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Japanese Sake

If you've tasted Japanese sake before and only ever had a bad experience, prepare to be surprised because you've never tried sake like this. If you've never tried sake, prepare to enjoy a drink that has inspired artists, built a nation, emboldened samurai and inked ten million business transactions. Discover how delicious sake really can be with a collection of just a few of our favourites.

Japanese Sake

Kariho Junkei Karakuchi 720ml

Dry session sake from Akita. Earthy, umami rich sake with notes of lemon and spice. Drink from an ochoko cup for best flavour.

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AUD $35.95
Dewatsuru Junmai Namahage Can 180ml

Rice forward junmai with an off-dry palate of stonefruit, mild spice and a hint of citrus.

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AUD $11.00
Kirinzan Nagareboshi Junmai Daiginjo 720ml

An elegant, restrained top shelf sake with notes of melon, white flowers, chocolate and light salted caramel.

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AUD $98.95
Nagaragawa Junmai 720ml

Hugely popular in Gifu prefecture. Classic easy drinking pure rice sake, aroma of rice cooking on the hearth, hints of spice. Best warm.

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AUD $32.95
Toko Junmai 720ml

Mandarin, pear & clove. Refreshing when chilled, as the glass warms citrus & spice are accentuated & the palate becomes broader & richer.

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AUD $36.95
Kariho Junmai Ginjo Rokushu 720ml

Sake filtered in the traditional fune press. Delicate notes of pear, lychee, melon and macadamia with a clean finish.

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AUD $48.95
Oita Oni Koroshi Dohatsu Shoten Dry 720ml

Big, dry, muscular sake. Palate is addictively dry with almond, cotton candy, strong umami and a crisp acid finish. Drink chilled or warm.

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AUD $39.95
Nagaragawa Junmai 300ml

Hugely popular in Gifu prefecture. Classic easy drinking pure rice sake, aroma of rice cooking on the hearth, hints of spice. Best warm.

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AUD $16.95
Oita Oni Koroshi Dohatsu Shoten Dry 300ml

Big, dry, muscular sake. Palate is addictively dry with almond, cotton candy, strong umami and a crisp acid finish. Drink chilled or warm.

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AUD $19.95
Oita Oni Koroshi Ginjo 720ml

A cracking Ginjo polished to Daiginjo level. Subtle aroma of fresh curds, flowers. Palate of honeysuckle, pear, hints of aniseed, pepper.

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AUD $88.95
Yamamoto Sparkling Sake 720ml

A sophisticated clean dry style of usunigori sparkling sake.

Out Of Stock
AUD $58.80
Kubota Shuzo Enryu 720ml

The palate is ripe pear, banana, grape, mild spice and fruit tingle (the yellow one). Embroidered gold label.

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AUD $51.95
Kuromatsu Hakusen Hana 720ml

2023 IWC Gold award winning Junmai Ginjo. Hana lives up to its name (meaning flower) with pretty floral aromas and mix of orange, starfruit, fennel and pink musk on the palate.

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AUD $38.95
Hanzo Karakuchi 720ml

Crisp palate displays green apple, orange, minerals and very mild cinnamon. Drink warm or chilled. At 40C tastes sweeter & rice aromas abound.

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AUD $36.95
Oita Oni Koroshi Junmai Daiginjo 720ml

Superpremium sake. Aroma of pear, pineapple & honey. Explosion of vanilla, orange zest, juicy melon & acacia honey. Gold Medal winner.

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AUD $118.95
Oita Hida Jiman Oni Koroshi Junmai 720ml

Old school dry sake. Notes of chestnut, hazelnut, fresh spice. Best room temp or gently warmed.

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AUD $38.95
Kirinzan Nagareboshi Junmai Daiginjo 300ml

An elegant, restrained top shelf sake with notes of melon, white flowers, chocolate and light salted caramel.

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AUD $39.95
Kirinzan Yukinoshita Junmai Ginjo 720ml

There is a saying in Japan that good Niigata sake should taste of "nothing but snow". Kirinzan Yukinoshita (beneath the snow) is all about restraint and purity. A tease of pear, peach, fresh almond and white flowers.

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AUD $48.95
Yamamoto Sunshine Yellow 720ml

Very refreshing sake with vibrant grapefruit and meyer lemon flavours.

Out Of Stock
AUD $51.95
Dewatsuru Daiginjo Koshu Ideha no Mezame 720ml

Aged Daiginjo to sip and savour. Kept in bottle at low temp for 20 years. Savoury caramel, honey, spice, pleasant astringency with a dry finish.

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AUD $288.95

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