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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 41

3.73 pt.

Asahikawa Shuzo Yamagata

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Shaoxing Wine Room Temperature Warm Sake

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It is easy to drink with less of a "sake yeast" feel.

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I was curious about the label "for advanced drinkers" and bought it. It has a peculiar aroma like an old sake, with a hint of sourness. Thick taste Not easy to drink, but I like it very much.

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Preference ★★★★☆

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# 42

3.72 pt.

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Shaoxing Wine Caramelized Expansive

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This is the first jacket I've ever seen with shurikens 💠. It's so sharp, it's called "super dry"! I thought it would be pretty grueling, but it was 20 degrees alcohol😇.

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Mitomiku Junmai Ginjo Comet Fukuhara Shuten Hanpukai [Mitomiku Shuzo, Shiga Prefecture Slight sourness and sweetness from the clear mouthfeel. Slight appleiness. A lingering bitterness. Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic) Rice：100% Hokkaido Katsuboshi Rice Polishing Ratio: 60 Alcohol content: 15

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# 43

3.71 pt.

Kikusui Shuzo Niigata

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Creamy Rich Sweetness Orange Slow-sipping Viscous Umami Juice

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Buy at Aeon Cheap and tasty And my favorite nigori sake! It's a high 21%. It's a four-pack so it will go fast💦.

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Slurp kaa - tongue tingling. Alcohol content 21 degrees! I bought it on the way home from overtime work. Kikusui Shuzo has been a customer of mine for the Kikusui Funaguchi Ichiban Shibori, which is available at convenience stores and supermarkets before I started using Sake No Wa. I remember that it was a pioneer of canned raw sake. Thanks to this technology, we now have more opportunities to offer unpasteurized sake to the world, and I think this is an immeasurable achievement in the sake world. I could go on and on, but according to the label, this sake is classified as a "liqueur". At any rate, I'll note in my memorandum that it was a sweet and dangerous drink.

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I tried a drink that I don't usually have. It was quite impressive. I had forgotten that nigori means this kind of sake! It's mild, but it leaves a strong impact. But it leaves a strong impact. It has a rough texture in the mouth. It may not sound like a good expression, but it is a compliment!

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# 44

3.70 pt.

Kirei Shuzo Hiroshima

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Junmai Ginjo Nama Sake 🍶Hiroshima Zouga Linear Heart White Rice A little tight in the glass, but soft in the mouth. It is a subtle combination of grassy and fruity. Mild when drunk from a flat cup (or plate). I had it with striped horse mackerel simmered roughly 😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20220812

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A 1-goupe bottle that I had gotten at Yamada-san, a sake dealer in Ikebukuro Seibu. I check the small refrigerator near the cash register, which is mainly small bottles, every time I go there. It is Kamerei Mannen from Hiroshima🐢. The classical texture gives it a ginjo-shu feel.

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I was curious about this brand, Saijo's local sake Kamerei. It is a light, dry sake with a hint of alcohol that is perfect for a mid-meal drink. It is a typical Hiroshima sake.

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Where to Buy

Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化タナカ

亀齢萬年　純米大吟醸　四拾五　原酒　　720ml　日本酒　純米酒　辛口　大吟醸　純米大吟醸¥2,750 亀齢萬年　純米大吟醸原酒　720ml　日本酒　純米酒　辛口　大吟醸　純米大吟醸¥2,828

# 45

3.69 pt.

Sasanokawa Shuzo Fukushima

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BBQ in the garden🍖Cup of sake is good to drink outside😋.

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Sasanogawa Junmai 58% 15%, 720ml, 1430 yen It is labeled Junmai but is 58% polished. The acidity is strong. This is what orthodox acidity is supposed to taste like. After the acidity comes an edgy dryness like a horse coming from behind. However, there seems to be some unique peculiarities, and depending on the day you drink it, it may bother you a little. I heard it won an award for lukewarm sake, but I should have tried heating it up to emphasize the peculiarity and find out what caused it. Rating 3.8 (out of 5.0) 20240501

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Sasanokawa 35-year old sake, Junmai 60% 17%, 500ml, 5000 yen We went to a brewery in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. It was a beautifully renovated and stylish space. There was a sign that said "Milan Sake Challenge", a double gold medal winner, which I don't know what it means. The sake was a dark color, almost black. It is rare to see such a color. It does not have the strong smell of old wine and does not have a bad smell. It is a very thick and thick sake, almost like Shaoxing sake. It has a very deep taste and is quite delicious. I would like to have a cup of sake while listening to Akari Machi's "My Birthplace is Koriyama". When I thought about what I was doing 35 years ago, all I could think of was ping pong dash. Rating 4.0 (out of 5.0) 20240428

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# 46

3.69 pt.

Yoshinoya Nagano

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Fresh Umami Fruity Sweetness

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Thirty years ago, when I was a student, I went on a ski trip to Nozawa Onsen organized by a senior student. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I remember that a liquor store (Nagano store?) near Juonoyu was selling a set of three mini bottles of Unzan for 800 yen as a souvenir. Each bottle was no more than 1 gou, but it was a set of 3 bottles: Honjozo, Junmai Ginjo, and Harazake. I compared the sake for the first time with my skiing buddies. I compared them for the first time with my skiing buddies and found that my favorite was the Harazake. (I bought three boxes of it on my way home from a ski trip (lol). After that, I had several encounters with Unzan, and each time I bought a bottle of the original sake. This time, I was able to buy a fresh bottle that was only about a week old (although it has been open for about 2 weeks now). It has a slight effervescence. The mouthfeel is light and does not give the sensation of being a very strong sake. It has a mild lingering aroma. It is a very tasty sake.

