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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 1

4.99 pt.

Ofukumasamune

Ofuku Shuzo Niigata

Soy Source Velvety Forceful See-through Rugged

It was easy to drink.

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Last day of GW. A bottle of Honjozo Honjozo from my wife's relatives. It was a little sweeter and softer, I tried it cold, room temperature, lukewarm, and hot, and it was a good sake. I am grateful to be able to have such a local brand of regular or honjozo class sake. The first half of GW was a day trip to Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, and the spoils of my return trip to Niigata. The trophies of the first half of GW were mixed in. Fried egg with asparagus and bacon. Shiitake mushroom grilled with cheese. bamboo shoots with pickled bamboo shoots. Asparagus and bamboo shoots are from Niigata Prefecture. Eggs, shiitake mushrooms, and tomatoes are from Tochigi Prefecture.

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The 300ml bottle is a 50% polished daiginjo that has a smooth, soft entry with a Fukuro Shibori taste and retains the old-fashioned, light and dry taste typical of Niigata Prefecture sake. Today is my first Saturday off in a while, so I went shopping with my family. I also visited Yamakoshi Honpo, which just opened yesterday at Cocoon 2 in Saitama Shin-Toshin. The store is an antenna for the Yamakoshi area of Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture's foodstuffs, and is like a select store. The shop has a good selection of sake in one-cup and small bottles, which will come in handy. The brewery "Ofuku Masamune" is located near the former Yamakoshi Village in present-day Nagaoka City. The brewery also produces a brand called "Yamakoshi," which is brewed from rice grown in the terraced rice paddies of Yamakoshi. The sushi is made by Kadokami Gyozu. Headquartered in Teradomari, Niigata Prefecture, it specializes in fresh fish. This is also a place I sometimes like to go shopping.

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# 2

4.30 pt.

Kashoku

Yutaka Shuzo Fukui

Soy Source

［Fukui Spring New Sake Festival (6) Next, visitors can enjoy a glass of sake from their own local brewery. Hanashoku Junmai Daiginjo Betsuatsurae The aroma is like grapes with a hint of sourness, the mouthfeel is clean and sweet with a pleasant aftertaste, and there is a lingering bitterness in the back of the throat. I bought some salted sea urchin, which is a perfect match for sake, but is usually hard to find. The taste was so agonizing that it made me want to drink more sake. I think if I recommend [salted sea urchin] to people outside of the prefecture, they will be puzzled how to eat it 🤔.

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It is recommended to be warmed up from room temperature, so I warmed it up a little and drank it. It was easy to drink, with a strong sense of umami and a quick kick. Overall, it has a soft flavor that goes well with cold winter meals.

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Sake in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture. Sabae, the city of glasses. I lived there for about three years. The name "Kashon" was taken from the flickering flame of a candle at a wedding celebration. It was named in honor of the Emperor Taisho's marriage. First of all, it has a strong sweetness that is honestly rice-like, and when you poke at this sweetness with your tongue, a pungent taste emerges. There is also a slight hineyoshi aroma and a slightly astringent and hard taste like sake lees. It tastes like a country sake (I like that kind of sake) that has been drunk for hundreds of years. How about if you heat it up? The taste loosens up a lot, and the sweetness and spiciness swell up at the same time. The hineyoshi and the hardness of the sake lees are softened, and the strong sweetness does not hit you, but becomes a whole with the spiciness. It becomes softer and much easier to drink. It is not too tiring to drink, and can be easily matched with anything. It can be used for any occasion, from an everyday evening drink to a sake to be shared with others at a candlelit banquet. The same brewery also has a brand of sake called "Echizen Kokufu," which is located in Echizen City (formerly Takefu City), a town next to Sabae, where Murasaki Shikibu lived for about a year away from Kyoto. Coincidentally, Murasaki Shikibu is the main character in next year's Taiga "To the Luminous Kimi. I wonder if the events in Echizen-kokubu will also be depicted in the film.

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# 3

4.21 pt.

Matsuraichi

松浦一酒造 Saga

Soy Source Umami Pear Sweetness Juicy WesternPear Weighty Creamy

Japanese Sake Information Center 🍶A Set (Daiginjo)

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I meet too much Saga beef. It's so good!

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This sake surprised me. I often hear that it is a food sake or goes well with a meal, but wait until you try this sake. This sake was recommended to me by a woman at a liquor store on a recent business trip to Fukuoka. It has no habits or characteristics, but deeply and gently sinks into each and every cell. It is an amazing sake. It broke my concept of what a food sake should be. I want to buy a bottle of this sake. Nabe is the best on a cold day.

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# 4

3.69 pt.

COWBOY

Shiokawa Shuzo Niigata

Caramelized Miso Smoky Soy Source

Almost colorless and transparent. Sweet aroma reminiscent of custard cream. The aroma is strong. The mouthfeel is mild. Nutty aroma. The mouthfeel is rich with a firm acidity and astringency. Slightly long aftertaste. A mellow sake.

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First Cowboy Yamahai An American-inspired sake that goes well with steak 🥩. It has a strong acidity. It became softly sweet when served hot. Today is animal day, it's cold, and it's in Nonbei Yokocho ❣️ Oh, there is no steak 🥩, so we had the standard Pork and Chinese cabbage nabe 🍲, Japanese people are all about nabe 😅. 593 drinking at home

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Very robust. Funk and umami.

# 5

3.61 pt.

