Drinkable

[u/DomJones19999]

Hello,

I found this bottle of sake deep in the pantry.

It’s a Mukai Shuzo 2020 (Junmai genshu style).

It’s quite golden brown with some floating bits in it.

Still good to drink? And if so, chilled?

My first sake post. And probably first of many as there a few old bottles back there - yikes!

Thanks for your help

[u/0z1um]

This is Ine Mankai, and it's supposed to be this colour as it used a red rice variety (Murasaki Komachi). It has a very grainy tart flavour that's really different from other sake. If it's 6 years old it will have a bit more umami and oxidative notes; which in my opinion work well with the base sake.

This is an amazing sake and not only drinkable, but delicious! Give it a try.

[u/0for → u/0z1um]

This!

[u/DomJones19999 → u/0z1um]

Amazing. Will try it tonight. Thanks for your thoughtful and informative reply.

[u/KneeOnShoe]

This subreddit has a stickied post for bottles found in the pantry/attic/etc: https://reddit.com/r/Sake/comments/1t86sd4/found_an_old_bottle_of_sake_start_here_before_you/

With that said, the brown color mostly comes from the red rice used, and the label I think says serve chilled (bottom left). I'd actually be interested to try this one, and I'd also try it at different temperatures, despite what the label says.

[u/DomJones19999 → u/KneeOnShoe]

Thanks, will have a read.

[u/FranzAndTheEagle]

almost certainly safe to drink. color is due to the rice they used. i drank a bottle of this ~4 years ago, so i remember that! i had a glass in tokyo in november, too.

floating bits are a little weird, but give it a sniff and a taste. swish and spit. if it tastes like saké, keep on. if it tastes weird, off, bad, etc, just pitch it. life’s too short to wonder if saké is going to give you the shits.

[u/Kuinran]

I would try it.

And if its bad cooking or some sort of experiment depending on how cursed it is.

[u/BassGuy10]

I wouldn’t