No. 426INDEX / 321
Tangerine 2023
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2025
The Catcher in the Mandarin Orchard
SCOREOverall score
86pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Fukunohana
- Polishing ratio
- koji rice55％, kake rice (main mash rice)60％
- Alcohol
- 0.13%
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), kioke (wooden vat), kimoto (traditional starter method)
- List price
- ¥2,890
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.5
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma3.5
Value for money2.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
"Tangerine" is a sake that revives Fukunohana for the present day — a rice once grown widely across all of Akita Prefecture, but which faded away over time. It was first unveiled several years ago, and finally went on general sale starting in 2024, though that doesn't mean it's easy to get hold of. A flavour woven from fresh sweetness and gentle acidity plays like an all-star citrus cocktail of mandarin, orange, and grapefruit.