SAKE MAP
Kansai / Types: Sake
Six drinks from Kyoto, each with a snack that suits it and a short story behind the bottle.
Tamanohikari
A distinguished Fushimi brewery that took up the revival of junmai sake early on. Honestly using the umami of rice, its hallmark is a crisp, clear taste. Its beautiful name, "sake that shines like a jewel," is memorable. A bottle that gently accompanies the delicacy of Kyoto cuisine.
Pairs with：Yudofu (simmered tofu) / Obanzai (Kyoto home-style dishes)
Gekkeikan
The most venerable of long-established makers representing Fushimi, said to be founded in the Edo era. Techniques cultivated over its long history yield a steady drinkability. Bearing the name "laurel crown" of victory, it's an auspicious bottle. You seem to taste the very history of Fushimi sake-making.
Pairs with：Saba-zushi (mackerel sushi) / Kyo-tsukemono (Kyoto pickles)
Eikun
A bottle insisting on Kyoto rice, brewed with Fushimi's famed water. Its crisp, refined taste pairs superbly with Kyoto cuisine. It has a dignified name, "an honor of high renown." A sake that quietly lifts the table of the old capital.
Pairs with：Namafu dengaku (grilled wheat gluten with miso) / Yudofu (simmered tofu)
Sawayamatsumoto
A bottle brewed by a long-established Fushimi maker with a modern sensibility, popular with younger drinkers, too. Its hallmark is a fresh, vivid fruitiness that gives a refined impression. A new Kyoto taste born from a traditional brewery. You'll want to open it discreetly at a stylish drinking spot.
Pairs with：Obanzai (Kyoto home-style dishes) / Kyo-tsukemono (Kyoto pickles)
Soku
A bottle brewed carefully by hand at a small Fushimi maker. Its hallmark is a transparent taste, like a clear blue sky. Its delicate, heartfelt craft, born of small-batch making, shines. On a fine day, you'll want to savor it slowly.
Pairs with：Yudofu (simmered tofu) / Namafu dengaku (grilled wheat gluten with miso)
Shotoku
A Fushimi brewery with the auspicious name "inviting virtue." Its creed is an honest stance, insisting on junmai and kimoto brewing. Its calm, deeply savory taste quietly accompanies Japanese food. A bottle to tip peacefully, as if summoning good fortune.
Pairs with：Obanzai (Kyoto home-style dishes) / Saba-zushi (mackerel sushi)