Sake

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,

Serve very cold! It’s pleasantly sweet, with, you guessed it, generous citrus notes and good acid. These “Pure Sakes” sort of mirror the natural wine movement; undiluted, unfiltered sakes that aim to express a purity of ingredients.

Terada Honke “Shizen no Manma” Junmai Sake

Miyoshino Jozo “Hanatomoe Masamune Tarumaru” Junmai Sake

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.

Serve lightly chilled to lightly warmed, depending on your preference. Akishika Shuzo is an outlier in sake production in that they grow their own rice, rather than buying from mysterious unknown sources as is all too common. They pride themselves in thei

Ripe honeydew and lychee on the palate, with a decidedly dry finish. This is an unpasteurized sake; keep it cold! Kidoizumi is the only brewery in Japan to use the hot-yamahai method, allowing them to craft one-of-a-kind sakes that age well.

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.

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

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

Yes, this is sake in a juice box. With a straw. And it’s delicious.

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