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Next is the date the sake was shipped from the brewery. This will usually be a two-digit year followed by a month. The tricky bit here is, that the years often follow the Japanese calendar.
In short, 30 equals , 29 equals , etc…. So the more recent the date the better the sake should taste. Having said that, a sake that is a year or two old can still taste perfectly fine.
Since autumn and winter are the main brewing seasons, most dates will be between September and March. One more number sometimes printed on the label is the sake meter value.
However, not all sake breweries release this information.
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