Takara Sake USA

Saké Brewery in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸

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708 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94710, United States

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6.5/10
Lci Ratebeer
Tried on 21 Jun 2026 at 19:12

6/10
Lci from Ratebeer
Tried on 21 Jun 2026 at 18:56



5.9/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Looks like water. When you drink it, you notice that it is completely different from water. Not the ususal basement sake either. I can recommend this one! Coconuts and fruity aroma. Mid bodied. Very flat and a balanced sweetness. Pleasant fruity, nutty and oily.
[Bottle at Grand Tasting RBNG14 – Halden]
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2026 at 15:26

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Appearance: Clear pale light yellow color with no head. No head no lacing.
Aroma: Basement, fruity and rice.
Palate: Medium body and slightly sweet. Flat carbonation. Oily texture.
Taste: Apple, rice, fruity and yeast.
Overall impression: I did not fancy this one. The aroma was worse than the flavor. Nothing to recomend.
Personal stats: Bottle from Systembolaget in in Strömstad, Sweden
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2026 at 15:25

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle drunk 1/1/25.
Clear.
Sweet in the nose with some light mineral, maybe a touch of wax or alcohol-tinged character. Juicy fruits like coconut and soft lychee.
Same character in the mouth. Rich and round, rather unrefined but flavorful. Good with a meal. Thoughtless.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2026 at 14:58


6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From my sake backlog. Bottle. Unclear, pale milky body without any head. Relatively strong in aroma, rice, marzipan and alcohol. Taste is soft and smooth with rice, alcohol and hint of coconut. Quite pleasant and really smooth.
Tried on 04 Jan 2026 at 16:42

7.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Intense nose - rice, soy sauce, pine, wood. Yellow tinged water appearance. Sugar sweetness hits you immediately and last throughout with grainy rice light soy pine and mild alcohol burn coming in later. Woody flavor last long after swallowing. A very enjoyable drink - like it more than I would have thought.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2026 at 04:00