Sake House Yeast
Nøgne Ø in Grimstad, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
Saké - Junmai Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.40
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From my sake backlog. 350 ml bottle. Clear, pale straw yellow body with no head. Aroma is quite strong fruity, like something between citric and green apple, phenol, rice, yeast and smooth pleasant alcoholic. Flavor is quite strong fruity in the same direction as aroma, almost spicy yeast, rice, balanced sweet, mild acidic and warming alcohol. Very smooth and balanced between sweet and acidic with a fine warming alcoholic touch. The body feels almost a bit fat and meat’ish (umami?) Long and fruity aftertaste. Easy to like, easy to drink.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2026
at 13:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@The Hobbit Tasting. Pale yellow colour with no head. Aroma is rice, some grains, mild pear, some avocado and mild earthy notes. Flavour is toasted, some rice, mild soy like notes along with alcohol and some slight avocado notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2017
at 09:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Klar lys gjennomsiltig farge som hvit vin. Ingen skum. Frisk lukt av drue og noe gjær. Frisk fruktig smak av drue med en anelse gjær i ettersmak.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2013
at 12:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at SBWF 2012, Master Class with Kjetil Jikiun. Clear very light yellow, no head. Fruit and yeast, also notes of rice and some spices. Rather soft.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2012
at 02:11
2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1
Shared 350 ml green screwcap bottle at local tasting, thanks to abemorsten. ABV is 19%. Nearly colourless sake, just a faint greenish-yellowish hue. No carbonation. Strong aroma of raw alcohol / bad moonshine, boiled rice and marzipan. Medium sweet flavour, marzipan, mushrooms and rice. At least it is slightly better than the aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2012
at 10:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. A clear one, some yellowish color to the flat body. The aroma starts off quite alcoholic but smoothens out after a minute in the glass. Lots of fruits, mostly apple, with hints of citrus. Fruity, slightly spiced flavor with alcohol and some papery, ricey hints, lasting finish. Warming, full-bodied mouthfeel. A nice one, I find it too warming on the palate, but it’s nice and tasteful. 101126
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2011
at 13:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 350ml.
Light unclear light cristal yellow white color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy rice, yeasty, fruity, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate heavy sweet with a average duration, dry finish. Body is medium full, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20100920]
Light unclear light cristal yellow white color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy rice, yeasty, fruity, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate heavy sweet with a average duration, dry finish. Body is medium full, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20100920]
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2011
at 14:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle at home ... crisp clear ... light viscous ... very open ... light floral delicate rice nose ... light soft sily mouth feeel ... again delicate ... soft fruit ... light coconut ... light alcohol in finish...I know i shouldnt keep sake ... but there was some ... and trying along side a few others its clear that this sake is way better ... open floral nose ... light rice ... light alcohol ... light silky oily body ... soft coconut ... really quite lovely
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2011
at 11:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Head? Nah, there ain’t none. Hazy very pale body, like unfiltered pear juice. Aroma is like nothing I’ve ever tried before. Fruity alcoholic apple juice with milky rice notes. Dry-sweet alcoholic apple juice taste with grainy fruity milky notes. Soft, rounded, hot mouthfeel. Mid-bodied. Sweetish light floral mineraly aftertaste lingers for a long time. Nice, and dangerously drinkable, except for the alcohol, which is a bit overpowering. Tastes like what I might be persuaded traditional rural farmhouse sake tastes like. (0.2l draft at Øl & Mat, Oslo.)
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2010
at 04:06