From beachside picnics to backyard BBQs, this campaign invites you to experience sake in fresh, unexpected ways. Through special restaurant pairings, curated bottle lists, and local events, Natsu Sake brings together fans and newcomers alike to sip, savor, and support the future of sake—all summer long.

Natsu Sake is a seasonal celebration of Japan’s iconic drink—reimagined for summer in North America.

Natsu Sake List 2025

Discover your perfect pour this summer.

Discover your perfect pour this summer.

Curated by top industry professionals, the Natsu Sake List 2025 features refreshing, easy-to-enjoy sake selections that shine in the summer heat. Whether you’re new to sake or a longtime fan, explore these expert-picked bottles designed to pair beautifully with warm-weather dishes, outdoor gatherings, and everyday moments. Sip, chill, and celebrate the season—one glass at a time.

Takara Sake USA(Berkeley, CA)

Sparkling Sake

It has a light and refreshing quality with acidity and carbonation, yet it also possesses a rich and complex flavor derived from the rice, making it a great match for pizza and hamburgers. It also pairs beautifully with oysters, chips, and, of course, Japanese cuisine.

Junmai

Only available in the summer. Full of refreshing aromas of peach, melon, and kumquat followed by a touch of cotton candy.

Otokoyama(Hokkaido)

Sparkling Sake

Sparkling sake with a refreshing sweetness, a fresh throat, and a refreshing aroma. It won the “Grand Gold Award” in the “Sparkling SAKE Category” at the “Wine Glass Delicious Sake Award 2022” in Japan.

Nihonsakari (Hyogo)

Flavored Sake

By making full use of the tartness, slight bitterness, and flavor peculiar to Yuzu, and using junmai sake as raw materials, the refined umami and moderate sweetness creates a delightfully rounded harmony. So deliciously fresh, you'll feel like you're on a vacation in sunny southern Japan.

Shindo Sake Brewery(Yamagata)

Junmai Ginjo

Using rare sake rice, Tamanae. Crisp and elegant fruity aroma.

Homare Sake Brewery (Fukushima)

Junmai Ginjo

The bouquet evokes notes of apples and tropical fruits, exuding an exuberant aroma. Its lusciousness and well-balanced interplay of acidity and sweetness characterize the unique and expansive flavor profile inherent to Yamada Nishiki.

Flavored Sake

The concentrated flavor makes this an excellent addition to dishes or cocktails, but the brewery also recommends enjoying Kaju 39 chilled, on the rocks, and mixed with sparkling water or hot water depending on the season and occasion.

Fuji Sake Brewry(Hiroshima)

Tokubetsu Junmai

Starting with a soft mouthfeel, gentle sweetness and vibrant acidity blend beautifully, with a well-rounded flavor that lingers until the end. This is a sake with a perfectly balanced harmony of sweetness, acidity, and umami.

Junmai Daiginjo

Staying true to its name, which means indigo blue, this daiginjo is cool, collected and dignified. The fragrance evokes the image of a blooming meadow which is matched by an equally alluring flavor filled with mild fruit that lays soft on the palate.

Mio

Sparkling Sake

Lively aromas of grape and ripe pear rise out of the light effervescence which presents the palate with a gentle sweetness paired with a refreshing acidity when initially sipped. Excellent as an aperitif, and a great match for a variety of foods, Mio is also delightful with desserts containing acidic fruit.

Fuji Sake Brewry(Hiroshima)

Junmai

Llight refreshing Sake using the local Sake rice from Hiroshima, Hattan-Nishiki. Well balanced of sweetness and dryness with fresh aroma like grapefruit.

Kamenoi Shuzo(Yamagata)

Junmai Ginjo

This sake has a well brushed up nose. It has a sophisticated taste and also can smell fruity flavor like a mature summer melon and green apple.

Sparkling Sake

Mio Crisp is a refreshing sparkling sake with pretty aromas of honeydew melon, lemon, sweet cream, watermelon, almond, and daffodil. Drink it on its own anytime or with a celebratory toast on special occasions.

