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Outside the top 100 this month

Brand
竹林

Chikurin

PrefectureOkayama岡山
Brewery丸本酒造
Prefecture rank14 of 26 ranked
StandoutLess light than 86% of rated sakes
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Flavor profile
Floral華 27
Rich芳 60
Heavy重 40
Mild穏 46
Dry辛 31
Light軽 32

Average of all 1,371 rated brands

Chikurin (竹林) from Okayama is less light and less floral than the average sake. Drinkers in Japan most often call it umami, mellow and rich.

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Flavor profiles and rankings: Sakenowa (さけのわ) open data, built from drinkers' check-ins in Japan.