No. 410INDEX / 321
No.6 N-type
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2025
A white snake lurking in the Akita cedar forest
SCOREOverall score
88pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 55%
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), nama (unpasteurised), New Year's Day pressing
- List price
- ¥4,250
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
The New Year's Junmai Shiboritate, commonly known as the "Eto Bottle," is back in a new form. The label design is now a collaboration with a well-known artist, echoing the 10th-anniversary sake. The flavor is more of a forest than ever before. A dense sweetness and acidity give way to a plump umami, and a long finish follows. A firm bitterness from the kioke (wooden vat) underpins the whole thing, finishing into a dignified, elegant flavor draped in solemnity.