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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.

# 91

3.97 pt.

Masuda Shuzo Nara

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2020/06/05 美山錦：100% く〜っ❗️　辛口。でも、口に含んだ瞬間は旨味を感じる。醤油に合うなあ〜❤️ 冷蔵庫の中を夏酒にしようと計画中。

2020/08/14 I like Shinyon, but it didn't turn out to be a great drink. I haven't met my taste buds lately.

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The sake brewery is closing? I wonder why when it tastes so good. At first I thought it was too thin? But it is quite dry and tasty! 100% Hitomebore produced in Nara Prefecture I knew it was good!

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# 92

3.97 pt.

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Umami Traditional Sweetness Mellow Crisp Firm Dry Hot Temperature

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I wanted to try my first Osaka sake, Akushika, but I found Kurehaaru at my favorite izakaya... a traditional local sake. It's a good sake for a mid-meal drink. Yes! Local sake. The flavor is as expected.

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After enjoying Fushimi's soft water hot springs in Kyoto, I spent the last part of my trip in Osaka👍. Since it was a special occasion, we had a drink at Kurehaaru, which we hadn't had in a year, and some oden and kushikatsu! The aroma is almost imperceptible. It has a refreshing taste on the palate, but the robust flavor of the rice comes on later. Still, it is lighter than other Osaka sake and has a moderate sweet and spicy taste. It has no habits and goes perfectly with oden ✨.

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Kureshun that was at the place I went to eat today. I thought it must be pure rice, but the sweetness won out. But it was my first time to drink sake from Osaka, so I enjoyed it. Goes well with soba noodles.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

呉春呉春普通酒 1800ml ごしゅんごしゅん父の日ギフト¥2,068 呉春呉春本醸造 1800ml ごしゅんごしゅん父の日ギフト¥2,519

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お酒の専門店　『松仙』

池田酒呉春呉春普通酒 1800ml¥2,295 呉春呉春本丸 1800ｍｌ本醸造¥2,892

# 93

3.95 pt.

Kitamura Shuzo Nara

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Chestnutt Umami Firm Chocolate Floral Cheese Dry CherryBlossom

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Rice used is Yoshino Gin-no-sato 1/3rd bottle of Yoshino Sake Rice Project Kitamura Sake Brewery, probably for the first time. It has a good amount of sweetness, spiciness, and acidity. The alcohol content is a little high. The aftertaste is also crisp, and it is good that it does not get dull. As expected of Nara's sake, the level of the ministry is high.

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The famous sake from Yoshino, Nara, Shojo no Oni👹san series❣️. The founder of Shugendo, Yakushokaku, was served by a couple of demons: the husband demon was Zendo Oni (the former demon) and the wife was Myodo Oni (the latter demon). This is the first time I bought a sake named after that Zendo Oni 😆. I was originally under the impression that Shoto was a fruity, easy-drinking sake, but this Zendo Oni is so rich and full-bodied that it is hard to believe it is a Jungin of Gohyakumangoku 😳. It has a nice melon feeling and a full-bodied flavor reminiscent of Tamagawa❣️. By the third day, the ripe fruit-like sweetness is added, and the unique flavor is irresistible 😇 I'm enjoying it chippy, chippy, chippy😇 All that crosses our path are demons 👹. But if it's demons like this, I want to see them again. I wonder if his wife will be the next demon (not my wife 😅)

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Hinohikari. The richness of the rice flavor is gutsy. Slightly hiney feeling.

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# 94

3.95 pt.

Moriki Shuzojo Mie

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Cooled Sake Room Temperature

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Mmm, solid drinking sensation😊. Moderate sweetness, no sourness, delicious 😋 You're the brewer of Rumiko's sake 😚

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R5BY was served warm. It has a clear, crisp flavor and is crisp and clean with the acidity of the sake yeast. The sense of maturity is slight.

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soft acidity pleasure delicious

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# 95

3.95 pt.

Haginishiki Shuzo Shizuoka

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Acidity Crisp Dry Bitterness Sweetness Firm Grape Umami

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The rice used is Hitogochiki from Nagano Prefecture. Refreshing and crisp aftertaste, just like a summer sake. The sweetness is moderate, but the umami is also present in its own way. It is a sake that needs to be cooled down to the perfect temperature.

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The freshness of the raw materials mellows out the richness of the flavor...!

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Today is my day off, so I took a walk around Sunpu Castle, Kunouzan Toshogu Shrine, and Nihon Taira! I've always wanted to visit Kunouzan and Nihondaira, but the view of the Pacific Ocean and Mt. Fuji from Nihondaira is fantastic👍. On the way home, I took a sip. When I opened the bottle, it had a melon-like aroma. The mouthfeel is refreshing, but the melon-like sweet and astringent taste comes through in a jiffy, giving it a gorgeous flavor. However, the assertion itself gradually settles down and changes to a spiciness, so it is not too heavy for a nama-zake and is easy to drink! Tomorrow is the second half of Shizuoka life. I'll do my best!

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# 96

3.95 pt.

