No. 408INDEX / 321
Aramasa Xmas-type 2024
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2025
The No.1 Christmas present you'd love to get
SCOREOverall score
88pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 55%
- Alcohol
- 0.11%
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), namazake (unpasteurised), sparkling（ori-nuki (lees removed)）
- List price
- ¥6,130
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.5
Value for money2.0
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money2.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Here's Aramasa Shuzo's Xmas-type, which has been disgorged since last year. A strong fizz signals the start. A juicy, fresh sweetness like green apple leads the charge, followed by a crisp acidity. A mellow, rice-derived umami and a kioke astringency pull everything together for a clean finish. One Aramasa flavour after another leaps out, coming together into a layered, gorgeously extravagant sake.