No. 460INDEX / 321
Ine to Agave Koshu Hanakaze × Tsuchida Shuzo
Ine to Agave, Akita
Reviewed in H2 2025
A specialist book on craft sake
SCOREOverall score
86pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 90%
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Type
- craft sake, hops, kimoto (traditional starter method)
- List price
- ¥3,520
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money4.0
Numata's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
"Hanakaze × Tsuchida Shuzo" was born from a collaboration between Tsuchida Shuzo, famous for making maniacally distinctive sake, and Ine to Agave, a pioneer of craft sake. Compared to the standard Hanakaze, the in-mouth aroma is stronger; one sip brings a deep, sweet fragrance like lychee or Kyoho grapes, with a toasty rice aftertaste that goes on and on. Because it's roughly pressed (arashibori), the grainy cloudiness — like a mixed juice packed with pulp — feels refreshingly new.