Tag: saké2me
saké2me Green Tea
by Paul Arthur on Oct.19, 2009, under junmai-shu, sake
Background: This lightly sparkling beverage is produced in Sausolito, California by “blending premium imported junmai sake with exotic, all-natural Asian flavors.” Wait, no, I tell a lie. California’s the address on their web site, but the bottle says Cold Spring, Minnesota. When I saw this product on the shelves of my local trendy food store, I was immediately intrigued, then immediately put off by the price (something like $14/4 pack, and the bottles are only 6.3 fluid ounces). Fortunately for me, it appears that they didn’t sell well and the last few packs were broken out into single bottles at $4 apiece.
Nose: Green tea. Hints of lemongrass and melon.
Taste: Gah, that’s sweet. A bit of grassy green bitterness from the tea, more lemongrass. The very slightest sake influence of yeast and pear struggles to get out from under the overwhelming honeyed sweetness.
Overall: Decidedly not worth the price. There are cheaper options if you absolutely must get drunk on something sickly sweet, and the flavour isn’t anything to write home about.
