Tomono Shuzo, Nagano
Reviewed in H2 2025

The beauty of fresh snow
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Lapis 2021
91
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
Hanamura Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki
88
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
Hakurakusei Ultimate Junmai Daiginjo
88
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
Akabu SNOW XMAS
87
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
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.
Here we introduce the red label of "Beau Michelle Snow Fantasy," a sake brewed by playing Beatles songs to it, from Tomono Shuzo, the brewery behind "Sawa no Hana." This lightly cloudy (usunigori) sake has a graininess like grated apple. Its refreshing acidity combines with a light sweetness to make you feel like you're swimming in a sea of grated apple — you can almost hear the crunch. The acidity stretches on smoothly, leaving a clean, crisp aftertaste.