Ninki Ichi Taru Sake

Ichi Taru Sake

 

Ninki in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Japan 🇯🇵

  Saké - Taru Regular
Score
6.42
ABV: 16.0% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Brewed in traditional Japanese cedarwood barrel and matured in bottles to avoid oxidization. Then cedar taru aroma is infused by storing in another new taru (barrel). Enjoy complex taru aroma and flavour and vibrant finish.
 

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6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A quite ok and decent sake Clear pale yellow pour Fine intensity in the aroma. Some spices and some cedar Semi dry Basement (rice), some spices, oak and cedar in the flavor [Bottle at Jæren Ølfestival 22]

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2026 at 17:24


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From my sake backlog. Bottle, courtesy of gunnfryd. Clear, pale straw yellow body with a slightly oily texture. No head of course as expected. Looks close to perfect for the style. Strong aroma, citric fruit, matured pear, mild wood, distinct and warming alcohol and hint of petroleum. Taste has sweet citric fruit, pear, hint of marzipan, wood and slightly sharp, warming alcohol. Body feels well balanced with medium lasting aftertaste. Experiencing my first Taru style sake this was interesting, the mature sake flavor is obvious but the cedarwood impact where less than expected, probably not a disadvantage, I think. All over a fair balanced and nice sake for sipping and relaxing. Perhaps a bit domination at the alcoholic part but all-over fine sake if enjoyed as I’s made for with respect for the art and not just a quick sip during a massive beer tasting in boozer ticker style.

Tried on 07 Jan 2026 at 17:59


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 72cl, at Jæren Ølfestival. A clear one, pale straw in color, still and headless. The aroma has lots of cedar, with generic fruityness and a faint hint of rice. Quite alcoholic. It’s full-bodied, warming and soft on the palate, still, with a whole lot of cedar woodiness. Alcohol, fruityness and some rice. Pear, citrus hints and some melon. Lasting woody and fruity finish. Quite nice this one, although a bit too alcoholic and woody. Still nice though. And as this was the only RB style I was missing, it was a good feeling anyway. 220813

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2022 at 14:00


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3.5

Lukt: Ceder tre.
Utseende: Klar.
Skum/kullsyre: Ikke skum.
Smak: Ceder tre.
Medium: Rating:54547, Flaske@500ml, ABV@16%, Når@13.08.2022.
Hvor: Jæren Ølfestival 2022.
Ninki-Ichi Taru Sake
Saké - Taru

Tried on 13 Aug 2022 at 20:04


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

720 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 16%. Clear and very pale greenish-yellow colour. Aroma of rice, mushrooms and cedarwood. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements as the aroma, noticeable alcohol. Warming mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2021 at 17:07