No. 178INDEX / 321
Beau Michelle
Tomono Shuzo, Nagano
Reviewed in H1 2023
Best-value sake of the year
SCOREOverall score
83pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- sake-brewing rice
- Polishing ratio
- 60%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), low alcohol（9％）
- List price
- ¥1,320
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money5.0
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma3.5
Value for money5.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Introducing Beau Michelle, a limited-edition sake from Tomono Shuzo in Nagano Prefecture, famous for Sawa no Hana. It's a gag-packed sake, brewed while playing the Beatles' 'Michelle' to the fermenting mash. Its low-alcohol lightness pairs with a well-balanced sweetness and acidity that goes down extremely easily. On top of that, its price-busting low price will have any sake lover's palate — and wallet — firmly in its grip. Sorry for underestimating you (´ω`).