Fuyu Fest · Feb 20, 2027
Sunflower Sake · Portland

Gift Guide

Tell us who it's for and what you'd like to spend, and we'll offer some recommendations based on our experience serving hundreds of different bottles to many thousands of different people.

If you'd like a fully personalized gift, we would be more than happy to customize our recommendations. Please contact us by email at hello@sunflowersake.com to discuss or arrange a phone call.

Step 1

What kind of gift?

Not sure? Start with a bottle and follow your heart.

Step 2

Choose

A bottle or few

Who is it for?

60 bottles and sets in stock today. Pick a person and we'll show our staff pick at each price.

Getting to know the lucky giftee

Someone experimental, curious and adventurous

This is the person who regularly requests something "funky" or unusual, who likes to be surprised, who seeks new experiences in flavor and in life. Lovers of rhum agricole, experimental natural wines, vermouths and aged beers will feel energized and inspired by these selections.

  1. Under $40Staff pick
    Den "Unbridled" Wild Yeast Kimoto Junmai with yuzu zest
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    $39
  2. Under $40Staff pick
    Tamagawa Junmai Yamahai Muroka Nama Genshu "Red Label" BY2024
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    $39

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  1. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Mukai Shuzo Junmai Ine Mankai
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    $58
  2. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Hanatomoe JMNG Mizumoto Kijoshu "Nature x Nature" (500ml)
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    $49
  3. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Hanatomoe Junmai Taruzake "Tarumaru"
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    $43
  4. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Kidoizumi Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu Yamahai Yamadanishiki "Gold Label"
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    $50
  5. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Terada Honke Junmai Namagenshu Kimoto "Gonin Musume- Shizen no Manma" (4/26)
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    $49
  6. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Tenon Tsuchigumo "Earth Dive Spider" Kimoto Junmai 5BY
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    $47
  7. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Miyoshino Jozo Natural Selection Mizumoto Junmai MNG (4/26)
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    $47
  8. $40 to $59Staff pick
    haccoba Twilight Brew 2026
    Last one
    $45
  9. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Terada Honke "Katori 90" Junmai Kimoto Muroka Nama Genshu (4/26)
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    $47

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Nothing in stock for someone experimental, curious and adventurous at $60 to $99 today. The closest is $40 to $59.

  1. $100 and upStaff pick
    Kidoizumi Koshu Junmai "Kokin" (1990)
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    $175

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Getting to know the lucky giftee

Someone who loves whiskey, spirits, and powerful drinks

There is a term in sake that corresponds roughly to cask strength, and that's "genshu": undiluted after pressing, full-strength and full-flavor, sometimes as high as 21% ABV. For those who don't shy away from sipping (or mixing) something strong, you'll be rewarded with richness, concentration, texture and complexity, especially since genshu can be aged. Aging sake adds notes similar to spirits aged in wood: toasty, nutty, vanilla, spice, and a caramel color which arises naturally from maturation. These styles stay good open for a while, and can be enjoyed sip by sip over a long, fascinating book.

  1. Under $40Staff pick
    Tamagawa Junmai Yamahai Muroka Nama Genshu "Red Label" BY2024
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    $39
  2. Under $40Staff pick
    Daijiro Yamahai Junmai Namazake
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    $39
  3. Under $40Staff pick
    Sempuku Shinriki "85" Kimoto Muroka Genshu
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    $39
  4. Under $40Staff pick
    Kamoizumi "Red Maple" Junmai Ginjo Namazume Genshu 2Y Aged
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    $39
  5. Under $40Staff pick
    Choryo Junmai Yamahai Taruzake
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    $36
  6. Under $40Staff pick
    Chochin Junmai Nama Genshu Awa Yamadanishiki 65 Shinbunshi BY6
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    $39
  7. Under $40Staff pick
    Daruma Masamune Koshu Set (3-5-10 year)
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    $35

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  1. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Shinkame Junmai, "Turtle God"
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    $48
  2. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Urakasumi Honjozo Genshu
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    $42
  3. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Terada Honke "Katori 90" Junmai Kimoto Muroka Nama Genshu (4/26)
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    $47
  4. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Kenbishi "Kuromatsu" Honjozo (900ml)
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    $49

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Nothing in stock for someone who loves whiskey, spirits, and powerful drinks at $60 to $99 today. The closest is $40 to $59.

