No. 375INDEX / 321
Private Lab Amaneko 2023
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2024
Acid bomb, bursting
SCOREOverall score
85pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Sake Komachi
- Polishing ratio
- Koji60, kake rice60
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), kimoto (traditional starter method), kioke (wooden vat)
- List price
- ¥2,280
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
From Aramasa's "Private Lab" lineup, where you can enjoy distinctive brewing methods, here's the 2023 vintage of Amaneko. Alongside the yellow koji common in sake brewing, it also uses white koji — the kind used for shochu and the like. An intense acidity and astringency, like grapefruit, race through your whole body like an electric shock. Perhaps because the rice resists dissolving, the sweetness and umami stay restrained, giving a flavour with remarkable clarity.