Sake

SHO CHIKU BAI CLASSIC JUNMAI

 

Do you crave an oaky Chardonnay at the end of the day? Or is a velvety Merlot more your style? You can get the flavor of both when you purchase our award-winning Sho Chiku Bai Classic Junmai. When you serve it warm or at room temperature, the flavor changes, giving you the best of two worlds. You don’t have to choose between flavors tonight — just pull out a bottle of classic Junmai sake, and work your way from one flavor profile to the next over a lingering meal. With a savory complex taste, it is the best sake for food-pairing sake and great served both chilled or warmed.

Served chilled this Classic Junmai Sake offers a very fine texture with harmonious aromas and flavors of macadamia nuts, Chai spice (cardamom, nutmeg), vanilla, heavy cream, and freshly sliced bread.

Served at room temperature, notes of mineral, creme fraiche, sourdough bread, custard, umami, and apples emerge.

When warmed to around 100º F., the texture and flavor build, bringing out more intense umami while still retaining softness of texture. Savory elements of salted custard, cocoa nib, banana bread, toasted nuts, and mineral are evident.

 

 

 

 

 

SHO CHIKU BAI PREMIUM GINJO

 

This dry, delicate and fruity sake features a smooth, silky texture, tinged with aromas and flavors of pear, melon, honeysuckle, custard, and nutmeg. The finish is clean and refreshing with an emerging taste of lightly salted fruit. This sake is compared to Pinot Blanc of medium-bodied, fruity, and soft. 

In 1992, Takara introduced the first ginjo sake made in the USA, Sho Chiku Bai Premium Ginjo. This junmai ginjo sake is brewed in Berkeley with Calrose polished to 50%. Since then, it remains one of the top-selling junmai ginjo sake in the US.

 

SHO CHIKU BAI TOKUBETSU JUNMAI

 

You have so many choices when it comes to sake, so why should you sample our Sho Chiku Bai Tokubetsu Junmai? The versatility of this unique beverage keeps people coming back to it again and again. It’s unlike any type of wine or beer you’ve tasted before. It has a slight sweetness that gets stronger when you chill it, and when you drink it warm, it gets a little spicier. You’ll enjoy these subtle changes throughout your drinking experience — it’s one reason people adore our 300ml Tokubetsu sake.

As the word, Tokubetsu means “special,” the sake is created with rice polished to 60%. While it is ideal for food pairing with rich in umami, particularly when served warm, the sake-making combined with the GinJikomi process of low-temperature fermentation provides subtle, fruity flavors with smooth texture and body. It is perfect for serving both chilled or warmed.

Served warm, this premium Junmai sake presents with aromas of warmed buckwheat, spice, damp wood and hot, briny water. Flavors of dried mushroom, spice and dashi prevail. As the sake cools, the flavor focus evolves toward a suggestion of wheat toast, accented by melon, and salted Asian pear.

Served chilled, aromas and flavors of less intensity and a different character emerge; the sake becomes slightly fuller, with aromas and flavors of mineral, vanilla, custard, cinnamon, fresh dough, and toasted rice.

 

 

 

 

SHO CHIKU BAI NIGORI SILKY MILD

 

Looking for a creamy and sweet dessert-type beverage you can drink after a meal, eliminating the need to indulge in a heavy dessert? Our Sho Chiku Bai Nigori Silky Mild offers the perfect way to end the evening. With a blend of fruity flavor and satisfying sweetness, our Sho Chiku Bai Nigori sake is unlike any sake you’ve enjoyed before. Take an adventure and purchase our Nigori sake today!

Nigori Silky Mild emits the fruity aromas and flavors of ripe banana, vanilla, melon, strawberry, and creamy sweet rice custard. Slightly sweeter than Sho Chiku Bai Nigori Crème de Sake, its milky-white appearance previews the characteristically full, smooth palate of the nigori sake type.

 

SHIRAKABEGURA TOKUBETSU JUNMAI

 

If you want to find a perfect example of sake from the famed Nada region in Kobe, we suggest trying award winning Shirakabegura Tokubetsu Junmai. This smooth, complex, nuanced full body sake is delicious and approachable. The Tokubetsu Junmai type sake displays a wide range of flavors depending on whether you serve it warmed or at room temperature. Either option will give you an enjoyably complex yet smooth, umami focused blend that will linger on your taste buds. Indulge in Tokubetsu sake after work, as a pleasant accompaniment to a light dinner or snack or to finish off a pleasant evening with friends.

