From cozy nights by the fire to festive holiday gatherings, Fuyu Sake invites you to enjoy sake in all its winter forms. With curated bottles, special restaurant pairings, and local events, Fuyu Sake brings fans and newcomers together to sip, savor, and celebrate the season—all winter long.
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Fuyu Sake List 2026
Discover your perfect pour this winter.
Discover your perfect pour this winter.
Curated by top industry professionals, the Fuyu Sake List 2026 features rich, comforting, and well-balanced sake selections perfect for the winter season. Whether you’re new to sake or a longtime fan, explore these expert-picked bottles crafted to complement cozy meals, festive gatherings, and quiet nights at home. Warm it up or enjoy it chilled—sip, savor, and embrace the warmth of winter, one glass at a time.
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Daishichi Sake Brewery(Fukushima)
THE GATE" is a versatile sake that pairs well with French, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Peruvian and, of course, Japanese cuisine. Its flavor is complex and balanced, with elegant acidity, a hint of spice, a white flowery aroma, and a dry, mineral finish.
Kikusui(Nagano)
Junmai
Unique notes of marzipan, plantain, and palm leaves. When served chilled, it delivers a crisp finish with refreshing acidity. Gently warmed, it transforms, becoming softer and rounder, revealing layered flavors of cereal grains and dried longan.
Konishi Brewery (Hyogo)
Junmai Nigori
Experience a gently sweet, unhurried pleasure with this nigori sake. While offering a crisp palate, it boasts a broad richness and soft finish that lingers delightfully.
Daishichi Sake Brewery(Fukushima)
Junmai Daiginjo
This junmai daiginjo sake has the honor of being the first sake to be produced using Daishichi’s super-flat rice polishing technique, as well as earning the highest praise at the Vinexpo. Daishichi “Minowamon” is aged to bring elegance and unwavering depth to the sake. A rich umami aroma prepares you for the silky, sweet rice flavor that fades into a lingering finish.
Akashi Sake Brewery(Hyogo)
Tokubetsu Honjozo
A delicate bouquet and light notes of lemon, lime and straw. After a lively first impression, you will notice this sake’s refreshing, soft citrus flavours with a sweet, well-balanced finish.
Kunimare Sake Brewery(Hokkaido)
Junmai
Kunimare Tokubetsu Junmai is brewed from 100% Gohyakumangoku sake rice. This exquisite Nanbu Toji-style Tokubetsu Junmai is refreshingly crisp, mildly rice-forward, and finishes dry.
Homare Sake Brewery(Fukushima)
Nigori
Made from nigori sake and carefully selected chocolate syrup. It has an indulgent note of lightly toasted caramel and warming vanilla. The creamy texture of nigori sake and rich sweetness and gentle bitterness from chocolate create an enticing new flavor.
Akashi Sake Brewery(Hyogo)
Tokubetsu Junmai
Junmai Tokubetsu begins with 100% Yamadanishiki rice grown in Hyogo Prefecture, which is polished until only 60% of the grain is left. This sake is lovingly handcrafted through every step of the process, from making Koji rice to hand bottling.
Akashi-Tai Tokubetsu Junmai is a traditional brew with a satisfyingly full-bodied flavor profile, clean and well-structured.
Nanbu Bijin(Iwate)
Junmai
Nanbu Bijin's Signature Brand, which uses locally grown Ginotome rice. Rich but refreshing, and long lasting with a subtle velvety texture, as well as their savory umami on the mid palate. There is an intensity of aromas including quality rice notes, fruity, floral, and grainy characters, along with marshmallows. Neat, clean, and crafted to pair with a wide range of food, excellent at any temperature.
Akashi Sake Brewery(Hyogo)
Ginjo Umeshu
A luxurious plum liqueur made with Shiraume, or white flower plums. The plums are preserved in the finest Ginjo sake, made from Yamadanishki rice. After being marinated for months, the fruits are removed from the tank, then Shiraume Ginjo Umeshu is left to age for two and a half years.