Junmai Daiginjo Nama

Distinctive pleasant flowery aroma that reminds a lily of the valley, and elegant transparent feeling. As it goes down, a beautiful after taste undertones of pineapple lingers on.

Junmai Daiginjo

Fruity yet crisp and very clean, making Mu perfect for palate cleansing between bites or enjoyed alone in a wine glass. Brilliantly aromatic with a perfectly balanced, delicate and fruity flavor. Apple & Asian pear aromas; hint of anise / licorice on the nose.

Miyao Shuzo(Niigata)

Daiginjo

Pasteurized only once after pressing, then directly to bottle and stored in refrigeration. This process locks in the sake's elegant aromas and flavors as it matures. The result is a refined daiginjo with a sophisticated, crisp aroma and a smooth, clean finish.

Junmai

A low-alcohol “draft” version of the classic KUROSAWA Junmai Kimoto. Produced once a year for the summer season.Vibrant and refreshing sweetness.

Junmai

Perle is the first product for Kizakura which made with a wine yeast. "Perle" means "Pearl" in French and it was named after its very velvety and silky mouthfeel. It has an iconic aroma reminiscent of white wine, and contains more amount of acid than other basic sake that provides distinguished taste well balanced with tartness and sweetness.

Yamanashi Meijo(Yamanashi)

Sparkling Sake

In this Usunigori sparkling, the fine bubbles that only the second fermentation in the bottle can produce, and the fruity ginjo aroma that rises in a haze of ori.

Junmai

This sake is brewed using yeast derived from honey harvested in Echigo Yuzawa. Unlike fermented honey itself, it’s made from rice, rice malt, and honey-derived yeast. The sake has a smooth texture and gentle sweetness.

Ginjo

Indulge in the enticing aroma of ripe white peaches, pears, delicate white flowers, and a milky, white-rice-like fragrance with our 'Azure' Junmai Ginjo Sake. This sake exudes richness and elegance, promising an unforgettable experience.

Kikusui(Niigata)

Junmai Nama Genshu

This sake offers a clean, dry taste with a gentle aroma and a sharp, crisp finish that reveals just the right amount of umami richness. It enhances the subtle flavors of light dishes and, with bolder dishes, refines and balances their depth and complexity.

Ozeki Sake(Hyogo)

Honjozo

Enhanced fresh, clean aroma to the smooth, dry aftertaste of Karatamba.

Kobe Sake(Hyogo)

Ginjo

Sparkling sake with a refreshing sweetness, a fresh throat, and a refreshing aroma. It won the “Grand Gold Award” in the “Sparkling SAKE Category” at the “Wine Glass Delicious Sake Award 2022” in Japan.

Junmai Daiginjo

The term Kongoshin, or "a firm and stable mind," finds its embodiment in this supremely noble brew. The top sake rice Yamada Nishiki is polished to the limit & after 2 years of the deepest love, care & supervision.

Junmai Ginjo

An excellent choice for a first encounter with sake. Shirataki?s signature label that is pure as the area?s naturally soft water. Dry and smooth with fruity aroma like green apple and ripe peach.

Sawanotsuru(Hyogo)

Liquor

It is a plum liquor that is rich in raw melamine rice which Miwa cranes aged over 3 years, with fine quality "Nanko Ume" carefully raised in Umenosato "Kishu" in Japan. The taste and depth of long-term aged sake complement the moderately sour taste of Nanko Ume.

Kondo Shuzo(Gunma)

Junmai Sparkling

Japanese-style-champagne-like carbonated Junmai sake. This slightly sweet sake has a robust Junmai flavor, perfectly matching its refreshing bubbles.

Maruishi Jozo(Aichi)

Junmai Nito Satin

Junmai

It is a gentle liquor with 13% alcohol. Light, well-rounded and silky texture. Pure, sweet fruit and beautiful acidity create a unique taste.

Ginjo Nama Genshu

Narutotai Nama Genshu, also known as "Red Snapper," isn’t just a top imported unpasteurized sake—it’s a true showstopper that even made an appearance in *Blade Runner 2049*. 

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