  1. $100 and upStaff pick
    Kidoizumi Koshu Junmai "Kokin" (1990)
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    $175

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Getting to know the lucky giftee

A wine lover (or expert?) dabbling in sake

Being directly adjacent to Oregon's Willamette Valley, home to world-class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, I come from a wine background myself and love offering recommendations for guests intrigued by sake. Of course, there are many kinds of wine lovers so when we're given the opportunity to interrogate their preferences, we can narrow it down further, but for now here's a selection of sake I've had excellent luck introducing to wine lovers, collectors, makers, and professionals.

  1. Under $40Staff pick
    Okuharima Junmai Daiginjo Shizuku Nama Genshu
    $38
  2. Under $40Staff pick
    Kidoizumi Junmai Yamahai Namagenshu "Shizenmai Sparkling" (360ml)
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    $33
  3. Under $40Staff pick
    Chiyo "Kujira 66" Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu
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    $30
  4. Under $40Staff pick
    Kaze no Mori "Wind of the Woods" Akitsuho 657 Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu
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    $34

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  1. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Izumibashi Junmai Ginjo "Megumi Blue Label"
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    $49
  2. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Chochin Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu Hattannishiki 5055 Shinbunshi
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    $41

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  1. $60 to $99Staff pick
    Mukyu Tenon Junmai Daiginjo
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    $75
  2. $60 to $99Staff pick
    Koueigiku Mikatsuki White Tojo Yamada Nishiki
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    $90
  3. $60 to $99Staff pick
    Tamagawa Daiginjo "Kinsho"
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    $60
  4. $60 to $99Staff pick
    Kuheiji Junmai Daiginjo Omachi "Kyou Den"
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    $95

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Nothing in stock for a wine lover (or expert?) dabbling in sake at $100 and up today. The closest is $60 to $99.

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Getting to know the lucky giftee

Someone who loves Japan, travel, arts and culture

Perhaps this person has traveled through Japan (or plans to), perhaps they prepare themselves matcha every day, practice shodo calligraphy, collect Japanese art, or kimono. Each of these selections has a deep connection to Japanese history and culture, stories that will add richness and texture to the experience of drinking them. A sake inspired by Nara-period jūnihitoe robes, bottled in traditional Kutani porcelain, labeled with handmade washi paper, designed by a Buddhist monk, from a 1600s recipe, named for local mythology, and on and on...should you choose any of these and wish to know the full story, please drop us a line.

  1. Under $40Staff pick
    Matcha Omoi
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    $35
  2. Under $40Staff pick
    Kanbara Junmai Ginjo "Bride of the Fox"
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    $39

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  1. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Jinyu Junmai Ginjo "100 Poems"
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    $51
  2. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Chiyonosono Junmai Ginjo "Sacred Power"
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    $49
  3. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Gozenshu Bodaimoto Nigori
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    $42
  4. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Ota Shuzo Dokan Umeshu
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    $43
  5. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Mimurosugi Junmai Ginjo "Dio Abita"
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    $43
  6. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Shirayuki Junmai Kimoto Koshu "Edo Genroku"
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    $43
  7. $40 to $59Staff pick
    haccoba Twilight Brew 2026
    Last one
    $45

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  1. $60 to $99Staff pick
    Hakkaisan "Yukimuro" 3 Year Aged Junmai Daiginjo
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    $89

Nothing in stock for someone who loves Japan, travel, arts and culture at $100 and up today. The closest is $60 to $99.

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Getting to know the lucky giftee

A foodie who'd cook something elaborate to pair

This is the person who's going to immediately think, "Oooh...what meal am I going to make to pair with this?" when they open your gift! These are really fun brews with strong personalities for pairing, and in many cases there are examples online (or on our website) where other people have paired them with foods from all over the world. Need some ideas for dishes to pair? Just ask! Many of these are routine selections in our own kitchens and corkage when going out to dinner.