Kumano Shuzo Kyoto

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This is my first time in Kumi no Ura. I've only seen it at Isetan Kyoto. It has a fruity aroma, light and refreshingly sweet. It seems to be popular among women. It is different from the impression on the label.

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I drank Kumi no Ura a long time ago, but it made little impression on me. I tried to remember it well this time, but my memory is not so good in this area😅. I think it was dry and refreshing, made with Koshihikari rice.

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OSAKA-JO SAKE SQUARE 2023 It is a dry sake with a very thick core flavor and a lot of graininess! If you like strong dry sake, this is the one for you! I was traumatized because I was surrounded by jellyfish when I jumped into Kumihama from the wharf a long time ago. Thank you very much!

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# 97

3.95 pt.

Sanshoraku Shuzo Toyama

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Umami Acidity Banana Bitterness Firm Spicy Hot Temperature Sweetness

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The other day, after eating my second bowl of ramen🍜🍥🍜 at the SUSURU Ramen Fest Toyama, I took a walk and bought this at Mizuhata-san. This is the first time I have ever had San Shoraku 😀. The aroma is mild and not too much 🤔The mouthfeel is smooth and light with a gentle sweetness and mild acidity 😊The taste is strong but disappears easily 😚👍. It was a light yet robust and delicious sake 🥳.

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Toyama Eki-naka Sake Bar (7) Sanjoraku Yamahai Honjozo This sake is probably best served warmed, but it was also good cold. It's getting hard to drink standing up...

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Sanjoraku's unique flavor is still there! The sweetness and umami that comes afterwards is good👍 I want to eat pickles with it 😁.

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# 98

3.95 pt.

Yoshimurahideo Shoten Wakayama

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Acidity Umami Shaoxing Wine Room Temperature Firm Neat Dry Invigorating

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Kurumazaka 3

Not much aroma...old-fashioned mellow umami-kuchi...it's a food sake 🍶 like the local Mukho Masamune or Teisho🌲...it's a sake that is only possible with snacks 🍶...the bitter aftertaste may bother you a little? I think the bitterness of the aftertaste is a little bit bothersome...classical...this is good...I think the hurdle is too high...I'm having it with fried Mexicali...little by little...with snacks...

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I wish you the best of luck with this one. 🍶🍶🍶🍶 This is my second time at Kurumizaka. This time I bought Jun Dai. I noticed after I bought it that it was manufactured in 2017.3 and shipped in 2020.9. ？？？？？ The first day I opened the bottle, I thought it had an unusual taste. The flavor and acidity are amplified. On the second day, the flavor and acidity are amplified and it seems to change with temperature. It's so good! 😋

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Forgotten things of summer. Kishu Tamakae, Yamahai Kurumazaka. Is the complex acidity in the Noto Toji style? The lingering taste is refreshing and perfect for summer.

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

車坂【純米酒】山廃〔生原酒】1800ml¥3,080

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佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

車坂　魚に合う吟醸酒¥1,155 車坂　純米酒¥1,155

# 99

3.94 pt.

Mifuku Shuzo Shiga

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Acidity Umami Fresh Fruity Firm Dry Bitterness Fizzy

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(*) 🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today I got my first three stars 😀. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not, but I'm sure it's a good thing.

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Tonight, we have a little quirky one for you 💁. Mitsurensei 15th Anniversary Special Sake 5 Years Aged Shiga Watabune Rokugou ✨ H29BY=2017BY and from 2022.7 when shipped, it's aged 5 years, but it's now aged 6 years with +1 year in our house😅. I'll try it as an after-dinner drink after dinner 🍶. It's colorless and clear when you pour it into the cup. The aroma is completely old and matured, with hints of dried grapes, brandy, chocolate, and cacao...it's just mellow. The taste is also bitter with bitter chocolate sweetness, followed by alcohol 😋. Six years of aging is no joke 😎.

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I will drop a second one this evening. This is the second of the three stars limited edition extravaganza✨ This time it's the Arcburg strain, reprint yellow yeast. The aroma is not flashy at all, it's a traditional sake with a graininess and beaniness, but the taste is a complete turnaround, with bitterness and sourness from biting the peel of citrus fruits, and it's quite dry with the alcohol running down the nose, perfect for a mealtime sake 😋. The dryness of the reissued yellow malted rice is not a date: ‼️

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

とくりやKOBIN 三連星純米大吟醸日本酒火入 180ml 滋賀県美冨久酒造¥1,100 三連星＜黒＞純米生詰原酒 720ml¥1,512

# 100

3.94 pt.

神杉酒造 Aichi

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Fragrant Miso Plum

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I drank it cold. It was sharp and slightly dry. It was delicious.

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It is dark and shows a strong presence. It is a delicious sake. I hope the whole country will know about it.

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Sake from Aichi Prefecture, which was procured at a sake festival. We had it warmed up. It is a robust, mature sake with a strong acidity. It has a strong acidity, and even when it is heated up, it still retains its tanginess. I paired it with a pork and Chinese cabbage hot pot, but it won out. ★★★★

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