Colors Ash
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years of release, though its structure allows for short-term cellaring under pristine conditions.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled yakitori, roasted duck breast, aged hard cheeses
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Part of Aramasa's celebrated 'Colors' series, 'Ash' (known in Japanese as Niryu) is a tribute to agricultural heritage and the revival of lost traditions. This exceptional sake is brewed using Shinriki ('Divine Power'), an ancient heirloom sake rice variety that was once highly popular in western Japan during the Meiji era but eventually faded into obscurity due to its challenging cultivation. Aramasa has painstakingly revived this grain to express its unique, rustic, and deeply complex character. True to the brewery's uncompromising philosophy, Ash is crafted using the traditional Kimoto starter method, fermented in wooden cedar casks (kioke), and driven by the historic Kyokai No. 6 yeast. The result is a sake of singular personality, marrying vibrant, wine-like acidity with a rich, savory umami core and a delicate, earthy complexity derived from the wood.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Aramasa Shuzo blev grundlagt i 1852 i Akita-præfekturet i Japan og regnes i dag for et af sakeverdenens mest revolutionerende og hæderkronede bryggerier. Under ledelse af den avantgardistiske ottendegenerations-ejer Yusuke Sato værner bryggeriet kompromisløst om traditionelle og naturlige fremstillingsmetoder. Her arbejdes der udelukkende med lokale Akita-rissorter, gæring på traditionelle træfade (kioke) og den ældgamle, tidskrævende kimoto-metode helt uden tilsætningsstoffer. Aramasa er desuden det historiske ophavssted for Kyokai Gær Nr. 6, som blev isoleret her i 1930, og som bryggeriet i dag benytter eksklusivt til hele sin produktion. Saken er berømt for sin spændstige syre, bemærkelsesværdige renhed og vinøse kompleksitet. Aramasa står bag en række ikoniske kultudgivelser, herunder den upasteuriserede No. 6-serie, den terroir-drevne Colors-kollektion samt den sjældne, nyskabende Private Lab-serie med legendariske aftapninger som Invisible Pink Unicorn.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Shinriki sake rice
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
13%