍✨.

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Toyama Trip Day 3 🚄. Unazuki Onsen ♨️ The third "Nipon Sake Shop" 🍶. The aroma of 🌾Fu no Kou The first two were dry, but this one is fruity. but this one is fruity with just the right amount of acidity and a gentle taste. with just the right amount of acidity and a gentle taste. It was easy to drink and delicious 😋.

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I look forward to Toyama hiyaoroshi every year 😊. I chose Kurobe Gorge this year as well 😆. This year may be different from previous years⁉️. The aroma is sweet and rummy. The taste is less fruity and sweeter and calmer than usual 🤔. Sweet and calm 🤔. Surprisingly, there is no alcohol taste. It is easy to drink and the 270ml is gone in no time. It will be gone soon!

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# 28

3.67 pt.

Maruishi Jozo Aichi

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Fizzy Acidity Balanced Umami Bitterness Sweetness Fruity Complex

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Terroir of Okazaki 🍶 Junmai-shu brewed with "Manzai rice" produced in Okazaki at a milling ratio of 70 I think I could taste some bitterness.... I think I can feel a bit of bitterness... It doesn't lose its edge on the second day either... It doesn't seem to be round. Is it good as a food sake? It's different from the Jungin I drank before... a little disappointing... sorry...

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Bread when you open the bottle! It's a lively sake from Western-style! The aroma is a faint and unique rice aroma. It has a sweet and bitter taste and a slight effervescence. As the label says, the balance is exquisite...you can drink it as is...this is...this is delicious 😋 delicious 😋 delicious

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It's the first time I've taken two rabbits. "He who runs after two hares will catch two rabbits. That's a good phrase, isn't it? It's not too fragrant or sweet. It will come in handy as a sipping drink.

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Where to Buy

美好屋酒店

二兎萬歳70純米720ml【日本酒/愛知県/丸石醸造】【冷蔵推奨】¥1,485 二兎山田錦65純米生原酒720ml【日本酒/愛知県/丸石醸造】【要冷蔵商品】¥1,650

# 29

3.65 pt.

Okamura Honke Shiga

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Acidity Umami Sweetness Shaoxing Wine Neat Candy Complex Cheese

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I've been making my way to restaurants with good service lately. Today they served me a fresh aged sake. Today is February 6. This is my first Kinkame. My first impression was that it was very good! Next, it has a strong umakuchi taste. The acidity at the end is good, just like Yamadataro. It is like a light kijoshu, and it is delicious. Shiga is nice.

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This one has a milling ratio of 80. Full of sweetness! It spreads slowly in the mouth.

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In Sakewa, there are two separate brands, Kinkame and Kinkame, which is the correct one to register? Kinkame's "Drink this" is 70% polished. It has umami, richness, and a moderately classic feel. This is also a delicious sake.

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

お福わけセット紅茶+おからクッキー+とくりやKOBIN180ml2本金亀城下町彦根火入日本酒滋賀県¥4,950

# 30

3.64 pt.

澤佐酒造 Mie

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Wine Herbal Acidity Grape Yogurt Creamy

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Sangu is the first time in about 2 years of sales. It has a solid body with the power of Aizan, but it feels lighter than the last time I drank it. It also seems a little sweeter... Is it my imagination? I have no complaints, and I still like the same type, but I wonder if my taste buds have changed? When I evaluate it calmly, I can taste the flavor and the sharpness is good. It is not fruity, but it is slightly sweet and well-balanced. It is a good sake!

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The Year-End Party of the Kansai Branch of Sake-no-wa (7) Nemuchi-san brought this sake. I had never heard of this brand before 😰. It tasted like white wine👌. Thanks, Nemuchi-san 😁.

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Kansai Sake-no-wa Year-End Party 2024⑦ Sake brought by me. According to bouken-san's information, the brewer of this sake brewery in Mie passed away suddenly and Sawasa Shuzo went out of business. The information is only based on fragments of information, and there is no proof. Currently, the website remains, but the online store is closed. I'm thinking of having a series of "can't-drink-twice" sake for the annual off-line meeting, but other people also brought a lot of "can't-drink-twice" sake 🤣. Sangu INPREVUE Anprevue Junmai Ginjo Sake - 40 degrees, slightly fruity, a mix of rich sweetness as well as rich sourness, not like a noble wine or ice wine where the sweetness stands out, but a rich sweet and sour taste. I thought this was delicious and interesting, but it's a shame we won't be able to drink this kind of alcohol anymore 😭 Thank you Sawasa Sake Brewery for the treat 🙏.

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