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  • Born “Gold” Junmai Daiginjo with a wine glass, served with fruits Born “Gold”

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    Born - Gold
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    $43.00

  • Homare “Strawberry” Nigori flavored nigori with a champagne flute Homare “Strawberry” Nigori

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    Flavored

    $19.00

  • Dassai “23” Junmai Daiginjo with a wine glass, served withcreamy shrimp pasta Dassai “23”

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    • Honey

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    $32.00

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In the U.S., long and complex alcohol supply chains often raise prices and compromise quality before sake reaches drinkers. We work directly with Japanese breweries to bring it closer to its true taste.

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  • Rokka Brewing Company

    Tracing its roots to 1719 in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Rokka Brewing Company expresses the Tsugaru region’s “joppari” spirit. Its modern Torai brand pairs local rice, Mount Iwaki spring water and Shirakami lactic acid bacteria for a true Aomori terroir.

    • Location Aomori prefecture
    • Founded 1719
    • Known for Creating Aomori’s true terroir
    • Popular choice Torai - Monkey
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    Tomonobu Oose, sales manager

    Aomori prefecture

  • Yahiko Brewing Company

    Crafting sacred sake for Niigata’s historic Yahiko Shrine since 1838, Yahiko Brewing Company brews with extraordinarily soft water from Mount Yahiko. Its philosophy — to be the “best supporting actor” to any meal — yields silky, food-friendly sake of remarkable purity.

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    Genichiro Ooi, brewmaster and senior vice president

    Niigata prefecture

  • Gotemba Ishikawa Brewing Company

    Born in 2024 at the foot of Mount Fuji, Gotemba Ishikawa Brewing Company is one of Japan’s newest sake breweries. Founded by a Shizuoka restaurant group, it crafts all-Gotemba sake from local Koshihikari rice and century-old snowmelt water.

    • Location Shizuoka prefecture
    • Founded 1926
    • Known for Mount Fuji snowmelt water
    • Popular choice Sakae - Junmai Daiginjo
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    Masahiko Uemura, brewmaster

    Shizuoka prefecture

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