No. 262INDEX / 321
Hinotori 2022
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2024
The sake world's maverick comes of age
SCOREOverall score
86pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Kairyo Shinko
- Polishing ratio
- 60%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Kijoshu, kioke shikomi (brewed in wooden vats)
- List price
- ¥3,020
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.0
Numata's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Akita's celebrated brand Aramasa Shuzo produces its Private Lab series using experimental brewing methods. Hinotori, which uses the kijoshu method of brewing sake with sake, marked its 15th anniversary in 2023. This lot has a rich, mellow character carrying solid sweetness and umami, which Hinotori's characteristically fresh acidity and an astringency derived from the kioke tighten up into a light, brisk finish — a quintessential, textbook Hinotori.