Sake & Cider

Silken texture, with bright acidity and a pleasing finish. A touch of distilled alcohol lends elegance; purity and clarity are paramount here. The Nagai family founded this brewery in 1884.

Iwao Niizawa has pushed the sake envelope in extreme directions, achieving rice polishing percentages as low as 7%. Today young star female brewer Nanami Watanabe has taken over the reins and is carrying on the innovation. This Yuzu Sake is bright and cit

Crisp and refreshing, with a touch of sweetness to balance everything out. It’s exactly what we’re looking for in a summery can of cider. Orchard Hill is committed to minimal intervention in the production of their ciders.

Established in 1912, this brewery is located in a historic prefecture, Nara, and brewmaster Teruaki Hashimoto is focused on making pure sakes that express the local environment. Usunigori denotes a light nigori; I’ts just a touch cloudy, with very smooth,

Much of Eric Bordelet’s orchards are made up of 200-300 year old apple & pear trees. Classic, northern French cider: elegant with delicate aromatics, great freshness & silky soft bubble. Any table with goat cheese &/or figs has completely missed the boat

Niigata gets among the most snowfall of any area in Japan, which means it is therefore among the snowiest places on the planet. Did you know heavy snows actually clean the air? That's math for a great sake. This is as fresh as new fallen snow, with round,

Niigata prefecture is celebrated for it’s pristine air & water… & for the tremendous amount of snow it receives every year. It is there where Yuki Otoko (or the Niigata Yeti) is said to live and occasionally help travellers find their way (it’s a nice Yet

Kenji Fujii has been making sake for forty years. This nigori from the snowy, mountainous Japanese Alps is creamy & delicious. The slight, natural sweetness of the rice is paired with delicate cinnamon and clove-like flavors. Serve chilled & give the bott

Kirinzan Shuzo is a well-known and highly regarded sake producer in northern Japan. Located in the snowy, Japanese Alps, Niigata is an area known for it’s natural beauty and purity, which comes across in their sakes. Dry, clean with notes of hazelnut and

Excellent acidity are balanced by nuttiness and earth. Robust apple pie aromas, with daikon, dried honey, and green herbs, but a medium bodied, dry palate. Serve chilled or warm.

Located in the village of Tano, on the Pacific side of Shikoku island, wedged between the ocean & the mountains. The pristine location translates into an equally pristine sake. Tokubetsu means "special" - more refined than most Junmai, with zesty, almost

Natural cider from the foothills of the Andes mountains in lovely tribute to their Basque heritage - though with much in common with French ciders. Secondary fermentation in bottle gives lovely, luxurious bubbles. Soft, pithy fruit with a subtle touch of