Sho Chiku Bai (Pine Bamboo Plum) Nigori Sake

Skimmed milk appearance. Sweet licorice aroma. Smooth, rich, complex rice flavours, some licorice, very sweet without feeling cloying. Earthy notes as wel. Can almost be eaten with a spoon- the definition of a full body, I guess. A treat for any sweet tooth and this one has got complexity in abundance.

375ml bottle. Milky white after shaken, with a light sweet aroma of rice milk and some alcohol. This is my first nigori, and is coming off like non-spiced alcoholic horchata. The rice is quite evident in flavor and mouthfeel. Sweet and creamy, with a full and sugary mouthfeel. Flavors of rice pudding, vanilla, and toasty caramelized sugars. An interesting and rich sake, though a little too sweet to enjoy in quantity. Not bad for dessert.

Cloudy mily like congee. Silky smooth mouthfeel. Chalky aroma. Coconut milk, coconut wine. Burns on way down but generally nice.

Bottle. White fluid with small chunks. It does have banana and coconut aromas, but also a little bit of something like fusil oils. Very smooth and creamy. Sort of a sweet vanilla milk flavor. Heat’s a bit much, more like wine than beer that way.

(Bottle) Pours an opaque milky white body. Aroma of coconut milk, unripe bananas, marzipan, and overcooked brown rice. Flavor of vanilla, almond, and coconut milk.