Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H2 2022

Rock is dead. This is the age of Aramasa
TOCKY's report
Numata's report
no.6 A-type 2021 DP
90
Close · all 5 axes match
Juyondai Gokujo Morohaku
91
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Senkin Kabutomushi
84
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Shichiken Hoshi
82
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Among the closest shapes (at most one axis off by one step), ordered by score. Re-reviews of the same sake are excluded and each brewery appears once. Where fewer than four qualify, the next closest shapes fill the gap.
This is Aramasa's No.6, created by Yusuke Sato — known for his intense love of heavy metal — for an event held by Masanori Ito, a heavyweight of the heavy metal world. The sheer effort put into the bottle design conveys just how much passion Sato poured into it, and even the pamphlet's comments are more talkative than usual. Named "Beast" — the polar opposite of Aramasa's usual image — this sake belongs to the astringency-driven "Mizuno Manabu type" lineage. One sip and you won't forget it: a flavour that leaves a scar on your memory.