WAKA HAJIME Japanese Aperitif

Japanese floral aroma of sweet strawberry, sansho spice.

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BASE

STRAWBERRIES (FROM IWATE PREFECTURE), GREEN TEA, JAPANESE PEPPER, CHILI PEPPER, HERBS, SPICES, BEET SUGAR, ETC.

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Tating notes:

Light herbal palate with sweet strawberry, tingling sansho, and chili heat that balances the sweetness, followed by a long herbal finish.

 

Aroma profile:

After a sweet strawberry aroma, spicy notes of dill and sansho evoke the scent of winter grass and earth.

 

Overview:

WAKA HAJIME is a winter-inspired Japanese herbal liqueur from Kanegasaki Yakusou Shuzo. It evokes earthy winter fields with seed and fruit aromas, blending sweet strawberry, dill, and sansho spice. The palate features strawberry, tingling sansho, and chili heat, finished with a long herbal aftertaste reminiscent of winter’s chill.