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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.

# 41

3.10 pt.

Nagayama Shuzo Yamaguchi

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Umami Creamy Sweetness Firm Room Temperature Acidity Sharp Complex

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I tasted it during the New Year holidays. I thought it was arabashiri, but the staff mistakenly put shiboritate in it 🤣. It was fresh and easy to drink even though it had been fired once.

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Today, following yesterday's Aizan drinking event, I went to the Osaka Bay Tower's Japanese sake festival event 😀. I was informed in advance by bouken-san that there was a sake that Saku-san usually does not have, so I made a toast with his wife with that sake 😇. The sake was even clearer and fruity than Saku's usual sake, and we were very satisfied from the start 😀. During the live taiko performance by three women, my wife and I, who are both learning taiko, were overwhelmed by their amazing performance 😇. We were able to compare over 130 different types of sake, but my favorite was from Yamazaru, a brewery located in Asa, Yamaguchi Prefecture 😇. From the aroma to the mouthfeel, it was right up my alley👍! I had a chance to talk to the brewer and asked him about the stores in the Kansai area that carry it.

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Junmai Ginjo🍶Aged Sake✨Snow❄️☃️ Aged sake, light yellow in color. Cold sake, matured, Daruma Masamune-like. Not heavy, warmed to 60 degrees. Soft around the edges. Mellow. ☺️ It's still a sake for warming up. I served it with scallop sashimi sent from my relatives in Hokkaido 😋The scallops were huge and delicious💕. Purchased at Iida Sake Shop @ Shiki.

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# 42

3.09 pt.

Choryo Shuzo Nara

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Firm Peachy Acidity Sweetness Invigorating Umami CherryBlossom Fruity

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At home. I bought this as a souvenir when I enjoyed lunchtime drinking at Changlong Brewpark and had it at home. I guess it is a slightly different version of the one I had at lunch. The aroma may be influenced by the name of bamboo ⁉️.... Unlike the lunchtime drink, it was fresh, sweet, sour, and refreshing. The fact that I was able to bring back a good one as a souvenir made my day more enjoyable and memorable... ‼️ The fourth picture is of Kaguya-chan, the mascot of Hiroryo Town.

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At Changlong Brewpark. The second drink was Shikisaki. We were told that it is recommended as a food sake, so we had it with our bento. It is a dry sake with a strong umami flavor that can be savored slowly. It has a completely different taste from the Sakurabito we had earlier, and is good for variety. ‼️ We got tipsy and bought some souvenirs for our holiday.

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Dry with a hint of flavor. Almost room temperature at the beginning of the drink. No sweetness whatsoever! But it's not hard to drink. I don't know if this is a good analogy, but I drink it as a very light shochu. It's meant to be a sipping drink, but it goes into your body quickly! The second day starts with a cold sake. On the back of the label, it says it's a little dry. Perhaps because it is an unpasteurized sake, it doesn't have a strong alcoholic flavor, but it does have a bitter aftertaste and a tongue-tickling sensation. It may not be suitable for those who don't like the dry taste.

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# 43

3.08 pt.

Yucho Shuzo Nara

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Fizzy Acidity Fruity Bitterness Complex Invigorating Sweetness Umami

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Smells of rum, grapes, apple pie. Slightly carbonated, astringent, hard water, rumney, apple, bitter flavor, turns into a beautiful drink, slightly sweet and bitter. It is delicious. You can drink as much as you want while chewing octopus.

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At home. It is still delicious Kaze no Mori. It is characterized by the "swoop" when you open the bottle and the tingling sensation on the tip of your tongue when you put it in your mouth. The aroma is of ramune, and the taste is of ramune and slightly young melon. It's a gem that will change your view of the world of sake. There are so many kinds of sake that you will always be confused about what to drink.

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It's a fire-infused sake. Like champagne. The schwa-piti feeling. Beautiful sweetness. A Bridge to the World. The name of the company is not a household name.

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

風の森【純米】「ALFAアルファ　タイプ5　」〔生酒〕720ml¥1,793

Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

風の森秋津穂 657 生酒 720ml かぜのもり¥1,397 風の森露葉風 807 生酒 720ml かぜのもり¥1,496

# 44

3.07 pt.

Kenbishi Shuzo Hyogo

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Hot Temperature Caramelly Shaoxing Wine Umami Room Temperature Traditional Creamy Steady

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Lactic acidity, ripe aroma. Sweet mature feeling in the mouth, marron, unrefined sugar, caramel, mellow to cohesive, pleasant alcohol after going to the back of the tongue. Does the bitterness come? Does the alcohol taste come? And it ends up without either of them asserting themselves. I wonder if the advanced Kembishi is even more impressive. The bottle looks shining after drinking. The flavor spreads out very well when it is warmed. The umami stimulates the tongue and the bitterness is mellow. Delicious. tongue-tied

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Rich, umami taste. Slightly golden color. When served cold, it has a mellow flavor as if you were eating rice. When heated, it has a soft and soft flavor. Sake that can be drunk without snacks. I like this sake.