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The first bite is a big hit, but it blends in quickly. However, it has a rich flavor and is as good as the rich buta. The raw sake I drank yesterday in a taste comparison was also quite good, but as I felt after tasting it, this one was the right choice for me.

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I visited Zenkoji Temple in Shinshu with my two daughters. The nice brother at the brewery gave us a tasting of his Unzan hi-airi sake, which was so delicious that we decided to take it home and drink it. Smooth without any spines. Oyaki-uma

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# 47

3.67 pt.

おかげさま

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Fresh Firm Crisp Sweet and Sour

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Shiboritate Nama-narashu (freshly squeezed raw sake) I thought it might be a bit harsh because it is a nama sake, but it is easy to drink and has a refreshing taste. It opened up a new world for me. It was a good drink at a price in the 300 yen range.

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21% Polishing Junmai Daiginjo Limited Edition It tastes good with all the impurities removed! It's refreshing, but it's more than sweet, it's too easy to drink! I would rather drink this sake by itself than with rice! 12,000 yen for 720ml

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It tastes good and refreshing! A little bit like kelp at first? Great value for money!

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# 48

3.67 pt.

Sasaki Shuzo Kyoto

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夏らしくキレがあり爽やか。でもアルコール感強めで満足感があります。

The one I got with a voucher that was included in the tasting coin mess when I tasted at Sasaki Sake Brewery. It is 25%, so it is very drinkable even with soda.

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The green cedar ball signals that the new sake is ready. We were able to taste it. The sake was clear, dry, and easy to drink.

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# 49

3.67 pt.

老松酒造 Hyogo

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Two years ago 🚗 I visited Minami Haga, a roadside station near a sake brewery, and checked in 😅I bought a mini bottle of Banshu Ichiken and a bottle of Old Pine Sake Brewery's Sansho as a souvenir. Sanyo Bai Sake Brewery and Old Pine Sake Brewery are almost across the street from each other, about a minute walk away, so I recommend you visit both of them 😊. The Sansho is a regional brand 😃👆👆 Like the Banshu Ikken, the Sansho Junmai Ginjo is also made with Hyogo Yume Nishiki sake rice. Maybe it would have been better to warm it up 🧐. Label: 🏷️ Difficulty: low 😍 Soaking in hot water made it easy to peel off. Place to buy 🍶:Roadside Station Minami Haga

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The top of the tree. Sourness and sweetness, both present. It leaves an aftertaste, but it is not unpleasant. It was good, moderately rich. What is kijoshu? I searched for it and found out that it is made with sake, not water. I had no idea.

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Souvenirs from a trip to see the autumn leaves at Momijiyama in Yamazaki, Shiso City. Currently, there are two remaining sake breweries in the city, Sanyo Sake Brewery and Old Pine Brewery, but until 40 years ago, there was another brewery, Honke Monzenya, which brewed and sold a type of sake called sansho (three laughs). The building of the Honke Monzenya still remains, but in order to make the most of the historical landscape where sake breweries line up from Sanyo Bai to Laematsu and Honke Monzenya, The Yamazaki Central City Area Revitalization Committee (Good Town Project) was formed, and over a period of two years, "Sansho" was revived! There is a café called "Sansho" on the former site. Let's start with the old pine tree.

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# 50

3.65 pt.

Ooyatakashi Shuzo Kanagawa

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Dry Acidity Umami Room Temperature Fizzy Fresh Grainy Firm

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I had wanted to drink it for a long time, but the timing was never quite right... The manager said it was his favorite drink in the restaurant! It is a pale yellow color with silver tints and a hint of green. It has a spicy top note with a hint of alcohol, but the aroma is very refreshing, perhaps because of the acidity. When you drink it, the slightly carbonated texture on the tongue is pleasant. There is not much noticeable aroma, but the acidity gives it a refreshing mouthfeel. It may not have much sweetness to begin with, but the acidity helps to make it dry. Despite its dryness, it has a strong flavor, which is probably due to the strong umami that can be tasted from start to finish. Dry sake is usually considered "spicy," but perhaps because of the strong umami, it does not feel too spicy. Interestingly, it is a sake that does not have much bitterness, which may be why it is so light and easy to drink despite its 17% alcohol content. This is seriously very, very good! I wouldn't say it's for everyone, but I think it's a must-try for sake drinkers who like umami!

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Low-polished & sake yeast yeast As expected, it has a strong punch! The aftertaste is also bitter and punchy. ‼️ It has a beautiful mouthfeel and a citrusy bitterness at the finish. It is easy to drink with just the right amount of sweetness. It was a unique and delicious sake with many different expressions. ❣️

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Rice used is Yamadanishiki After opening the bottle, I wondered if it would have been better if I had let it sit longer. I regret it after opening the bottle. Even as it is, it has a great balance of fruity and powerful, with a clean dry finish. ‼️ However, it seemed to have a lot of potential to improve! It was delicious, but it was a waste of time!

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

大矢孝酒造【純米酒】昇龍蓬莱生もと山田錦75無濾過〔生原酒〕令和5年度醸造 720ml¥1,815 〈限定品〉大矢孝酒造【純米大吟醸】昇龍蓬莱生もとまめ農園雄町49 無濾過〔生原酒〕720ml¥2,475

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佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

昇龍蓬莱　特別純米¥1,415 昇龍蓬莱　生もと純米　山田錦75　槽場直詰生原酒　2023BY(令和5BY)¥1,815

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