No. 367INDEX / 321
Aramasa H-type 2023
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2024
Release it every month, not every year
SCOREOverall score
91pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 40%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- kimoto method (traditional starter), bottle-conditioned (secondary bottle fermentation), kioke shikomi (brewed in wooden vats)
- List price
- —
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste5.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money2.0
Numata's report
Taste5.0
Aroma4.5
Value for money2.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Introducing H-Type, exclusive to Hasegawa Saketen, marking the first release in four years since 2020, from Aramasa Shuzo's No.6 series. Its milling ratio of 40% is a higher spec than the X-type. A concentrated sweetness reminiscent of La France pear and chitose-ame (a traditional long candy), along with creamy umami, erupts together with a burst of carbonation. Astringency from the wooden vat neatly ties together the finish, resulting in a flavour that is dense yet clean.