  1. Under $40Staff pick
    Yasui Junmai Kimoto 2021
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    $39
  2. Under $40Staff pick
    haccoba Sansho Lemonade (2026)
    $39
  3. Under $40Staff pick
    Fukucho Seaside Sparkling
    $32
  4. Under $40Staff pick
    Kikuhime Yamahai Nigori
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    $36
  5. Under $40Staff pick
    Ichinokura Taruzake Tokubetsu Junmai
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    $39
  6. Under $40Staff pick
    Kaze no Mori "Wind of the Woods" Akitsuho 657 Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu
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    $34

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  1. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Uehara Furosen Nakagumi Junmai Ginjo Yamahai MNG (6/25 bottling)
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    $47
  2. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Juji Asahi Kimoto Omachi Junmai Chokarakuchi "Kagamigusa" BY2020
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    $49
  3. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Terada Honke "Katori 90" Junmai Kimoto Muroka Nama Genshu (4/26)
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    $47
  4. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Heiwa Shuzo "KID" Tokubetsu Junmai Omachi
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    $45

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Nothing in stock for a foodie who'd cook something elaborate to pair at $60 to $99 today. The closest is $40 to $59.

Nothing in stock for a foodie who'd cook something elaborate to pair at $100 and up today. The closest is $40 to $59.

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Getting to know the lucky giftee

A sake expert who's hard to shop for

This person is already a major sake fan, they know their junmai daiginjos from their honjozos, they order and enjoy it regularly, but very likely they've never had anything quite like the bottles we're recommending here. From the shriekingly acidic to the Covid-era aging project, a junmai daiginjo made from the little-known ancestor of Kamenoo rice; house-aged namazake and Sunflower's Smith Tea-infused sake collaboration, plus super limited seasonal releases whose US cases number in or below the dozens. These are selected to surprise, impress, and shift perspectives.

  1. Under $40Staff pick
    Daijiro Junmai Kimoto "As Time Goes By"
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    $38
  2. Under $40Staff pick
    Koueigiku "Harujion" Muroka Nama Genshu
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    $39

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  1. $40 to $59Staff pick
    haccoba Twilight Brew 2026
    Last one
    $45
  2. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Hanatomoe Junmai Daiginjo Yamahai Muroka Nama Genshu "Jun Dai Dai"
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    $51
  3. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Moriki Shuzo "Omekashi" Kijoshu
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    $51
  4. $40 to $59Staff pick
    Ine to Agave "Hanakaze" Hopped craft sake
    $49

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  1. $60 to $99Staff pick
    Akagisan Daiginjo
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    $89
  2. $60 to $99Staff pick
    [2021 CAVISTE/READY] Akishika Okarakuchi "Super Dry" Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu
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    $72
  3. $60 to $99Staff pick
    Kikuhime Junmai Hiyaoroshi 2026
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    $64
  4. $60 to $99Staff pick
    Koueigiku Mikatsuki White Tojo Yamada Nishiki
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    $90

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  1. $100 and upStaff pick
    Tatenokawa Soube Wase Junmai Daiginjo
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    $175
  2. $100 and upStaff pick
    Kidoizumi Koshu Junmai "Kokin" (1990)
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    $175

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A ready-made box

Popular sets for folks at all sorts of stages in their sake journeys.

A club gift

Not sure what they like? With a club gift, we choose the bottles each month.

Sunflower Sake Club (Gift Subscription)

2 to 3 bottles a month, each with its backstory, illustrations and tasting notes. For 1, 3 or 6 months.

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Tickets to Fuyu Fest

For someone local or in the Pacific Northwest

Fuyu Fest 2027

Feb 20, 2027, at The Redd on Salmon in Portland. 21+.

  • General Admission$89
  • General Admission + Early Access$139

Ticket buyers get an email later offering the sakazuki as an add-on.

A gift card

Sunflower Sake gift card

$25, $50, $75, $100 or $200, delivered by email.

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Ceramics, books & more

Step 3

Round out the gift

Add a bottle from our 2026 bestsellers

One wrap covers 2 bottles or 1 ceramic piece, and 3 One Cups count as 1 bottle.

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Snacks

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Browse everything60 bottles and sets, plus 60 cups, books, snacks and other goods, in stock today.

How gifting works

Shipping
Ground shipping is free on full cases of 12, 24, 36 or 48 bottles. A One Cup counts as a third of a bottle.
Pickup
Pick up free at the Portland shop. Oregon has no sales tax.
Wrap
Fiber Furoshiki Gift Wrapping is $3 each. One wrap covers 2 bottles or 1 ceramic piece, and 3 One Cups count as 1 bottle.
Christmas
Order by midnight on Monday, Dec 14 for Ground shipping or by midnight on Saturday, Dec 19 for 2-Day Air.

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