Kikusakari Tarusake
Kiuchi Brewery - Hitachino Nest in Naka, Ibaraki, Japan 🇯🇵
Saké - Taru Regular|
Score
6.62
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Tarusake was matured slowly in Akita cedar barrels producing settle aromas and flavors of cedar.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Appearance: Clear color with no head.
Aroma: Yeast, rice, mild fruity and some oak.
Palate: Medium body. Slightly sweet and a mild bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Yeast, mild oak, alcohol, rice and light fruity.
Overall impression: A nice girl tried to learn me something about sake. And I think she was clever. For the first time I liked it. It had a round mild texure. Taru means barrel aged.
Personal stats: Bottle at Beer13 in Oslo, Norway
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2026
at 09:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Rick share W14.5, bottle from web SB 2019-04-05 Göteborg
My first Taru!
AR: fusel oil, wee Jasmine rice
AP: clear and oily, no head, nice legs
F: warming feeling, hint of fusel oil, cedar box, sweet mouth feeling
My first Taru!
AR: fusel oil, wee Jasmine rice
AP: clear and oily, no head, nice legs
F: warming feeling, hint of fusel oil, cedar box, sweet mouth feeling
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2019
at 19:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
720ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Very pale yellow colour, no head and aroma of rice & woody cedar spice. Taste is rice, melon, cedar wood, spicy, peppery, alcohol. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, warming finish with lingering spice. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2016
at 15:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home #5 Taru rate yippee and seeing this has so many rates surprisingly haven’t come across before. Light yellow tinged pour. Nose is musty cedar and some honey. Tastes of faint cedar, grainy, melon, pepper, honey, some alcohol. Not particularly smooth. Spice on finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2015
at 23:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 72cl.
Clear white color with virtually none head. Aroma is alcohol, pepperry, woody. Flavor is pepperry and alcohol with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. (130608)
Clear white color with virtually none head. Aroma is alcohol, pepperry, woody. Flavor is pepperry and alcohol with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. (130608)
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2008
at 03:33