This study aims to examine the effect of the non-Saccharomyces yeast Saccharomycopsis fibuligera on the sensory quality and flavour characteristics of a sweet rice alcoholic beverage. The strain S. fibuligera was isolated from a traditional Chinese hand-made starter with the purpose to improving sweet rice wine fragrance. Here, sweet rice wines were produced by six combinations of three species of fermentation strains, including S. fibuligera, Rhizopus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, for evaluation. The study results showed significant diversitie...