Style · 原酒
Genshu (undiluted)
Sake with no water added after brewing: bolder, richer and stronger, often 17–20% alcohol.
- Typical US price, 720 ml
- $48 median
- Bottles at Tippsy
- 126
- Brands using it
- 51
Most sake is diluted with a little water before bottling to bring it to around 15%. Genshu (原酒) is bottled as it came from the press, so it's fuller and more concentrated. Many modern “nama genshu” bottles are both unpasteurized and undiluted.
How to drink it: chilled or on the rocks — a little ice softens the alcohol and opens it up.
Try it
Genshu (undiluted) bottles you can buy in the US.
In stock at Tippsy, best-rated brands first.
八海山Hakkaisan - Yukimuro - 3 Years Snow Aged
#39 in Japan Japan Sake Awards 2026 · Gold
Niigata新潟
$82720 ml
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