No. 185INDEX / 321
AKABU MOUNTAIN
Akabu Shuzo, Iwate
Reviewed in H2 2023
Deep breath — drink and fill up on negative ions
SCOREOverall score
83pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Iwate-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 60%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), 14％, muroka (unfiltered)
- List price
- ¥2,200
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money4.0
Numata's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.0
Value for money4.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Here we introduce "AKABU MOUNTAIN" from Akabu Shuzo, a brewery representing Iwate Prefecture. It's a bottle from the AKABU EARTH series, built around a low-alcohol axis. The aroma is a clean, ginjo-style fragrance reminiscent of clear forest air. Sweetness and acidity stretch out in a great arc, and a complex, full-bodied finish lingers long. While it has the easy drinkability specific to low-alcohol sake, the way sweetness, acidity and umami intertwine in complex fashion brings to mind a deep, fog-shrouded forest.