Sake Brands You Should Know in Japanese Restaurant

The Japanese food is based on fresh fish, and it is the most suitable with strong and refreshing sake. The so-called sake is made from rice harvested in autumn and fermented in winter. In ancient times, there was only “turbid wine” in Japan, not sake. Later, some people added carboniferous to the liquor, so that it precipitated, and drank the liquor of its clear brew, so it had the name of “sake”.

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TOP 10 Best Sake Brands

1.Hakutsuru
One of the top five sake wineries in Japan, the first sake brand. 1.Hakutsuru’s sake does not have spicy stimulation, rice flavor, long aftertaste, precipitate oh, you can shake before drinking, very suitable for girls and people who just start to contact with sake.

2. Ozeki
Ozeki sake is an influential brand in Japan, one of the five major sake wineries in Japan, the brand name comes from the traditional Japanese sumo sport, and the winner of its competition is awarded the title of “Ozeki”. The launch of the classic One Cup Sake in 1964 had a major impact on the popularity of sake. One Cup Sake is very convenient, it can be chilled or heated with hot water to drink, while maintaining a stable taste, which can meet the taste of different people. His family from the big Yin brew to pure rice wine quality is not bad, there is a chance to buy to drink.

3. Gekkeikan
The Gekkeikan is one of the top three sake brands in Japan and one of the top five sake wineries in Japan, with a history of 377 years. The representative of “Gekkeikan is his Fenglin pure rice Da Yin wine, using the “king of wine rice” Shan Tian Jin, the mred rice rate of 35%, with delicate and elegant fruit: melon, cantaloupe and honeysuckle, the wine body is full, the taste is smooth, and the taste is pure and long.

4.Shochikubai
There are friends from afar, three or five friends to drink happily, naturally, there is a pot of pine, bamboo and plum on the ice. Launched by “Treasure Wine Making” (one of the five major Japanese sake wineries), the name obviously comes from the traditional Chinese culture of “three friends of the cold”, because it is also a little more intimate. This wine uses “chrysanthemum yeast”, the wine is more mellow and fragrant, accompanied by light rice and wood.

5. Nihonsakari
Nihonsakari is a small well-known winery in Kansai region, one of the five major sake wineries in Japan, although sales are not the largest, but the reputation has been very good. His family is more famous for pure rice wine and Yin wine, the wine is mellow, sweet and bitter.

Nihonsakari has cultivated a lot of sake industry talents, and recently injected hot sake into aluminum cans to sell in Japanese convenience stores, it seems that in the future, “Kanto boil with hot sake” is not a dream.

6. Juyondai
The most high-end sake made of wine is called “magic wine”, and the 14th generation is one of the “magic wine”, and it is also recognized as the first, the disadvantage is that it is expensive and too many people are fried. The name of the 14th generation comes from the 14th generation of Takagi wine, which was originally only used for aging wine stored for many years, but did not expect to develop into a separate series. Fourteen generations of top sake using self-developed “haima” wine rice: Yamada, Jinmojin, Miyama brocade hybrid offspring.

7. Kikuhime
Kikuji, I like the name when I hear it. Sake fans run song: “Martial arts supreme wonderful flower orchid song, Longquan Baodao orders the world, Kikuji a black dragon.” It can be seen that Kikuji’s status in the sake world. Most Kikuhime wines are aged in a mature style, with a strong Umami and a fresh, slightly salty taste. The general sake is transparent, and in the case of Kikurihime wine, the pursuit of golden brown liquor. Make it look like wearing a light makeup golden translucent, retain the natural aroma of wine.

8. Dassai
Rex festival is known as “Japanese Moutai”. It is a small factory with limited output, or because it is the specialty wine of Abe’s hometown, it has quickly become the most popular in recent years. The main products of the Dassai Festival are Dassai 50, Dassai three cut nine points, Dassai two cut three points, these three pure rice Dayin wine. Among them, Rex Festival two cut three points (23%), launched in 92 that caused shock, ultra-low white rice step and the elegant fruit style rarely seen at that time, are great selling points. Rex sake is a typical new Japanese sake, it has both aroma and taste, rich fruit, most need to be drunk at low temperatures, and need to be drunk in white wine glasses, so as to better feel its aroma.

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9. Kiku-Masamune
Kiku-Masamune, which has the reputation of “state guest wine” in Japan, is an old brand that must not be missed. Company gatherings, business discussions, Kiku-Masamune not only loses identity, but also highlights nature. The reason why Kiku-Masamune focus on the strong flavor
wine, because it can be matched with dishes complement each other, is the first choice for table wine. The wine will not remain in the mouth after drinking excess sweet points, will not damage the original flavor of the dish. It can also wash away the residual impurities of those rich dishes, and it is refreshing.

Last but not least, it tastes so good that it’s perfect for your face. Kiku-Masamune also crossed into the cosmetics manufacturing industry, 13 years also won cosmo awards, containing high concentrations of active yeast is simply the affordable version of SK2 fairy water!

10. Asaka
Loosely speaking, Asaka is a “domestic” sake produced by the Tianjin Nakaya Distillery, which is owned by Nara Nakaya Distillery of Japan. This brand only produces premium sake above the level of pure rice, which can be used to get started. For example, Chaoxiang’s pure rice Yin Brew, cost-effective is very high, pure rice wine grade, milled rice rate of 60%. It has a refreshing fruit aroma, the taste is smooth and slightly crisp, and the aftertaste is similar to banana, melon taste, the choice of daily meals.

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Post time: May-03-2025