The flavors and aromas of this sake change substantially with temperature but remain complex and nuanced. When warmed to 100º -104º F., it is savory and full-bodied, with aromas and flavors of white mushroom, bran, salted cucumber and umami, balanced by subtle hints of banana and white flowers. This award winning sake is great for serving chilled or warmed. 

At room temperature, this sake’s fruity aspects become more pronounced, with notes of melon, cream and lightly salted cucumber peel. When chilled, the aroma is fresh, with the scents of green apple and fennel joined on the palate by the flavors of watermelon rind, cucumber and mineral.

 

HANA FUJI APPLE

 

Biting into a ripe apple fresh off the tree is one of life’s little pleasures. Imagine capturing that sensation in a bottle — that’s what you get when you enjoy a glass of our Fuji or Green Apple sake. The robust flavor will excite and astonish your taste buds. It tastes so much like a refreshing apple, you won’t need a dessert after dinner! Just sip on our HANA Fuji Apple sake for a whole new deliciously sweet experience.

HANA Fuji Apple lives up to its name with an appealing aroma that fulfills its promise on the palate with the crisp tartness of a delicious Fuji apple. The lovely lingering finish continues the taste of rich apple flavor. Its low alcohol makes it a fine aperitif, either straight up or on the rocks.

 

 

 

 

HANA PINEAPPLE

 

The delicious fruit, pineapple — it bursts into your mouth and puckers your tongue with its sweetness and unique flavor. Enjoy a glass of our fruit-flavored sake as the perfect ending to any meal. It’s also a fun snack for a weekend afternoon beverage, or toss it in with other fruit to prepare a light and deliciously-flavored dessert.

There’s no wrong way to enjoy our 750ml HANA Pineapple sake — you won’t be able to get enough of it! An engaging flavored sake with the aroma and flavor of perfectly ripe, freshly cut pineapple. Lightly sweet with a rich mouthfeel.

 

 

HANA LYCHEE

 

Lychee captures the essence of a summer day. This sweet, flavorful fruit originates in Asia, but it has become beloved around the world for its refreshing flavor. Now imagine that flavor in your favorite alcoholic beverage, and you get lychee sake. This distinct fruit has many layers, making it a preferred choice for so many of our customers.

We recommend this drink chilled or as a delicious addition to a frozen cocktail. Captivating, lychee aromatics and a sweet, full-bodied palate of lychee, yellow peach, and lemon-lime.

 

 

HANA WHITE PEACH

 

The aroma of a ripe peach is one of the best smells in the whole world. Peaches contain a juicy and inviting taste. Their sweetness oozes through their skin and provides a sweet nectar taste. If you love peaches, biting into one is among the most rewarding culinary experiences with fresh fruit. Now, you can mimic that sensation when you take a sip of our HANA flavored sake. With a unique taste you will enjoy for days, our peach sake is a must-have for your shelf.

Delightful aromas and flavors of just-ripe, white peaches in cream with a sweet, full-bodied palate define this particular HANA White Peach sake. Take a moment to indulge your taste buds — you’ll be delighted you did.

 

 

KINSEN PLUM

 

Do you enjoy sipping on a cold glass of plum wine after a meal? As a substitute for dessert, there’s nothing better than a fruit-flavored variety that gives you the sweet taste you crave. Our KINSEN Plum wine is the perfect drink to end the night on. With a delicious taste that highlights several different flavor notes, our plum wine has a complex flavor you and your guests will love. Pair it with a sharp cheese for an even tastier finish!

Richly aromatic with violet candy, plum and maraschino cherry notes. The palate is sweet with medium body and lightly tangy flavors or ripe plum, red cherry, and sweet pear.

 

 

KOSHU PLUM

 

Are you always on the lookout for the next delicious dessert wine to accompany your meals? Our 750ml plum drink variety could not be a better choice! With all the distinctive flavors you look for in a fruit-flavored sake, our sweet KOSHU Plum sake finishes off dinner with a taste to remember. You can serve it cold at the end of the meal, or try one as a drink right before you dig into your dinner. Either way, you get a refreshing beverage your guests will ask for again and again.

Intense, appetizing aromas of candied plum and cherry. The palate is sweet, but not cloying, with concentrated flavors of plum, black cherry and almond, and a lingering finish.

The KOSHU PLUM is a decadent, complex plum ‘sake’, ideal as an aperitif or dessert drink.