Funaguchi Kikusui Ichiban Shibori Sake
Kikusui Brewing Company in Shibata, Niigata, Japan 🇯🇵
Saké - Futsushu Regular|
Score
6.37
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"Funaguchi" is a truly fresh sake which is not subjected to either pasteurization or blending.
Since the draft sake is delicate, we had to solve various problems before we could commercialize it.
With our technology developed through the tradition and the enthusiasm for brewing, we strenuously solved each problem, and after trial and error, we were at last able to commercialize the draft sake in 1972. Funaguchi has an alcohol content of 19% which is slightly higher compared with the average sake.
Being rich yet light in taste, Funaguchi presents slightly different mature tastes as it deepens its maturation in a can, fresh our of the brewery, six months later, and one year later.
Since it was placed in the market in convenient aluminum cans, Funaguchi has been constantly popular and it now has many fans throughout Japan.
Since the draft sake is delicate, we had to solve various problems before we could commercialize it.
With our technology developed through the tradition and the enthusiasm for brewing, we strenuously solved each problem, and after trial and error, we were at last able to commercialize the draft sake in 1972. Funaguchi has an alcohol content of 19% which is slightly higher compared with the average sake.
Being rich yet light in taste, Funaguchi presents slightly different mature tastes as it deepens its maturation in a can, fresh our of the brewery, six months later, and one year later.
Since it was placed in the market in convenient aluminum cans, Funaguchi has been constantly popular and it now has many fans throughout Japan.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
200 ml can from Whole Foods, Richmond. As 'Funigashi Nama Genshu Original Gold.' Aroma is fruity, nutty and boozy. Completely clear. No head. Medium sour. With a boozy edge. Fruity. Gluey. Slightly veg umami. Medium bodied. Slick verging on creamy. Flat carbonation..Long warming astringent finish. Actually makes me think of a Barley Wine. I like this.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2021
at 18:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Can.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Clear colour with no head.
Aroma: Rice, fruit, alcohol.
Body: Medium body, flat carbonation.
Flavour: Rice, fruit, alcohol.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Clear colour with no head.
Aroma: Rice, fruit, alcohol.
Body: Medium body, flat carbonation.
Flavour: Rice, fruit, alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2021
at 09:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
20cl can at Hashimoto, Rimini, Italy. Pours fully transparent. Aroma is mild anise. Body is average. Taste is medium sweet, with some real bitterness coming up later, and some acidity. Final is long and pleasant.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2019
at 20:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can. Boozy nose, rice and vanilla. Sweet, slightly boozy flavor with rice and melon. Rich and silky. Not bad for the price and format
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2016
at 17:32
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at the RBWG hotel share
Clear white, no head or lacing. Aroma of rice. Flavors of rice, hot alcohols, sugar with a dry finish
Ok
Clear white, no head or lacing. Aroma of rice. Flavors of rice, hot alcohols, sugar with a dry finish
Ok
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2016
at 18:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Lukt: Duft av søtlige Frukter og alkohol.
Utseende: Klar som vann.
Skum/kullsyre: Ingen skum.
Smak: Søtlig hvitvinaktig, eple og en alkovarmer.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Supermarked, Pentaling Jaya, Malaisya, Nydt@Hotellet.
Medium: Boks@200ml, ABV@19%, Når@12.06.2015
Kommentar: Godt i mindre mengder.
Utseende: Klar som vann.
Skum/kullsyre: Ingen skum.
Smak: Søtlig hvitvinaktig, eple og en alkovarmer.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Supermarked, Pentaling Jaya, Malaisya, Nydt@Hotellet.
Medium: Boks@200ml, ABV@19%, Når@12.06.2015
Kommentar: Godt i mindre mengder.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2015
at 06:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Can at home. I bought this a couple months ago but got drunk and left it behind on my travels. Lost hope we would be reunited but my travels brought me back and I found my can in a friends fridge awaiting my return. Pours yellowish amd you cam smell the booze as soon as u pop the top. Also some pineapple and marijuana on nose. Tastes of pineapple, cocounut, cedar, rubbing alcohol, rice, and weed. Harsh unpolished palate amd boozy warming. Tastes as expected with packaging.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2015
at 23:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can from asian shop Queensway London. Clear colour. Powerfull nice marcipan aroma. Moderate marcipan flavor. Slightly alcoholic. Long nice finish. Creamy palate. one of the best sakes I have tried.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2013
at 05:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Year old(?) pull tab can off the shelf at Liquor World in Cambridge. Baby chalice.
Clear, with a slighty yellow/straw tint.
Dried pineapple, rose water, plastic candy, Play-Doh. I’m anticipating something creamy.
Initial draw is sweet like flat Seven Up, quickly fusing with a melon-y/minty herbal liqueur of sorts. Hydrogen Peroxide. It finishes with a dry & itchy grass-like bitterness.
Consistency is a bit thick(nearly chewy), & feels a bit stronger then the listed 19%. Though it was cold enough that it didn’t quite burn till it got all the way down.
Still trying to get my legs steady while rating sake.
Clear, with a slighty yellow/straw tint.
Dried pineapple, rose water, plastic candy, Play-Doh. I’m anticipating something creamy.
Initial draw is sweet like flat Seven Up, quickly fusing with a melon-y/minty herbal liqueur of sorts. Hydrogen Peroxide. It finishes with a dry & itchy grass-like bitterness.
Consistency is a bit thick(nearly chewy), & feels a bit stronger then the listed 19%. Though it was cold enough that it didn’t quite burn till it got all the way down.
Still trying to get my legs steady while rating sake.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2013
at 21:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 20cl. @ The Danish Summer Gathering Tasting, TSODRBSG09.
Clear like water or vodka with no head. Aroma is moderate rice, fruity, sweet, paper notes, moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20090822]
Clear like water or vodka with no head. Aroma is moderate rice, fruity, sweet, paper notes, moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20090822]
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2009
at 00:04