Shiboritate & shinshu
Winter
Winter brings shiboritate and shinshu, the first sake of the new brewing year: freshly pressed, often unpasteurized, bright and lively. It is also the season for hot sake.
Shiboritate & shinshu
Winter releases at Tippsy
菊水Kikusui - Funaguchi - Shinmai Shinshu
Japan Sake Awards 2026 · Gold
Niigata新潟
$36200 ml × 4
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Flavor profile
Flavor picks for Winter
Brands that drinkers in Japan describe as fresh, lightly fizzy and great hot.
#45
手取川Tedorigawa
Ishikawa石川
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#48
甲子Kinoene
Chiba千葉
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福祝Fukuiwai
Chiba千葉
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白馬錦Hakubanishiki
Nagano長野
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いづみ橋Izumibashi
Kanagawa神奈川
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城陽Joyo
Kyoto京都
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金婚Kinkon
Tokyo東京
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木曽路Kisoji
Nagano長野
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越の誉Koshi no Homare
Niigata新潟
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招徳Shotoku
Kyoto京都
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太平海Taiheikai
Ibaraki茨城
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渡舟Watari Bune
Ibaraki茨城
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Flavor profiles and rankings: Sakenowa (さけのわ) open data, built from drinkers' check-ins in Japan.