No. 551INDEX / 321
Nirugame 2025
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2026
The Super Dry of the Aramasa world
SCOREOverall score
78pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita Sake Komachi
- Polishing ratio
- 80%
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Type
- minimally milled sake (high seimaibuai), kioke shikomi (brewed in wooden vats), kimoto method (traditional starter)
- List price
- —
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste3.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money2.0
Numata's report
Taste3.0
Aroma3.0
Value for money2.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
From Aramasa Shuzo's Private Lab, here we introduce "Nirugame." Its mouthfeel has a clarity you wouldn't expect from a lightly-polished sake, though the rice-derived umami is faint too, with a light acidity running through in a delicate flavour. Rising temperatures year after year have made the rice harder to dissolve, so the rice-polishing ratio was changed from 88% to 80% to maintain quality. The brewery's own comment recommends serving it at room temperature, but I'd actually recommend chilling it well and enjoying its refreshing coolness instead.