No. 136INDEX / 321
NEXT5 Aramasa
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H2 2022
Brought to you from the Akita cedar forest
SCOREOverall score
90pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Kairyo Shinko
- Polishing ratio
- 50%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice)
- List price
- ¥3,800
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money2.0
Numata's report
Taste5.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money2.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
"NEXT5" — a unit formed by five Akita breweries joining forces. Following their collaboration with Ispahan, they're releasing sake again for the first time in two years, selling one release a month for five months straight from August. Here's the second release, from Aramasa. Aramasa is experienced with Kairyo Shinko, using it in various sakes including Cosmos. What's inside lightly leaps past expectations. With restrained sweetness and a rich, packed umami, it's the true essence of umashibu-kei (umami-and-astringency) sake.