6.5/10
Taster at Benihana
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2026
at 14:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
300ml bottle shared at Umai Mai, Newcastle. Cloudy white colour. Sweet boozy aroma, sugary rice. Tastes strong and boozy with suggestions of sugared tropical fruit. Short finish. Slightly grainy texture but smooth enough going down. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2024
at 16:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at Narita Airport duty free, pours a cloudy white. Nose is boozy, with lychee, booze, and earthy muddled notes. Flavour has a sort of liquorice and star anise character, with soft lychee and boozy white wine. Lots of liquorice and booze on the finish, almost like a weak absinthe. Odd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2023
at 08:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sample at Narita Airport duty free, pours a hazy orange. Aroma is very sweet, with sweet plum juice, light lychee, and some boozy white wine. Flavour is like sweet plum juice, soft rice notes, light lychee and very gentle booze. Way too sweet for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2023
at 08:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at Narita Airport duty free, pours a hazy white. Nose brings out gentle lychee and a touch of booze. Flavour is sweet and lightly boozy, with lychee, sweet rice and moderate booze. Pleasant and not too harsh. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2023
at 06:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Taster at Benihana in SLC.
Translucent. Rice, sweet fruit, dry finish.
Tasty
Translucent. Rice, sweet fruit, dry finish.
Tasty
Tried
on 21 Jul 2023
at 01:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
200mL canned Jul 2, 2021, drunk 9/23/22.
Yellowish tinged.
Hot, mushy rice, very nutty and sweet yet not boozey in aroma. Certainly not very fruity or subtle, either.
Sweet and nutty with intense rice character and a bit of spice and mineral on the end. Not sharp/hot alcohol yet it's still there, inevitably. No real complexity, though maybe a bit of overripe melon. It's definitely interesting and certainly different than the soft, delicate, fruity ginjos and daiginjos, but ultimately just a bit too simply ricey-sweet, I think.
Yellowish tinged.
Hot, mushy rice, very nutty and sweet yet not boozey in aroma. Certainly not very fruity or subtle, either.
Sweet and nutty with intense rice character and a bit of spice and mineral on the end. Not sharp/hot alcohol yet it's still there, inevitably. No real complexity, though maybe a bit of overripe melon. It's definitely interesting and certainly different than the soft, delicate, fruity ginjos and daiginjos, but ultimately just a bit too simply ricey-sweet, I think.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2022
at 02:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Style tick. Bottle. Only the behaviour of bubbles and the slight legs lets you know it's not water. Aroma of rice richness, some honeydew melon. Smooth with a rich, round mouthfeel that ends with a gentle spiciness. Slightly fruity - melon, older lemon. No overt alcohol. One of those that tries to make a virtue of plainness. And fair enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2022
at 14:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Kunko! Says it right there on the can. Grabbed this @WholePaycheck when I saw that the cider selection was flat that day. Why can't everything be in 200ml cans for me to sample?
Remy dram glass @home. Clear, but not bright. Minerally/solvent-like, still, with just a twinge of yellow.
Strong scent of mixed nuts, dark chocolate & floral perry of sorts. Maybe some plastic. Interesting.
Taste is softly sweet & nutty like amaretto, faint apple liquor, mellow chocolate-banana, with easy oxidation. Slightly too sweet maybe? Tiny twinge of acidity & bitter irritation on the finish. Flat malterative similarities.
Super smooth. Warming. Surprisingly easy.
Good.
Remy dram glass @home. Clear, but not bright. Minerally/solvent-like, still, with just a twinge of yellow.
Strong scent of mixed nuts, dark chocolate & floral perry of sorts. Maybe some plastic. Interesting.
Taste is softly sweet & nutty like amaretto, faint apple liquor, mellow chocolate-banana, with easy oxidation. Slightly too sweet maybe? Tiny twinge of acidity & bitter irritation on the finish. Flat malterative similarities.
Super smooth. Warming. Surprisingly easy.
Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2022
at 23:31
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