Homare Sake Brewery(Fukushima)
Junmai Ginjo
Crafted with a hundred percent Hyogo Prefecture's Yamada Nishiki rice and meticulously brewed using the ultra-soft water "Kitano Homyo Mizu" sourced from 100 meters below the ground. After pressing, it is promptly bottled and stored raw, allowing the flavors to mature. The bottling process occurs only after patiently waiting for the richness to develop, followed by rapid chilling at -5°C in a refrigerated chamber.
Ippongi Kubohonten(Fukui)
Junmai Ginjo
This junmai ginjo is brewed with water that started as snow in the mountains around the brewery and, over many years, melted then filtered through the earth. This gives the sake a pure, refreshing taste, but enough transparency for you to notice the nuanced smoothness.
Daishichi Sake Brewery(Fukushima)
Junmai
As new sake styles developed in the 20th century, Daishichi Brewing Company wanted to create a classic and noble sake with rich and deep flavors to represent the good old values. The layers of umami from the rice and expansive expressions it reveals once warmed, they believe, is only achieved by the long, robust fermentation of their kimoto process and the precise and careful carving of each grain of rice.
Homare Sake Brewery(Fukushima)
Junmai
Elegant aroma unfolds with layers of fresh apple and melon, complemented with a light and clean finish.
Ichinokura(Miyagi)
Tokubetsu Junmai
Light and smooth type. Avery refreshing elegant dry sake, with a well-rounded taste. Dry grain and steamed rice aroma with a touch of mineral.
Serve chllled or warm.
Sakai Brewing Company(Yamaguchi)
Junmai Nama Genshu
Rich type. The refreshing aroma of young banana and ripe apple. Medium dry sake with a complex and mild flavor. Serve chilled.
Ichinokura(Miyagi)
Tokubetsu Junmai
Tokubetsu junmai sake is stored and matured in cedar barrel. Rich type. Refreshing aroma of Japanese cedar is harmonized with smooth flavor to enhance the taste. Well-balanced sake with creamy aroma and spicy taste.
Ozeki Sake(Hyogo)
Junmai
This junmai daiginjo is brewed with Yamadanishiki rice polished to 45%. The yeast used is Imazu Benikanzakura, a new type of cherry blossom yeast that was discovered in 2019 in Nishinomiya, Japan. This exclusive ingredient gives “Sakura Beauty 45” a mellow, delicate aroma and a honey-like sweetness that finishes dry. It’s elegant when chilled, but its notes of pear, apple and peach are most expressive at room temperature.
Kunimare Sake Brewery(Hokkaido)
Junmai
Kunimare Ginpu Junmai is brewed from 100% Ginpu sake rice. This hearty Nanbu Toji-style Junmai is refreshingly crisp, full-bodied with a long finish.
Ichinokura(Miyagi)
Sake liqueur
Made with whole, peeled Tadanishiki yuzu from southern Miyagi prefecture, this lemon-like sake is sweet and tart, yet mild. Despite being made with “genshu” (undiluted sake), the final ABV is just 7.5%. Kick off your evening with “Himezen” Yuzu as an aperitif, or top off your sushi or chicken teriyaki dinner with a glass for dessert. In the winter, enjoy it warm. Savor its pure taste, no sugar added.
Ippongi Kubohonten(Fukui)
Junmai
Created from a rare variety of rice, this sake conjures up a serene scene of rice fields rustling in a gentle wind. It has a smooth peachy flavor with just enough bitterness to make it delicious with any meal. The suppressed fragrance and moderate thickness will leave you with a fluffy feeling in your mouth that keeps you coming back for more.
Eikoh Brewery(Ehime)
Junmai Daiginjo
Very refreshing and delicious sake with soothing aroma.The flavor expands in your mouth with a refreshing aftertaste. Great to pair with any dish.
