No. 435INDEX / 321
No.6 X-type 2024
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2025
Mitsuya Cider (Japanese lemonade), harvested from a rice paddy
SCOREOverall score
85pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 45%
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), kimoto (traditional starter method), nama genshu (unpasteurised, undiluted), kioke (wooden vat)
- List price
- ¥3,850
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money2.0
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money2.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
MOVIEWatch this episode
RELATEDSimilar sake
Aramasa No.6 S-type DIRECT PATH 2024
88
Close · all 5 axes match
This sakeThe other sake
Nichinichi Yamadanishiki
86
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
This sakeThe other sake
Harukasumi 2023 Zenkoku Shinshu Kanpyokai Kinsho Jushoshu fukurozuri (hung-bag drip pressing)
86
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
This sakeThe other sake
Denshu Micro Bubble
85
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
This sakeThe other sake
Among the closest shapes (at most one axis off by one step), ordered by score. Re-reviews of the same sake are excluded and each brewery appears once. Where fewer than four qualify, the next closest shapes fill the gap.
PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Introducing the 2024 vintage of No.6 X-Type. With a light fruitiness reminiscent of Japanese pear and lychee, a mellow milkiness derived from kimoto (traditional starter method), and a gentle acidity like green apple or apricot, it's a fresh, juicy flavour ideal for a body heated up in summer. A gentle sweetness carries all the way through to the finish, joined by an astringency derived from the wooden vat, and while it's a refreshing, easy-drinking sake, it has a depth you can savour slowly.