SakeOne Moonstone Raspberry Sake

[beige_alert]

I bought a bottle of SakéOne Moonstone Raspberry Saké yesterday. Packaged in a pretty blue bottle, it has a pale yellow color, a faint scent that I can’t describe, and a very subtle flavor. They describe it as raspberry, but any berry flavor, indeed, any flavor at all, is very subtle. There is a very slight sourness, a faint sweetness, and overall a very mild saké flavor. I’d never guess from the mild taste that it is 13.5% ethanol—though now two-thirds through a glass it is clear to me that the label is true.

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[ohiblather.livejournal.com]

RASPBERRY sake? Oh YUM. Where do you find these interesting drinks?!?

[barbarakitten-t.livejournal.com]

even though i know you drink occasionally now, i'm still trying to wrap my brain around the idea of the amazing michael on alcohol...

sounds good.

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

Chance favors the prepared mind: I keep a lookout for the unusual while browsing. This is a very mild berry flavor, but Hakusan (http://www.hakusan.com/hakusake.html) raspberry, which I haven't found a supplier of but which Jan (owner of Spot the snake) passed out samples of at a con a few years ago, is much sweeter.

There are a number of Wisconsin wineries making unusual products, like fruit wines and mead (honey wine). I discovered some of them at the Outpost food co-op, the local all-natural organic free-range bio-degradable food store. The chocolate cherry I had to mail-order, which the state of Wisconsin permits. There is actually an ongoing legal battle about that. On the one side, the states have the power to regulate alcohol sales/the liquor wholesalers have lobbyists and don't want mail-order competition, on the other side, the states can't interfere with interstate commerce/the wineries that make odd stuff that doesn't get wide distribution also have lobbyists.

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

Well, you know, it's currently thought to be good for you.

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

We first met the Hakusan raspberry at Thai Garden, which is down the street from the former Windycon hotel, and thus a common dinner trip. (It's not that far from the Cap hotel either; look for a dinner run if you come down for Cap).

I was subsequently able to find bottles of the raspberry Hakusan at a local liquor chain, Binny's Beverage Depot. You may want to check conventional liquor stores, but try ones with large inventories.