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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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Crisp Umami Firm Cheese 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

4.86 pt.

鳥屋酒造 Ishikawa

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Umami Firm Sharp Cooled Sake Patiently Sweetness Full-flavored Graceful

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(*´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

4.77 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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Where to Buy

佐野屋酒店

黒牛純米酒 720ml¥1,463 黒牛純米酒無濾過生原酒中取り720ml¥1,832

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佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

黒牛　純米酒¥1,463 黒牛　純米酒　瓶燗急冷　雄町¥1,568

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

黒牛純米生原酒雄町 720ml くろうし名手酒造店¥1,749 黒牛辛口純米酒別誂今仲酒店オリジナル無濾過生原酒 1800ml くろうしべつあつらえ¥3,245

# 4

4.73 pt.

Honda Shoten Hyogo

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Umami Firm Dry Sweetness Acidity Crisp Sharp Bitterness

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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Where to Buy

虎ノ門升本

龍力特別純米酒生もと造り (火入れ) 720ml【兵庫県本田商店】たつりききもとづくり四合瓶¥2,150

# 5

4.69 pt.

Kazuma Shuzo Ishikawa

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It has a subtle sweetness and a clean, crisp finish. It is very tasty and refreshing from start to finish.

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Location Hozu-gun, Ishikawa Rice type Ishikawa-mon Type of sake Junmai Ginjo Rice polishing 55 Alcohol content 16°. Yeast Sake degree +3 Acidity 1.5 Rating （scale 0-3) (Item) Inokashira (Aroma) +1.5 melon (Appearance) Slightly yellowish crystal (Taste) Taste Body 2 Acidity 2 Sweetness 1.5 Umami 2 Bitterness 2 Aftertaste: Alcoholic and pleasantly bitter Impression: Mild, mellow, dry This is a Noto sake made from a rice called Ishikawa-mon, which I have not had very often. The aroma is modest, with a melon-like ginjo aroma. The attack is relatively smooth with moderate acidity and sugar, but later one can taste alcohol-derived sweetness and bitterness. It has a good balance and is easy to drink. It is best as a food sake. Repeat Score 2.0

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The perfect sake for this time of year. The balance of sweetness, acidity, bitterness, and astringency is to my liking. You can feel the delicious taste of rice.

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# 6

4.68 pt.

Kita Shuzo Nara

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Nectar Acidity Firm

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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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# 7

4.63 pt.

Tsukasagiku Shuzo Tokushima

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Tsukasagiku 1

Tsukasagiku 2

Tsukasagiku 3

It was a gift from an acquaintance 🍶. This is the second bottle of a two-bottle set. 300ml 📌 ¥Unknown Thank you very much 💕 Here is the rice! I'll have it cold today. The aroma is fruity. The color is beautiful💕 The mouthfeel is clean and easy to drink 😁😁The sweetness of the rice comes through but you can also taste the umami 💕. It is a very good sake that is easy to drink and refreshing even when drunk by itself💕💕💕💕 Thanks to my acquaintance 😁.

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I hadn't had Tokushima sake yet, so I bought some at an antenna store in Yurakucho when I went to Ginza last week 😀. It's safe to say that the first time you drink a brand you've never tried before, you can try it out in a single bottle 😁. The aroma is subtle but apple ✨. It has a refreshing taste. The gentle sweetness is followed by a full flavor! The acidity is refreshing and delicious 😍. I would drink this sake again if I could find it 😊.

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It is more than dry, but has a strong taste with a sharp aftertaste. It is delicious.

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# 8

4.58 pt.

野村醸造 Ibaraki

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紬美人 2

紬美人 3

The aroma of sweet rice...fruity...sweet in the mouth and with a crisp finish! It's a little bitter, but I don't mind it... but it's great for sipping on a glass of wine during meals or just sipping it on its own... it's really good.

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka㉒ Ibaraki Prefecture Booth ⑫ Nomura Brewery in Joso City has experienced many difficulties, including partial destruction of the brewery in the Great East Japan Earthquake and extensive damage from the 2015 flooding of the Kinugawa River, and has been able to rebuild each time. Junmai Ginjo ◉紬美人 Junmai Ginjo The first taste is sweet and fruity, with a slightly complex finish. The toji (master brewer) is Mr. Tsutomu Umezawa, a Nanbu toji (master brewer). Mr. Umezawa trained at Asakai before joining Nomura Brewery.

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National Sake Fair 2025㉓ Ibaraki Prefecture⑭ Nomura Brewery in Joso city. I thought that there would be a lot of XX beauty if I look for it 🤔. There seems to be a French restaurant attached to the brewery! I found out that the regular junmai ginjo has a more classic label. This one seems to be a modern type named "Grand", so I wonder if they are making a modern label? This sake won the Platinum Award at the 2017 KURAMASTER Sake Competition Polishing ratio 55% Yamadanishiki from Ibaraki 15.3% Sake degree +1 3000 yen Fruity and sweet but a little strange? Maybe the taste of Senhime is still in the boar's mouth😅. I forgot to take a picture, so I borrowed Nemuchi's picture.

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# 9

4.56 pt.

Kuwabarasakaba Shimane

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Hot Temperature Cooled Sake Firm Umami Acidity Gentle Room Temperature Dry

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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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

扶桑鶴【特別純米】凌雲 1800ml¥3,190

Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

扶桑鶴純米にごり酒 1800ml ふそうづる桑原酒造¥2,860

# 10

4.54 pt.

吉川醸造 Kanagawa

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Acidity Vigorous Firm Sweetness Peachy Lychee Astringent

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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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