No. 81INDEX / 321
Nirugame
Aramasa Shuzo
Reviewed in H1 2022
Let it go~ the rice, just as it i~s~♪
SCOREOverall score
78pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita Sake Komachi
- Polishing ratio
- 88％
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- 13% ABV
- List price
- ¥1,850
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste3.0
Aroma2.5
Value for money2.0
Numata's report
Taste3.5
Aroma3.0
Value for money2.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
One bottle from "PRIVATE LAB," the lineup that gathers Aramasa's signature techniques. "Nirugame" uses sake rice polished barely more than table rice. Yet surprisingly, it has none of the off-flavours or rice-bran smell that low-polish sake usually carries. The body is restrained, but the aroma and acidity feel fresh and lively, with astringency and a stimulating, aged-sake-like fragrance as an accent.