No. 257INDEX / 321
Lapis Jikagumi Hidehiko
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H2 2023
DNA surgery to give Aramasa the Hidehiko attribute
SCOREOverall score
85pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Miyamanishiki
- Polishing ratio
- 55％
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- kimoto (traditional starter method), kioke (wooden vat), jikagumi (bottled straight off the press)
- List price
- —
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money2.0
Numata's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money2.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
The mellow umami and melting creaminess characteristic of Hidehiko's Nichinichi come through in Lapis too.