Best Sake Japan 2026

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Last Updated - 03.02.2026

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01

Akashi Sake Brewery

Akashi Tai Sake Brewery Honjozo Genshu Tokubetsu 19% Vol, 720 ml

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35% Off
9.8

Exceptional

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Matches: goes very well with cheese plates, meat or mushroom pies, vegetables and seafood tempura, grilled meat or as a digestif
Flavour: on the palate, the Akashi-Tai Honjozo Genshu Tokubetsu is lush and with fine melt, tropical fruits, balanced with a touch of umami Clean and long finish
All sake qualities are made by hand using traditional methods, in small batches from local ingredients
Akashi-Tai Honjozo Genshu Tokubetsu - Fragrance: Pink Grapefruit on the nose, beeswax and white flowers
A highlight for gourmet and connoisseurs

18,10 € 27,99 €(35% Off off)
02

Gekkeikan

Gekkeikan Junmai The Superior Japanese Sake 14.5% Vol. 0.72 L

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9.7

Exceptional

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Ideal quality
Easy to use
Durable

16,78 €
03

KIZAKURA

Kizakura "Tsu No Honjozo" - Full Bodied and Dry Honjozo Sake - Original Japanese Sake - 15% Alcohol Content - 1 x 180ml

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9.5

Excellent

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This sake is a flexible all-rounder for any dish. Made with rice, koji, water and a small amount of brewing alcohol
The Honjozo Sake is fragrant and full of taste as a warm food companion - the added alcohol rounds off the taste and highlights the mild aroma
It can be served at room temperature as well as slightly heated at 45 °C - for the heated honjozo a small container made of ceramic or porcelain should be chosen
Carefully selected rice and the special brewing water from Fushimi, a district from Kyoto, give the sake of Kizakura its special touch

4,89 €
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KIZAKURA

Kizakura "Tsu No Honjozo" - Full Bodied and Dry Honjozo Sake - Original Japanese Sake - 15% Alcohol Content - 1 x 180ml

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9.3

Excellent

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This sake is a flexible all-rounder for any dish. Made with rice, koji, water and a small amount of brewing alcohol
The Honjozo Sake is fragrant and full of taste as a warm food companion - the added alcohol rounds off the taste and highlights the mild aroma
It can be served at room temperature as well as slightly heated at 45 °C - for the heated honjozo a small container made of ceramic or porcelain should be chosen
Carefully selected rice and the special brewing water from Fushimi, a district from Kyoto, give the sake of Kizakura its special touch

4,65 €
05

KIZAKURA

Kizakura "Premium Junmai Yamadinishiki" - Full-bodied Aromatic Premium Sake - Original Japanese Sake - 15% Alcohol Content - 1 x 720ml

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9.0

Excellent

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The sake impresses with its complex and full-bodied aroma and is particularly aromatic in taste thanks to its high degree of polishing
The premium sake owes its full-bodied taste and slightly yellowish colour to one of the traditional sake brewing methods and is made from 100 percent Yamadinishiki - the royal rice for sake
The premium Junmai Yamadinishiki sake can be easily enjoyed chilled or at room temperature
The Yamadinishiki rice and the special brewing water from Fushimi, a district from Kyoto, give this sake from Kizakura a very special touch
Box contents: 1 x 720 ml Kizakura "Premium Junmai Yamadinishiki", Japanese sake with 15 percent alcohol content, 65 percent polishing degree, ideal as an accompaniment to rich food

16,76 €
06

Choya

Choya Sake 14.5% Vol. 0.75 L

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8.9

Very Good

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Traditional Japanese pure rice sake made from only rice, koji and water. Gentle but fragrant aroma with balanced acidity and taste. Matches traditional Japanese cuisine (washoku) such as sushi and tempura.
Recommended drinking temperatures: chilled (10-15°C), room temperature (15-25°C), hot (40-50°C), very hot especially in winter (50-55°C).
Made in Japan and bottled in Germany
Japanese, alcohol-containing drink from rice
Alcohol: 14.5% vol. Capacity: 0.75 l (750 ml)

14,31 €
07

Choya

Choya Sake 14.5% Vol. 0.75 L

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8.8

Very Good

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Traditional Japanese pure rice sake made from only rice, koji and water. Gentle but fragrant aroma with balanced acidity and taste. Matches traditional Japanese cuisine (washoku) such as sushi and tempura.
Recommended drinking temperatures: chilled (10-15°C), room temperature (15-25°C), hot (40-50°C), very hot especially in winter (50-55°C).
Made in Japan and bottled in Germany
Japanese, alcohol-containing drink from rice
Alcohol: 14.5% vol. Capacity: 0.75 l (750 ml)

14,31 €
08

KIZAKURA

Kizakura "Tsu No Junmai" - Dry and Light Junmai Sake - Original Japanese Sake - 15% Alcohol - 1 x 180ml

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8.7

Very Good

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This sake is brewed from 100% "Koshihikari" rice and is ideal as a companion to grilled BBQ chicken or fried tofu thanks to its mild rice intensity and dry aroma
The sake is characterised by its pure notes: it is dry and light in taste with many aroma spectra
The Tsu No Junmai sake can be easily enjoyed chilled at 5°C or at room temperature. In a container made of earthy, rough ceramic, the taste is particularly good
Carefully selected rice and the special brewing water from Fushimi, a district from Kyoto, give the sake of Kizakura its special touch
Box contents: 1 x 180 ml Kizakura "Tsu No Junmai Daiginjo", Japanese sake with 15% alcohol content, 50% polishing degree, ideal as accompaniment sushi or tempura dishes

3,99 €
09

KIZAKURA

Kizakura "Tsu No Junmai" - Dry and Light Junmai Sake - Original Japanese Sake - 15% Alcohol - 1 x 180ml

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8.6

Very Good

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This sake is brewed from 100% "Koshihikari" rice and is ideal as a companion to grilled BBQ chicken or fried tofu thanks to its mild rice intensity and dry aroma
The sake is characterised by its pure notes: it is dry and light in taste with many aroma spectra
The Tsu No Junmai sake can be easily enjoyed chilled at 5°C or at room temperature. In a container made of earthy, rough ceramic, the taste is particularly good
Carefully selected rice and the special brewing water from Fushimi, a district from Kyoto, give the sake of Kizakura its special touch
Box contents: 1 x 180 ml Kizakura "Tsu No Junmai Daiginjo", Japanese sake with 15% alcohol content, 50% polishing degree, ideal as accompaniment sushi or tempura dishes

3,79 €
10

Gekkeikan

Gekkeikan Junmai The Superior Japanese Sake 14.5% Vol. 0.72 L

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8.5

Good

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Ideal quality
Easy to use
Durable

16,78 €