試飲(しいん)

しいん
noun
drink tasting; sampling beverages
foodshoppingleisure
1. drink tasting; sampling beverages
the act of tasting drinks, especially wine, sake, or other beverages, before purchasing
ワインの試飲(しいん)ができます。
You can taste the wine.
試飲(しいん)コーナーで新商品(しんしょうひん)を試(ため)した。
I tried the new product at the tasting counter.
酒蔵(さかぐら)見学(けんがく)で日本酒(にほんしゅ)の試飲(しいん)を楽(たの)しんだ。
I enjoyed sake tasting during the brewery tour.

Forms

  • 試(し) (trial, test)
  • 飲(いん) (drinking)

Common patterns

  • 試飲(しいん)する (to taste/sample a drink)
  • 試飲(しいん)できる (able to taste)

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Related: 試食(ししょく) (food sampling; tasting food)
Related: 利(き)き酒(ざけ) (sake tasting, specifically…)
Related: 試着(しちゃく) (trying on clothes)
Compare: 味見(あじみ) (tasting)
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Added 2026.1.25 9:55 · Revised 2026.10.4 3:24
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