Sake Taste Chart & Taste Map
Research-based Taste Map
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Sake Coordinates is a sake taste chart that compares bottles by six palate dimensions: sweetness, aroma, body, acidity, umami, and finish.
Every bottle we've reviewed is plotted on this taste map. Choose your two axes and find the corner where your palate lives — then tap a point to meet the bottle. Scores are editorial assessments on a 1–5 scale. How TasteScore works →
New to the six dimensions? Read what sake tastes like and how to use each axis. For a food-first example, see how the six axes help you choose sake for sushi.
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| Sake | Style | Sw | Ar | Bo | Ac | Um | Fi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Kura “Lake Effect” Brooklyn Kura | Junmai | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Daishichi "Kimoto" Honjozo Daishichi Shuzo | Honjozo | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| DASSAI 23 Asahi Shuzo | Junmai Daiginjo | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| DASSAI Blue Type 50 Asahi Shuzo | Junmai Daiginjo | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Emishiki “World Peace” Emishiki | Junmai Ginjo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fukucho "Seaside" Sparkling Imada Shuzo | Junmai | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Hakkaisan “Tokubetsu Honjozo” Hakkaisan Brewery | Tokubetsu Honjozo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Hakkaisan "Yukimuro" 3 Years Snow Aged Hakkaisan Brewery | Junmai Daiginjo | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo Hakkaisan Brewery | Junmai Ginjo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Hanahato "Kijoshu" 8 Years Aged Enoki Shuzo | Futsushu | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| HEAVENSAKE “Niizawa” Label Noir HEAVENSAKE | Junmai Daiginjo | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Ichinokura “Mukansa” Amakuchi Ichinokura | Honjozo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ichinokura “Sake Plus” Ichinokura | Futsushu | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Ichinokura "Tokubetsu Junmai" Taru Ichinokura | Tokubetsu Junmai | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| IWA 5 “Assemblage 6” IWA 5 | Junmai Daiginjo | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Izumibashi “Shirokoji” Junmai Ginjo Izumibashi | Junmai Ginjo | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Jozen "Aged" Shirataki Shuzo | Junmai Ginjo | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Kagatobi Yamahai Junmai Extra Dry Fukumitsuya | Junmai | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Kikusui “Funaguchi” Aged Red Kikusui | Ginjo | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Kikusui “Funaguchi” Kunkou Black Kikusui | Futsushu | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kikusui “Funaguchi” Original Gold Kikusui | Honjozo | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Koshi no Homare “90” Pink Koshi no Homare | Junmai | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Kubota “Daiginjo” Genshu Asahi Brewery (Kubota) | Daiginjo | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Kubota Senju Junmai Ginjo Asahi Brewery (Kubota) | Junmai Ginjo | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Narutotai “Ginjo” Nama Genshu Narutotai | Ginjo | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Narutotai “LED (Red)” Narutotai | Junmai Ginjo | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Nito “Satin” Nito | Junmai | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Ohyama “Tokubetsu Junmai” Ohyama | Tokubetsu Junmai | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Okunomatsu “Ginjo” Okunomatsu | Ginjo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Okunomatsu “Ihei” Okunomatsu | Daiginjo | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Otokoyama “Tokubetsu Junmai” Otokoyama | Tokubetsu Junmai | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Rihaku “Dreamy Clouds” Nama Rihaku | Junmai | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Rihaku “Wandering Poet” Rihaku | Junmai Ginjo | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shichida “Junmai Daiginjo” Shichida | Junmai Daiginjo | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Shichida “Junmai” Shichida | Junmai | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shichiken “Kinunoaji” Shichiken | Junmai Daiginjo | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Tatsuriki “Kimoto” Tatsuriki | Tokubetsu Junmai | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Tatsuriki “Kome no Sasayaki” Tatsuriki | Daiginjo | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Tengumai "Yamahai" Junmai Shata Shuzo | Junmai | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tsuchida "Kimoto" Tsuchida Shuzo | Junmai | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Urakasumi “Zen” Urakasumi | Junmai Ginjo | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wakatake "Onikoroshi" Junmai Genshu Omuraya Shuzojo | Junmai | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wakatake "Onikoroshi" Nigori Omuraya Shuzojo | Junmai | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yuki no Bosha “Cabin in the Snow” Yuki no Bosha | Junmai Ginjo | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yuki no Bosha “Junmai Daiginjo” Yuki no Bosha | Junmai Daiginjo | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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