金紋

Koyamahonke Shuzo Saitama

It is a reasonably priced fine sake with a subtly fruity, clean and carefully crafted ginjo-shu feel in its own way. Lunch at Omiya (=lunchtime sake) I thought about going to Izumiya, a long-established restaurant with a Showa-era atmosphere, but I decided to try something new today. I thought about going to Izumiya, a long-established izumiya with a Showa-style atmosphere, but I decided to try something new today. First, a draft beer (Kirin Ichiban Shibori). We had chilled tofu and five omakase skewers to go with our snacks. There is no special sake on tap, but..., Sashi-Ogi Koyama Honke's Kinmon Sekai Taka Ginjo 50, which is widely distributed in supermarkets and convenience stores in Saitama City. It is also a limited edition sake for Saitama Prefecture, and I personally posted it for the upcoming Saitama Prefecture Sake 200 check-in.

Japanese>English

Sake familiar to supermarkets and convenience stores in Saitama City. It has a slightly amber color and a slight sweetness. It is smooth, refreshing, and easy to drink. The price is reasonable for a junmai ginjo, so it is perfect for casual, everyday drinking.

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I drink it cold. It is delicious.

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# 6

3.57 pt.

Yukikirara

Hatakeyama Shuzo Fukui

Cheese Fresh

Opened April 20, 2024 Purchased at the brewery. Quickly, it has the acidity and freshness of a raw sake ❗️ sweetness with the warmth of gentle grains... The second half has a fruity bitterness... lychee, hakusaku 🍊... It's not so thick, so you can drink it neatly, very well-balanced sake 🍶.

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普通

Gyve, here are the drinks you gave me 😆. Thank you so much 🙇. Cape Echizen and this one I had never seen at all, "Yukikirara" ‼️ I'm so happy to have such nice Fukui sake 😆. It's very strong and has a very high alcohol content 😆. It has the freshness of a fresh sake, it's a sake you want to take your time with ✨.

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# 7

3.53 pt.

白嶽

Kawachi Shuzo Nagasaki

Cheese Traditional

This junmai sake is made from 100% Yamadanishiki produced in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, with a rice polishing ratio of 60%. It is a delicious sake with a refreshing finish. It is a good sake for a meal that enhances the taste of food. It was served as an omiyage (gift).

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#Nagasaki Goto Town# w river/o/pine/hori/fuku/yama I visited with a customer from Hokuriku. To compete with them with seafood, We consulted with them in advance about "Uchiwa Shrimp" caught in Hirado, Nagasaki. We consulted with them in advance and asked them to secure it for us at the market. We had them as sashimi. It was like a smaller horseshoe crab. They were very pleased 😁. Now for the 🍶... For a moment, I thought it would be dry. I thought it was dry, I felt sweetness. The freshness goes well with sashimi. The shrimp was served in miso soup later 🎉.

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I received this from Hirupeko who ordered Shiratake from the brewery 🙏. Thank you very much, Hirupeko and Nemuchi-san who brought sake to our off-line meeting 🙇. Shiratake that Yoohee-san was going to buy for us when he came back to his hometown. I heard they are going to send it from Tsushima in a blink of an eye, so if you are interested, please do not hesitate! The name of the sake brewery is Kawachi Shuzo, but the company name seems to have been changed to Shiratake Shuzo! It says "active" on the bottle, but I wonder if it's a draft sake. It has a fizzy feeling, but it's not too fizzy. It is easy to drink with a gentle zingy sweetness. There is none of the alu feeling in the second half that is common in nigori with alu. It's like a rich sweetness that lasts until the end. With cheeses from a mysterious cheese shop and bonito crackers given by pyonpyon😋.

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# 8

3.52 pt.

Sankomasamune

Sankomasamune Okayama

Creamy Dry Soy Source Weighty Umami

I like it though I drank it for the first time including Jindai Junmai Omachi (forgot the picture).

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It is refreshing, sweet and spicy, and very easy to drink. It seems to go with everything with meals. Delicious!

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Heavy. Aged.

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# 9

3.48 pt.

Takanoi

Takanoi Shuzo Niigata

Dry Miso Soy Source Warm Sake Sharp Light Flamboyant Pear

なかなか！

I drank so long ago I don't remember 🥲. Just a record

Japanese>English

At first sip, I thought the sweetness of the rice was strong, but the sweetness was quickly followed by a slight sourness and bitterness, which was a bit dry and a bit peculiar, but I thought it was a delicious sake that was easy to drink.

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# 10

3.33 pt.

Kikusui

Kikusui Shuzo Kochi

Rugged

⸜︎🐣 Tommy🎁. On the left is yuzu sake On the right is sparkling plum wine Sparkling sake in the middle 🍶´- Alcohol 8-9 With gold dust ✨️✨️ Sweet shuwa shuwa sake 🍶💕 I should have opened it during hot weather when I wanted to chill it and enjoy the sweetness 💧. My niece and her husband, who can't drink sake at all, did their best to pick it out for me 🍶. Thank you ♡ it's delicious ˶ˊInksˋ˵˵ Sunny👶🏻🍼 He can now sit up firmly👏🏻-͜-👏🏻 It's really relaxing to be with the little ones (◦ˉ ˘ ˉ◦). But my arm muscles are sore... ⸜︎🐣 Tommy My leg muscles are sore... 🐥⸒⸒⸒⸒

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It is good. 7/10

Junmai Ginjo. Lots of umami and mushroom on the nose. Soft texture, flavor of light melon, pear, and rather intense pepper on the finish. Alcohol and pepper carry on for a while.