Utsukushii Collection 39-year Vintage Set (500 Set Limited Edition)

Featuring five distinct vintages and tastes, each from a different brewery, the Beauty Collection invites you to raise a glass to your own beautiful memories. Imbued with the seasonality and characteristics of their regions, these aged sake will transport you through time and across Japan for a one-of-a-kind tasting experience. (1983 Iwanoi / Iwase brewery) 14% alcohol by volume. The brilliantly sweet scent of dried fruits and nuts, flavor of nuts, and marked, lingering acidity give the impression of a well rounded white wine. (1995 Aoitsuru / Inami brewery) 17% alcohol by volume. Carefully brewed junmai sake stored at a low temperature. Expresses a spreading overall sweetness and refreshing acidity and spice. (2000 Asashikawa / Asahikawa brewery) 19% alcohol by volume. Elegant sourness, banana, caramel, and oak all come through in the promement fragrance of this sake. It features plenty of sweetness and a refreshing plum aftertaste. (2001 Tenon / Kawajiri brewery) 20% alcohol by volume. With a scent like vanilla and matches, this sake conveys the flavor of chestnuts, banana, and sake rice through a great depth and fragrance. (2013 Tamagawa / Kinoshita brewery) 15% alcohol by volume. The spreading fragrance of a variety of spices is punctuated by the aroma of caramel and hazelnut. A notable sweetness contrasted by pleasant bitterness offers depth.