Appearance: milky water with tons of suspended and slowly sinking sediment. Nose: fizzy carbonated rice – washed rice, rice breads, rice crackers. Cucumber. Rice milk. Bright and fermented. Palate: milky and sweet with coconut milk. Sweet rice milk. Very light mouthfeel with a tingle which gives the impression it is still fermenting. Sprite […]
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Buja 10 ~ BaeHaeJung Nurukdoga
Appearance: cloudy milky unfiltered goodness – like a crazy blend of lemon and milk, shaken and not stirred. Nose: milky lemonade rice water. Tropical sweetness of mango and cantaloupe. Lemon cake with lemony icing and. Rice cakes. Palate: lemonade rice milk. Cucumber milk. Icing along the edges. Polished rice and its water linger […]
Violet Sweet Potato Makgeolli ~ BaeHaeJung Nurukdoga
Appearance: hazy opaque milky white unfiltered goodness painted in soft pastel hues of lavender and rose petals. Nose: tickle of white wine in the back – very sauvignon blanc with some gewürztraminer for sweetness. Crisp. Cucumber and hints of kiwi. Chewed green wheatgrass. Spritzy, zesty, zippy with pink grapefruit and ley lime. Caramelized yams […]
Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake ~ Takasago Shuzo Sake Co.
Appearance: crystal clear with a ghostly yellow hue. Nose: fantastically funked – gruyere and Swiss cheese. Rice paper. Grape musk and skins – like the pomace leftover after the harvest before it meets the distiller for that also fine beverage, Grappa. Sweet and fresh morning dew. Asparagus and kumquat. Palate: sweet up front then followed […]
