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Hawaii's First Retail Sake Store Located at 575 Cooke Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 Mon-Sat 11am-8pm Sun 12pm-5pm Contact: (808) 947-7253 *Must be 21+ to follow
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🌺🍶Casual Aloha Friday Sake Tasting Today (10/24)!

Stop in and ask for a sample!

We’ll be tasting through 2 sake today: Tedorigawa Kinka Daiginjo Nama & Hoyo Genji Junmai Ginjo.

Kanpai! #nextstopsakeshop

*Must be 21+
From stir fry pork & chicken to veggies, shiitakes, and even tofu! 🥓🍄‍🟫

You can try it chilled or at room temperature 😚🍶 It has a gentle sweetness of apple & rice before a dry finish.

Kanpai!

PR: 55%
Rice: Manamusume
ABV: 15%
Acidity: 1.5
Another one of their classic sake:

“Wholesome, sweet disposition and charming. Light-bodied with easy drinkability due to its natural balance. Made with Manamusume rice grown only in Miyagi Prefecture.” #nihonshu #japanesesake

It’s always graceful and easy to sip by itself or with some dishes…
New Label!🌟 Hoyo Manamusume | Farmer’s Daughter
Junmai

Do these Hoyo sake look different than usual? 🤔 Well, if you remember from our Hoyo Sake Tasting, Uchigasaki Brewery just came out with some new labels for their #sake trio!

We‘ve talked about Hoyo Sawayaka—or Summer Breeze—but let’s feature
Omakase or sushi bar nights from light white fish to even richer sides like uni, yum!🍣

Kanpai!

Polishing Ratio: 45%
ABV: 15-16%
SMV: +2.0
Acidity: 1.4
Rice: Yamadanishiki/Gohyakumangoku
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Blossoms at winter’s end, “Kinka” is vivid and poised, in the elegant Kanazawa style.”

As a Nama (raw) sake, Kinka is bright and even has a hint of effervescent. So when you take a sip of this high polished sake, it’s smooth sailing with a little zing!

It’ll go great with most
Tedorigawa Kinka | Gold Blossom
Daiginjo Namazake

Let’s kick it back to some of our other lineups of delicious #sake with Tedorigawa Kinka—which we were able to sample at our Meet The Brewer 2025!😉 #nihonshu #japanesesake

“Full, clean taste, with a nice balance of sweetness and acidity. Like plum…
It’s been so exciting to see everyone get hype for the collaboration ⚾️🍶✨

Also so sorry for any delays in our response to DMs, we’ll be doing our best to make sure we reply to everyone. Mahalo for your patience during this busy but exciting time🙇🏻‍♀️❤️

Kanpai!
Good news: Hakkaisan LA Dodgers Sake Cans come back in this Tuesday 🥳! Sad news: we’re currently out of stock in our allocation on Hakkaisan LA Dodgers Sake Bottles 😢

We can’t thank you all enough for the support shown for both the sake by Hakkaisan Sake Brewery & the LA Dodgers。。。
So just like Shohei Ohtani himself mentioned last night, we hope everyone gets to enjoy some really good sake! ☺️🍶🙇🏻‍♀️

Kanpai!
As you may have guessed by now, Hakkaisan Sake Brewery is the official sake for the LA Dodgers 😉 These special edition #sake from Hakkaisan are currently sold only in LA, Las Vegas, and finally Hawaii!

Both are now available for purchase at the shop starting today.
The Hakkaisan Junmai Daiginjo 45 LA Dodgers Special Edition Sake has arrived!

And it even managed to timed out perfectly w/the Dodger’s win last night, Go Dodgers!! ✨⚾️ And not only did the bottles arrive but the Hakkaisan Junmai Daiginjo 45 LA Dodgers Sake Cans made it too!
🌺🍶Casual Aloha Friday Sake Tasting Today (10/17)!

Stop in and ask for a sample!

We’ll be tasting through 1 Fall Sake today: Masumi Hiyaoroshi & Jyoku Squirrel’s Harvest Festival.

Kanpai! #nextstopsakeshop

*Must be 21+
Sweet onion and hot mustard” (WSI UK).

Stop by this Friday to try this and Jyoku’s Fall Seasonal Sake during our all day casual tasting 😋🤙🏼

Kanpai!

Polishing Ratio: 55%
ABV: 15%
SMV: +2.2
Acidity: 1.7
Yeast: Masumi No.7
Rice: Miyamanishiki & Hitogokochi
Brighter & softer 🤩. A very yummy Junmai Ginjo grade sake that has a mellow fruity sweetness balanced by its clean tart finish, making it perfect for food pairings.

“Goes well with autumn dishes like oven-roasted autumn vegetables, marinated mushroom salads and roast pork with
🍁Masumi Hiyaoroshi
Yamahai Junmai Ginjo | Fall Seasonal Sake!

It’s officially that time of the year for Fall #sake to arrive 🍂 So let’s keep the ball rolling with this year’s newest batch of Masumi #hiyaoroshi!

As always, it’s been pasteurized once, but this year it’s even…
“Grilled pacific saury with salt, Salted and fermented fish, Miso marinated hormone, Finly chopped raw bonito, Ginger flavored stir-fried pork, Asparagus rolled with bacon, Steak, Hamburger with demigice sauce,
Oden, etc.” (JPSA).

Kanpai!

Polishing Ratio: 65%
ABV: 15%
SMV: +1.0
Store this sake chilled or warm no problem.

In fact, this Jyoku sake is one of their few that they recommend to try warm! ♨️

It’ll be such a good sake for anything rich and meaty, as well! 👀 #nihonshu #japanesesake #atsukan
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“Refreshing aroma of lime and lemon, with moderate aroma of cooked rice. Soft mouthfeel. Light, smooth and slightly dry sake with sweet and mild taste of cooked rice, cream and marshmallow. Clean finish.”

Fun Fact! Many Fall Seasonal Sake are one time pasteurized, so you can…
Jyoku Squirrel’s Harvest Festival!
Junmai Genshu | 🍁 Fall Seasonal Sake

It’s finally back! Your favorite Aomori seasonal #sake brand with a different animal for each season of the year—Jyoku! For the Fall, of course, it’ll have to be squirrels enjoying the autumn bounty with some warm sake🍶😋
If you’re interested in going to these types of events in the future, feel free to sign up for our email list!

Also, if you’re interested in also trying some new pairings with your sake, come on by & let’s see what we can recommend you!😉

Mahalo & Kanpai!
We’re also so happy to hear how everyone really loved the space & the food from Stage and how it paired with each of the sake. Like the brie pizza or even the side of hummus & chips! We look forward to seeing you again soon and for everyone to keep enjoying & learning about sake 🍶🌺
And a special thanks to the Toji(s) (Brewmasters), Presidents, Family, and Representatives of the following brands/breweries for taking the time to pour and talk with our local sake lovers: Akitabare Dewazakura, Hoyo, Islander, Kokuryu, Seitoku, Sohomare, Tamagawa, and Tedorigawa.
What an awesome Meet The Brewers you guys!! 🥳🍶 Thank you once again to all the breweries and customers who came 🙇🏻‍♀️ We hope you enjoyed a wonderful night of learning about (and drinking 😚) #sake #nihonshu #japanesesake #sakeshop #hawaii #kakaako #kanpai
[Also remember we’re closing early today!! We’ll be back to our normal business hours for the month after today, thank you for your patience🙇🏻‍♀️]

Kanpai! #nextstopsakeshop

*Must be 21+