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TASTING NOTES: Robust with flavors of lychee and pineapple, paired with the umami of roasted nuts and cashews, and complimented by the subtle sweet notes of caramel and sugarcane. This is a once-a-year release that bottles freshly pressed saké and is once-pasteurized in the bottle for bold flavors!

Region: Hyogo Prefecture

Quality Grade: Unspecified (technically Junmai) using Yamahai method

Seimaibuai: 68%

Rice: Gohyakumangoku

Alcohol: 18%

This Junmai Daiginjo has a complex flavor and flawlessly balances umami, sweetness and tartness. Pleasantly floral, Kubota Manjyu’s refined aroma is in perfect harmony with its clean, silky and smooth texture. Notes of dried strawberry and nuts. A truly sublime tanrei-karakuchi (dry ＆ crisp) sake.

Tasting Note:
Kubota 'Manju' Junmai Daiginjo offers a sophisticated and harmonious flavor profile, balancing umami, sweetness, and tartness. It presents a pleasantly floral aroma, with notes of dried strawberries and nuts. The clean, silky, and smooth texture leads to a truly sublime tanrei-karakuchi (dry & crisp) finish.

Region: Niigata Prefecture

Quality Grade: Junmai Daiginjo

Seimaibuai: 50% for Koji rice; 33% for mash rice

Nihonshu-Do: +2

Rice: Gohyakumangoku

Alcohol: 15.5%

TASTING NOTE: The epitome of purity, this sake is more subtle and nuanced than most highly aromatic Junmai Daiginjos. It is based on the ideals of Zen Buddhism and "wabi-sabi," the belief that beauty within the arts should be as understated and pure as a simple strand of pearls.  Aromas of white flower, Asian pear & steamed rice. Finishes elegantly with rich minerality and rice texture. Serve slightly chilled.

Region: Shimane

Grade: Junmai Daiginjo

Seimaibuai: 50%

Nihonshu-Do: +2

ABV: 15.5% 

Rice: Yamada Nishiki

The nose on this “Specially Limited” sake is an amazing array of rose water, peach, papaya, sweet rice, nougat, and sugar aromas. It’s not fair! I’m sure when brewery owners taste sake that is not of their own making, they become jealous if they taste a sake like this. It’s simply not fair! How can rice and water taste like the best flavors in your life? Smooth, round, and velvety, this masterpiece is lush and sumptuous. So expressively smooth and layered, that flavors start counting themselves 1. Honey 2. Papaya 3. Maple syrup 4. Mango 5. Lemon sorbet. And on and on. This is more of an experience than a libation, as you feel your way to the soul of this brew. The take away from this sake is that there is a big difference between balance and perfect balance. This sake is a great lesson in rice umami goodness that rests on a seamless fluid which excels in a wine glass.

Region: Fukui Prefecture

Quality Grade: Junmai Daiginjo

Seimaibuai: 35%

Nihonshu-Do: +4.0

Rice: Yamada Nishiki

Alcohol: 16%

With the small amounts produced, the years of aging needed to produce each bottle and the centuries of experience crafting sake, Kikuhime has become one of the most renowned and sought after sake in the world, prized by chefs and restaurants for its nuanced pairings, and by collectors who enjoy the subtleties that develop over the years. 

BY or “Brew Year” references that unlike the extended aging for most Kikuhime this Daiginjo is released in the same year it was brewed to showcase its vibrancy. A complex, bold and dry sake. Has the fresh melon notes associated with highly polished sake, but contrasted by a big structure and chewy texture that broaden the flavor and make it exceedingly complex. Pairs beautifully with a broad range of food, excellent with simple preparations of white fish and vegetables but bold enough to pair with fatty tuna, pork and richer flavors.Can be consumed now to enjoy vibrant fruit or if aged will continue to develop earthy tones.

Region: Ishikawa Prefecture

Quality Grade: Daiginjo

Seimaibuai: 50%

Nihonshu-Do: N/A

Rice: Yamada Nishiki

Alcohol: 17.5%

The success of “Myoka Rangyoku” inspired us to start another quest.
These are the various fine qualities superior sake displays in the process of maturing slowly for more than ten years: when still young, a gorgeous aroma, during maturity, a powerful and round body, followed by a clear and serene aftertaste that lingers for a long time. We wanted to bring those elements, which normally are not simultaneously present, together in one bottle of sake.