Colors Tangerine
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years of the bottling date to preserve its vibrant acidity and fresh fruit profile.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
fresh sashimi, roasted poultry, soft goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Part of Aramasa's celebrated 'Colors' series, 'Tangerine' (known in Japanese as Daidai) is an avant-garde sake designed to showcase the unique terroir of Akita through specific rice varieties. This cuvée is crafted from Yamadanishiki rice cultivated in Akita Prefecture. In line with Aramasa's strict brewing philosophy, it is produced using the ancient Kimoto starter method in traditional wooden casks (Kioke) and fermented solely with Kyokai No. 6 yeast—the historic strain discovered at the brewery in 1930. The result is a sake of remarkable purity, characterized by a vibrant, wine-like acidity, subtle stone fruit notes, and a pristine mineral finish that challenges the boundaries between sake and fine white wine.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1852 in Akita Prefecture, Japan, Aramasa Shuzo is one of the sake world's most revolutionary and revered historic breweries. Under the avant-garde leadership of eighth-generation owner Yusuke Sato, the kura strictly champions traditional, natural brewing methodologies, utilizing only native Akita rice cultivars, wooden fermentation vats (kioke), and the time-honored kimoto method without additives. Aramasa is famously the historic birthplace of Kyokai Yeast No. 6, isolated here in 1930, which the brewery now uses exclusively across its entire production. Renowned for vibrant acidity, exceptional clarity, and wine-like complexity, Aramasa produces iconic cult expressions including the unpasteurized No. 6 series, the terroir-focused Colors collection, and the rare, boundary-pushing Private Lab series featuring labels like Invisible Pink Unicorn.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Yamadanishiki (Sake Rice)
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13%