Sparkling
Award-winning sparkling sake with a natural rosé hue from purple-black rice. Its light, refreshing taste and strawberry-like sweetness make it perfect as a dessert sake. Crafted without additives, it offers a modern, elegant twist on traditional sake.
Kizakura Brewery(Kyoto)
Nigori
Kizakura twists traditional sake with a new flavor of Kyoto Matcha. It has a light Matcha flavor with milky and sweet honeydew flavor with a hint of pistachio.
Kiku Masamune Sake(Hyogo)
Junmai
Authentically-brewed Dry Junmai Sake is sealed into New Casks of Yoshino Cedar, and is only broken open for bottling once the sake reaches Kiku-Masamune's standard of excellence. We invite you to experience the invigorating cedar aroma and soft yet bright flavors. A nod to the Edo Period of Japan, when sake first started being produced on an industrial level, and was stored and transported in large wooden barrels by ship.
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High quality Japanese Sake with the natural flavor of Yuzu with a juicy refreshing citrus taste.
Tosatsuru Sake Brewery(Kochi)
Daiginjo
Perfect sake for special occasions. Carefully handcrafted from the barrel through to bottling. An elegant floral scent with a subtle fruitiness, well-balanced dryness, and a smooth after-taste.
Asahi Kubota(Niigata)
Junmai
A Junmai sake excelling in balance, with a quick clean finish. Refreshing chilled, full of flavor neat or gently warmed.
Kizakura Brewery(Kyoto)
Sparkling
Carbonation for this sake comes only from the fermentation process. It is natural gas and not injected so that bubbles are small and fine. So, this sparkling taste resembles the light melody of the piano.
This sake has a fruity aroma like apples or pears. The sweetness comes from rice and it is easy-drinking. It is also perfect as an aperitif!
Konishi Brewery (Hyogo)
Junmai Genshu
This beautifully aged sake delivers a richly layered, medium-sweet profile with deep flavors reminiscent of wood, caramel, blackberry, and even a touch of tobacco. Think of it in the realm of Cognac or Port, a contemplative, slow-sipping style that can be enjoyed neat at room temperature or poured over ice.
Hakkaisan Brewery(Niigata)
Tokubetsu Honjozo
Easy to drink, not easy to tire of, clean, dry, and enjoyable at almost any temperature - this is Hakkaisan’s Signature Brew. When warmed the koji-rice aroma rises to all occasions.
Ozeki Sake(Hyogo)
Sparkling
A sparkling sake with low alcohol. Easy drinking.
Fresh peach flavor bursting with every sip. This sparkling sake is light and delightful.
Toshimaya Honten(Tokyo)
Junmai Ginjo
A refreshing citrus aroma of lemon, navel orange, and orange, with subtle notes of caramel and sweet potato in the background. The sweet and tangy flavors spread across the palate, reminiscent of honey lemon, plum, and other fruity characteristics. It won the highest award (Platinum Award) at “Kura Master”.
Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute Inc(Ishikawa)
Futsushu
The sake has matured to become a sake that can be enjoyed at a wide range of temperatures. It has a dry expression when drunk cold or at room temperature. When it is warmed up to 40°C/104°F, the flavour swells and the aftertaste is mellow and the umami reaches its peak. When warmed further, the flavour sharpens to 55°C/131°F. The umami takes on the flavours of hot meat and fried food, while the sharpness in the throat helps to refresh the palate by cutting the fat.
Ozeki Sake(Hyogo)
Sparkling
A sparkling sake with low alcohol. Easy drinking.
Wonderfully balanced Yuzu, citrus flavor surrounded by tiny, tight bubbles. Refreshingly delicious and mildly sweet.
Iinuma Honke (Chiba)
Junmai Ginjo
By introducing pasteurization in a bottle, you can now enjoy the fresh taste of raw sake and the gas sensation from fermentation. It has a fruity aroma, with a refreshing sourness and a sweet aftertaste.
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