Fudo Myoo Nigori Sake

Brewed by SakeOne Corporation
Style: Nigori
Forest Grove, Oregon USA

Bottle: Pours a lightly cloudy milky white with no legs; the particulates are small and unobtrusive. The nose is minerally and ripe with apple, grape and alcohol, some bright koji and rice notes as well. The flavor isn’t as sweet as I was expecting, more of a creamy banana/coconut note with the alcohol and acidity to balance. The impact is light and the acidity is lightened by the sweetness. Fortunately. And the finish is easy and not too chewy. Nice nigori, I’m not usually a fan, especially of nigori genshus.

375 mL bottle from Whole Foods Market, Charlottesville, VA. Pours a slightly viscous milky white color. Aroma of rice, banana, pineapple, mango. Taste is sweet... banana, vanilla and fairly strong ethanol. Medium bodied. This is a dessert sake, definitely.

Labeled as Fudo Myoo Ginjo Nigori Genshu Sake....Shake Well. Sent in a picture to be uploaded. Pours a sort of milky yellow color that looks like something, as a man, I would refrain from...err..swallowing... Some film left on the glass. Strong aroma with paint thinner, banana, pineapple, alcohol and vanilla ice cream and a touch of pastis. Taste is alcohol, and strongly so. Note of banana cream and coconut as well. Very sweet and has a decent amount of koji and a bit of unami-ness in the finish. Okay for the price but not repeatable. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy, as well as very hot. Seems like just a poorly made, low balance, high alcohol Nigori.

Aroma is ricey with banana and slightly yeasty. It has a creamy texture with some noticeable sediment - but not unpleasantly so. The taste is sweat with a strong rice flavor with more subtle hints of coconut and maybe some mango. There is a slight alcohol burn at the end. As a side note - I have had a couple of different 375ml bottles bought from whole foods in Chicago. There seems to be quite a bit of variation in the taste of this sake since some bottles seemed sweeter or fruiter than others. Certainly not the most consistent Sake, but still one I enjoy regularly.

The aroma is rice and alcohol. The appearance is cloudy white. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is thick for a sake. Overall I am not crazy about it but it’s drinkable.

Quite good in its over all style. The sake is very sweet and its taste is chunky, with a slight tangy sensation. straight forward and tasty at its core.

Bottle. Pours milky white with some flecks of sediment visible. Mild aroma has vanilla, coconut and rice. Also some damp yeast aroma. Flavor has mildly sweet vanilla underlying everything, with a hint of spices and with some alcohol bite in the cheeks. Some floral and citrus notes, as well. Sweetness lingers in the finish. Mouthfeel is thick and textured.

Bottle purchased at Whole Foods, Charlottesville, VA. Pours cloudy, chunky white. Alcohol in the nose, with coconut and some tartness. Fruit, alcohol, and coconut in the mouth. Tasty.