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How to drink:Room temperature Aroma: This is the first time I have smelled it. It is very difficult to describe, but it smells more like shochu than sake. Taste: Dry. It tastes sweet for a moment when swallowed, but it does not linger in the mouth. I think it is one of the driest sake I have ever tasted.

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# 45

3.06 pt.

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Sharp Tranquil Striking Smooth

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Natsuta Fuyuzo works in the rice paddies in summer and in the warehouse in winter. This is my first time to try the KAME-NO-IO sake rice. 😃 It was very elegant, with a deep and delicate flavor. Plus, the mouthfeel is crisp and refreshing at the end of the drink 🙂 I paired it with grilled fish and it goes well😇. It's a lost one in my book 👍

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The third bottle of Omagari Fireworks trophy! It is dry and refreshing, but you can also taste the sweetness of the rice.

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The aroma is mild and refreshing, with a fruity sweetness spreading through the mouthfeel. It is also sharp and easy to drink.

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# 46

3.06 pt.

Tsujun Shuzo Kumamoto

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Shaoxing Wine Room Temperature

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Umakuchi. The umami flavor spreads in the mouth, but the sharpness is surprisingly quick.

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The aroma of the top is a full aroma of rice, and in the mouth it has an elegant sweetness with a smoky aroma.

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Purchased at the Tsujun Sake Brewery where we stopped by after seeing the Tsujun Bridge. The taste is neither spicy nor sweet, and is easy to pair with a variety of things. Is it the lack of insistence?

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# 47

3.05 pt.

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Ramune Juicy Muscat Lychee

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Limited edition distribution sake from a brewery famous for "Bunkajin". It has a full-bodied rice flavor and Moderate and distinctive acidity to induce an appetite. A deep and complex taste.

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It seems to be a limited distribution product from the same brewery as Bunkajin! It has a refreshing ramune like aroma, sweet and sour flavors, juicy and deep 😋.

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The alcohol content suggests a gutsy taste, but it is elegant. It is dry, but you don't feel it too much because of the refreshing acidity that comes before it. It is a dangerous sake if you are fooled by the taste and drink too much 😊.

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# 48

3.04 pt.

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Warm Sake Muscat Hot Temperature Expansive Astringent

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Pampakapa~n📯. Here we come, J&N 600 check-in: ‼️ The Tochigi sake rate at 500 CI was 20%, but after that, the rate went up to 31% with only 100 bottles until 600 CI⤴️ I think the comparison of Sentori renewal was effective after all👍And so, it jumped to #2 after Shinsei in the Sake-no-wa ranking, right? Amazing‼️ The number one is SENKOURI 🤗...but let's continue with the "buy one you've never had before" 😊The commemorative bottle was chosen by "TAMAKA" 🤗. I've been curious about this one from Watanabe Shuzo in Kyokko for a while! I'll make love to you! Slightly yellow color 😌. The first sip is a bit astringent and delicious 🧐 with a robust flavor and a tight acidity 😋. I'm going to try this one! I'm sure this is his cue 🤔"Yamada-kun, bring me the one I was talking about" "ha~yayakuma~" So, here we are at Nonbee Yokocho😙. I knew it was the heated sake 🍶! The name "J&N Sake no Wawa" means "sake that tastes good heated". I'm sure you'll both feel the warmth 🤗Sasukechi here! Yes, it's already delicious from the aroma 😋...take a sip...😍you can't help but grin 🤭I'm in a great mood 🥹! If it's over 30%, it's top-notch! I love Tochigi 🥰!

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At Unaichi in Shin-Tokorozawa 17% rose ponzu vinegar, perfect for unaju, light whiskey taste, delicious! Rose ponzu vinegar Unaju

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This is the wrong brand it’s from Tochigi from Hokkan. The cheapest sake in Donquixote in Bangkok and so very smooth and balanced at medium chill. It’s actually very close to water.

# 49

3.04 pt.

せんきん Tochigi

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Yogurt Fizzy Acidity

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Whoa, it's like wine, but it's sake 😆. It's refreshing with a low acidity ☺️. I drink too much 😋

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The restaurant does not seem to be a sake store, but the lineup always draws me in. This time, I ordered "SENKOURI" and this was the sake I ordered. Fresh! But almost no acidity. But there was almost no acidity, and a slight bubbling sensation on the tongue. The dishes were sashimi of flatfish and fried red mullet. Oh, yummy! I'm glad I ordered it. (^^)

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It was delicious!

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# 50

3.03 pt.

Hayashi Shuzo Toyama

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Fruity Sweetness Neat Umami Dry Sharp Crisp Clean

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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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