One Cups
Single-serving sake in its own glass — the cup is the packaging, the label is the art. One flat $30 ships the whole box, and the box holds 36 cups. Fill it.
What is kappuzake?
Kappuzake (カップ酒) is sake sold in the glass you drink it from — usually 180 ml, sealed with a peel-back cap. Ozeki launched the first "One Cup" in 1964, aimed at train commuters, and every brewery followed. The empty cup was always meant to be kept: breweries hire real illustrators for the labels, and collecting them is half the point.
No tools required — drink it chilled, or stand the whole cup in hot water for a few minutes and you've made okan. The dot scale under each cup is our 5-step house read: 1 is bone dry, 5 is dessert.
Round & everyday
12 itemsThe middle of the shelf — junmai and futsushu, the cups we drink with dinner. Several of these warm beautifully.
Polished ginjo
8 itemsMilled to ginjo grade — the more polished, more aromatic tier.
Fresh & unpasteurized
5 itemsNamazake and nama genshu — unpasteurized, often undiluted, straight off the press. Keep them cold.
Dry & clean
2 itemsThe dry end of the shelf — karakuchi. Crisp, clean, made for cold pours and food.
Cloudy & soft
2 itemsNigori — pressed loose so the rice stays in. Cloudy, and softer on the palate. Give it a gentle turn before opening.
Fruit & fizz
2 itemsYuzushu, sake lemonade, sparkling cans — the sweet-and-bubbly corner.
