Products
Kisoji Junmai Yamahai Hiyaoroshi (2026)
For lack of a better description, the Smell of Fall- where air gets just dry and just cool...
Narutotai Junmai Ginjo "LED"
A modern, somewhat experimental entry in Matsuura Honke's Narutotai line up. LED Dream Yeast is the result of...
Tenbi Junmai Ginjo
A delightful, light and refreshing modernist junmai ginjo from a region usually known for its powerful umami and...
Kameizumi Junmai Ginjo Nama Eternal Spring
Super super aromatic, this classic sake announces itself to the room when it is opened. The intensely fruity...
Seikyo Junmai Ginjo Omachi Namazake (2026)
As usual for Omachi rice, the palate on this namazake is broad and expansive. It fills your mouth...
Ohmine Junmai Daiginjo "Summer's Arrival"
The impression of the aroma is gentle, but there is a refreshing quality reminiscent of apples and grapefruits....
Fukucho Junmai Ginjo Namazake "Moon on the Water"
Like the original Moon on the Water, but if it were a teenager with the volume turned up to 10....
Chochin Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu Hattannishiki 60 Shinbunshi BY6
Notes of fine cocoa powder, coca cola, German chocolate cake, sparkling mineral water, Fresca, and white grapefruit swirl...
Kameman Junmai Genmai-zake / Genmaishu
Sake made from 100% unpolished brown rice is a true rarity! Kameman takes great care to select rice...
Yuki No Bosha Junmai Ginjo "Cabin in the Snow"
Cabin in the Snow is a beautiful contrast of juicy stonefruit and berries against mineral and spice complexity....
Denshin Junmai Ginjo Namagenshu "Haru" 2026
Denshin Haru sake evokes a quintessential Spring moment: the air is finally warm, you're wearing a T-shirt for...
Kidoizumi Hakugyokko Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu, "Fragrant Jewel"
This fresh Hakugyokko release evokes Chenin-like notes of beeswax, lanolin, cumin, white currant, white airhead taffy, green grape,...
Kirinzan Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu "Potari-Potari Blue"
A wonderful sake that pulls me back to being 8 years old on a sunny afternoon, walking home...
Kirei "Mannen" Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu
Kirei's Mannen is made with Sokujo moto (a modern fermentation starter method) which at most breweries would mean a...
Akishika Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu "Okushika" 2019
Akishika's flagship, a junmai brewed from organic rice and aged a minimum of 3 years in mountainous inland...
Denshin Junmai Genshu "Aki" (2026)
Undiluted, full-bodied, old-school junmai with autumnal notes of brown butter, fire-roasted sweet potato, chestnut, boiled peanuts and egg...
Masumi Junmai Ginjo Arabashiri
The first sake of Masumi's brewing season! Fresh and punchy with sweet and tangy fruit elements and a...
Akabu Junmai Ginjo "Hisui"
With a lighter aromatic impact than Akabu's year-round Junmai Ginjo, Hisui glides across the nose like a waft...
Gokyo Arabashiri Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu
Gokyo Arabashiri is a damn powerhouse. It explodes on the palate with brash, fizzy rainier cherry, fluffy cotton...
Kirinzan Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu "Potari-Potari Green"
Vibrant fresh nose with tropical notes of guava, papaya, strawberry and tangerine with an off-dry, smooth, candied hazelnut finish. Jamie Graves...
Shichi Hon Yari Junmai Namazake Genshu
Brash, yeasty, biscuity nose; fresh, grapefruity flavors; sharp and clean finish. I find this nama characteristically Shichi Hon...
Chiyo Shinomine Vert Junmai MNG
Classic shinomine. The palate begins with a very sharp acidic/CO2 prickle the moment you taste, leading into a...
Ohyama "Tomizu" Tokubetsu Junmai Nama Genshu 2025
This sake is named "tomizu" because it uses an Edo-period (~1600-1800s) water ratio for brewing: 10 units of...
Heiwa Shuzo KID Junmai Ginjo Nama "Haru no Kunpu"
Haru no Kunpu is the softer, gentler side of KID's seasonal series. A slightly milder acidity (1.7) and...
Kuroushi Junmai "Black Bull"
Although labeled as a junmai, Kuroushi white label is polished to 55%: well into ginjo polishing and nearly...
Kakurei Junmai Ginjo
Kakurei is a bit heavier, with a voluptuousness and fuller body-- notes juicy pear, salty Marcona almonds, roasted...
Bizen Maboroshi Junmai Ginjo Omachi
Bizen Maboroshi might be the quintessential omachi sake, at least in my book. The flavor profile is extremely...
Dewanoyuki Shonai Bijin Kimoto Junmai Hiyaoroshi (2026)
My first-impression notes are pretty loud, verging on desserty, although this isn't a sweet sake by any measure:...
Kisoji Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu
The concentrated, rich, full-bodied natsuzake of the Summer, which hits like a 8" high whorl of vanilla soft...
Yuho Junmai "Eternal Embers"
Deep notes of white miso, cocoa powder, banana bread, cashew butter, fresh dates and white pepper resonate in this lightly...
Shinomine Kujira 80 Junmai
The nose on this fun little dry ditty is ricey, grassy, a little haystack and salt. But right...
Yuki No Bosha Junmai Yamahai "Old Cabin"
This is a yamahai for ginjo lovers (also, a ginjo for yamahai lovers)! The aroma is a festival of...
Sawanoi Tokyo Kurabito Kimoto Junmai Ginjo
The nose on this Tokyo-made Kimoto Junmai Ginjo is ultra foresty and earthy, made gentle with a light note of...
Rihaku Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu "Origin of Purity"
This 2026 release is quite a bit more juicy than past years-- where I'd ordinarily categorize it with...
Mimurosugi Junmai Ginjo "Dio Abita"
Dio Abita-- God Dwells-- in the mountains, streams, earth and walls of Miwa, Nara: where Imanishi Shuzo, makers of Mimurosugi,...
Kamikokoro Toukagen "Sound of Seashore" Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu
Sweet notes of juicy donut peach, ripe white nectarine and honeysuckle dance against a lightly bitter, lightly astringent...
Ohyama Junmai "Aka"
To me, Aka is nostalgic. It's a symphony of all the breakfast cereals of my youth: wheaties, grape...
