Ninki

Saké Brewery in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Japan 🇯🇵

Established in 2007

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51 Kodakouchi, Nihonmatsu, Japan
Description
Our wooden tanks are made from 100-year-old cedar trees in a process refined by Japanese artisans for over 400 years, using techniques that make them incredibly durable, with useful life spans of over 100 years. Most of the products are only fired once to sterilize them. Handcrafted with traditional methods and tools, and aiming for a modern taste, we brew casual daiginjo, sparkling sake, sake in a wine glass, and heated ginjo sake to suit modern tastes, and offer them at their most delicious time of year.

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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


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

500 ml screwcap bottle, from Vinmonopolet Verksgt., Stavanger. ABV is 8%. This is a Junmai Ginjo Sake (not to be confused with spirits-based yuzu drinks), blended with natural yuzu juice. Cloudy yellow colour. Both aroma and flavour have distinct notes of yuzu, but also some herbal and rice notes to remind you that this is a sake. I love yuzu , so I might well buy this one again.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2020 at 20:35


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Drank at room temperature. The appearance of the liquid is colorless and transparent. The olfactory intensity is high and lasts appreciably. The taste on the nose - dominant aroma is of malted Koji rice. The taste on the nose - secondary aromas is of vanilla, melon, dried apricot, spices, anise, cooked pear, white mushrooms and tropical fruit for a fruity aroma. The first impression of intensity in the mouth is of power and vigorous sake. The body is full. The taste intensity is high and of good persistence. The taste is pleasant. The final mouth sensations are of drinkable sake. In the mouth the aroma is that of melon, coconut, anise, white pepper, fruity aroma, white flowers and mimosa.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2020 at 17:55


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Small bottle shared. Nose is strawberry Quick milk, light koji and rice strawberry yogurt. Pink, hazy. Sweet overall, but with a bit of fruity tartness. Sweet and fake tasting but ok.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2019 at 10:06


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

How: Bottle.

Where: SBWF 2018.

Appearance: Opaque with no head.

Aroma: Rice, spices.

Body: Medium body, flat carbonation.

Flavour: Rices, spices, alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2018 at 10:58


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Clear very pale pale golden. Aniseed and bread. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Less powerful than Junmai, yet with the aniseed delight.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2018 at 20:54


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled at SBWF. Cloudy very pale yellow. Distinct aniseed aroma with some tobacco. Mid sweet with medium medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Grainy licorice, aniseed and tobacco. Mildly warming finish. Rustic and harmonious. I like it.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2017 at 13:37


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottled at SBWF (1998 vintage) Lightly hazy pale golden. Intriguing aroma of dried plums and licorice. Dry with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Peppery aniseed and salmiak. Spicy with lots of mature dried plums. Quite tasty, and unlike most of what I have tasted before.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2017 at 13:27


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

How: Bottle.

Where: SBWF 2017.

Appearance: Clear colour, no head.

Aroma: Rice, some fruit.

Body: Medium body, flat carbonation.

Flavour: Rice, some fruit, some alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2017 at 08:22


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at GBG delikatess mässan cons 2016-10-16 Göteborg
AR: fusel oil, wee cider
AP: clear golden
F: fusel oil, dry, alcoholic - yeah hard to find words when trying something new that total different

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2016 at 06:32