| Brand | Sho Chiku Bai |
| Region | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Spirits Type | Sake |
| Spirits Style | Nigori |
| ABV | 15% / Rice Polishing: 70% |
Product details
Sho Chiku Bai Nigori Silky Mild is a delicately crafted unfiltered sake produced by Takara Sake USA in Berkeley, California. Established in 1983, Takara Sake USA is part of the Takara Group, a leading Japanese alcohol producer with over 150 years of experience. The brewery combines traditional sake-making techniques with modern technology, utilizing pure snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and premium Calrose rice from the Sacramento Valley to create a sake that honors its Japanese heritage while embracing Californian terroir.
This nigori-style sake is coarsely filtered, resulting in a milky-white appearance and a rich, creamy texture. It offers fruity aromas and flavors of ripe banana, vanilla, melon, strawberry, and sweet rice custard, making it slightly sweeter than Sho Chiku Bai Crème de Sake. With a 15% ABV and a rice-polishing ratio of 70%, it pairs well with spicy and salty foods, grilled dishes like unagi, chicken, and pork BBQ, as well as hot Thai, Chinese, or Indian cuisine. It can also accompany unsweetened, savory waffles for breakfast. For optimal enjoyment, serve it chilled and gently shake the bottle before pouring to evenly distribute the rice sediment.
