Yaegaki Nigori Sake
Yaegaki Nigori Sake is a 16% ABV, 720mL unfiltered nigori sake. Nigori is sake pressed through a coarse filter — or left unfiltered — so fine rice solids stay in the bottle, giving it a cloudy, milky pour and a silky, creamy texture. Per the manufacturer's notes for this 720mL bottling, it is made by an original blending process, with a touch of sweetness balanced by enough acidity for a refreshing finish. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 16% (manufacturer's notes for the 720mL bottling)
- Size: 720mL
- Style: Nigori (unfiltered / coarsely filtered sake)
- Texture: Silky, creamy, cloudy from retained rice solids
- Producer: Yaegaki — founded in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in 1666; US arm producing sake in California since 1987
- Serving: Shake well before pouring; serve chilled; refrigerate after opening
A Sake House Older Than the United States
Yaegaki traces its founding to 1666 in the Banshu-Hayashida area of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and its US arm, Yaegaki Corporation of USA, has produced sake in California since 1987 — moving to Vernon, in Southern California, in 2003, where the company describes itself as the only Japan-based sake brewery in Southern California. Nigori is the house's cloudy style: shake the bottle to wake the rice solids, and pour it cold. Browse more sake on our wine shelf, or visit the Yaegaki Corporation Of Usa vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Lightly fruity in the store's existing notes, with secondary tastings adding tropical pineapple tones. Palate: Silky and creamy with a touch of sweetness, per the manufacturer's notes. Finish: Refreshing, lifted by balancing acidity.
How to Enjoy
Shake well before serving — that is the manufacturer's own instruction — and pour it chilled. Keep the bottle refrigerated after opening. Its creamy sweetness is a natural match for spicy food.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "nigori" mean? Nigori sake is coarsely filtered or unfiltered, so fine rice particles remain in the bottle. That is what makes it cloudy and gives it its creamy texture — and why you shake it before pouring.
Is this the same as Yaegaki Cloud Nigori? No. Cloud Nigori is a separate bottling sold by Yaegaki USA in a 300mL bottle at 15% ABV and classified as Junmai Nigori. This is the 720mL bottling at 16% ABV, with its own manufacturer's notes.
How should I store it? Serve chilled, shake before pouring, and refrigerate after opening to maintain its taste, per the manufacturer's notes.
Cloudy, silky, gently sweet nigori — order Yaegaki Nigori online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.