No. 376INDEX / 321
Private Lab Amaneko Spark 2023
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2024
An ice cream soda on a department store roof
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), bottle-conditioned (secondary bottle fermentation)
- List price
- ¥2,680
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money2.5
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma3.5
Value for money3.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
From Aramasa's "Private Lab" series, where you can enjoy distinctive brewing methods, here is the 2023 vintage of Amaneko Spark. Unlike the standard Amaneko, whose vivid acidity and tannins feel like a sharp knife, this one has the characteristic mellowness of origarami (with lees) and a light sweetness that gently wrap the acidity and tannins. The intense yet fine-grained effervescence doesn't get in the way of the flavour either — bold and good