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The Sake Shop
@sakeshop.bsky.social
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
🌺🍶A Special Aloha Friday Sake Tasting Today (12/05)!

Stop in and ask for a sample!

We’ll be tasting through 3 high-end sake & a new gin: Dewazakura Daiginjo, Akitabare Suirakuten Reserve Daiginjo, Koshi No Kinmuku Junmai Daiginjo, & Roku Gin Minor Edition.

Kanpai! #nextstopsakeshop
*Must be 21+
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Suntory Roku Gin Minori Select Edition | 📣Brand New & Limited Release! 🍸

It’s a blend of seasonal Japanese delights! 🍋🍵🌸🍈🍑🫚 #gin

From the aromatics & notes of yuzu peel to sakura & melon, this gin is soft yet bright w/fruity botanicals like ume, Japanese melon, & peach
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
🌺Special Aloha Friday Tasting!🍶 Featuring 3 High-End Sake and a New Limited Roku Gin!

That’s right, to help with gifting and dinner ideas for the holidays, we thought we could do a special treat and highlight some high-end #sake to sample! ☺️ #nihonshu #japanesesake

And, as a surprise, we’ll even…
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Akitabare Daiginjo Suirakuten Reserve
20 Year Aged Sake!🍶

Wondering if you read that right? Yes, you did! New this year to Hawaii, this is a high-end and rare #sake to find in Japan and anywhere else 🤩

As apart of our this week’s Special Aloha Friday Tasting, we wanted to…
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🌺🍶Casual Aloha Friday Sake Tasting Today (11/28)!

Stop in and ask for a sample!

We’ll be tasting through Gangi Yuunagi Jinnah Daiginjo, Nakata Yuzu Umeshu, and Nakata Momo Umeshu.

Kanpai! #nextstopsakeshop

*Must be 21+
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! We hope you’re able to enjoy a moment with family & friends this week🤙🏼❤️ Thank you to everyone as always for supporting us each & every day. And for taking the time to enjoy and learn more about sake with us! 🙇🏻‍♀️
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Gangi Yuunagi Junmai Daiginjo

It’s finally back! As some of our customer’s go to #sake, Gangi Yuunagi is back on island and just in time for Thanksgiving and the holidays! 🦃🎄

With a fruity aroma on the nose and melon & peach on the plate, the sweetness fades away and then… #nihonshu
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
🌺🍶Here’s the follow up to our Islander Sake Brewery Tasting for this Saturday (11/29) from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM📣

Let’s kick it off with Islander’s Mini Sake Barrels! Not only will you get your own sake barrel, but it actually holds their super fresh & smooth Junmai Daiginjo Anna
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
📣Ready to support local with some new sake? 🍶 Come by this Saturday, November 29th, from 1:00PM - 5:00PM (before the Honolulu Lights Parade👍🏼) to taste 5 different sake from Islander Sake Brewery + their newest & limited Year of The Horse 2026 Junmai Daiginjo Sake w/Gold Flakes 🐎🍶🌟
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
📣 Heads up! We will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27th, but keep a look out for our next posts as we have some exciting news for this upcoming weekend 😉🍶

As always, thank you for your understanding & we hope you get to spend some time w/family & friends (and w/some sake too!)😆
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
🌺🍶Casual Aloha Friday Sake Tasting Today (11/21)!

Stop in and ask for a sample!

We’ll be tasting through Tatenokawa Stream Red Junmai Daiginjo & Sengetsu Taru Shochu.

Kanpai! #nextstopsakeshop

*Must be 21+
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Taru Sengetsu🌙🥃
Kome/Rice Shochu

It’s that #shochu you loved during the holiday season last year that even came in a gift set 🥰 (which will be coming back soon👀🤞🏼)!

From Kumamoto Prefecture, Taru Sengetsu is a mature style of shochu, meaning it was age for over 6 years in…
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Tatenokawa Stream Red
Junmai Daiginjo

A #sake perfect for any occasion & the brewery’s own recommendation when getting into the high-end world of sake✨🍶

In fact, their sake rice is polished to 33%! They go beyond the required Daiginjo’s 50% rice polishing ratio, making it a
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
🌺🍶Casual Aloha Friday Sake Tasting Today (11/14)!

Stop in and ask for a sample!

We’ll be tasting through 3 sake today: Kirishima Melt Barley Aged 21 Years, Nakano Kishu Umeshu Beninanko, & Kudoki Jozu Junmai Ginjo (which we’ll post about soon!).

Kanpai! #nextstopsakeshop

*Must be 21+
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Nakano Kishu Umeshu Beninanko🏅

Here’s our last and newest Umeshu from Nakano BC, who also makes the previous Yuzu Umeshu we mentioned!

But this time, by using rare high-end Wakayama-grown Beninanko Ume, a type of Nanko Ume, the flavor of this umeshu is so much deeper and…
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Kirishima Melt Barley Aged 21 Years
Brand New Shochu!

Is it a bird? Is it a whisky? Nope, we got a brand new #shochu to the shop that’s been aged for 21 years in sherry casks, white oak casks, & stainless steel!

Very similarly aged to a whisky, though, which is why it has…
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Our big tasting of November is none other than a Joto Sake Tasting this Saturday (11/08) w/a special guest, Master Sommelier Patrick Okubo! 🤙🏼

(We’ve done our best to schedule the tasting so you have time to join us before the UH game that evening 😉) #sake #saketasting #hawaii
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🎃🍶Casual Aloha Friday Sake Tasting Today (10/31)!

Stop in and ask for a sample!

We’ll be tasting through 2 new sake today: Tedorigawa Hiyaoroshi & Sohomare Honjozo.

Happy Halloween & Kanpai! 👻#nextstopsakeshop

*Must be 21+
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Shochu Lovers, we haven’t forgotten about you! 🥳 Don’t forget that #nikaido is the official #shochu of the #ladodgers, serving it straight, on the rocks, in cocktails & highballs at their stadium 🏟️

We have both their ceramic Nikaido Kitchom Shochu (a customer favorite from…
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
🍁Tedorigawa Yamahai Junmai Hiyaoroshi
New Fall Seasonal Sake!🍶

It’s a bonanza of new #sake to Hawaii🎉, including Tedorigawa’s Hiyaoroshi brewed in da Yamanai method!
#nihonshu #japanesesake
“Brisk umami-laden deliciousness, then a smooth avenue to satisfaction. Robust rice taste, an autumn delight.
October 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Brand New to Hawaii! 🌺🍶 Sohomare Kimoto Tokubetsu Honjozo

It has been so long since we got to talk about a new #sake from Sohomare! Who you might remember as one of the sake breweries who joined us at our Meet The Brewers Event ☺️ #nihonshu

Their new sake follows the classic style of…
October 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Brand New to Hawaii! 🌺🍶 Sohomare Kimoto Tokubetsu Honjozo

It has been so long since we got to talk about a new #sake from Sohomare! Who you might remember as one of the sake breweries who joined us at our Meet The Brewers Event ☺️ #nihonshu

Their new sake follows the classic style of…
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 AM
🌺🍶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+
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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…
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM