To help you navigate the often complex world of sake, we spoke with several experts about the rice-based Japanese spirit.

If the sake is junmai, however, no alcohol will have been added. Ginjo and daiginjo sakes may also have added alcohol, unless they are labeled junmai ginjo or junmai daiginjo.

And then there’s the manager Lawrence Wang, who will help you discover a $9 can of junmai sake brewed with snowmelt from the northern Hokkaido region, or a juicy junmai ginjo sake from Akabu ...

I would pair it with a sake that also has a little sweetness like the Dewazakura Omachi Junmai Ginjo ($44). A touch of sweetness can really support a full-flavored dish.” ...

This U.S. National Sake Appraisal, started in 2001, is an international sake competition conducted by Kokusai Sake Kai, the International Sake Association. The 2024 edition of the Appraisal saw ...

The most premium sakes are Daiginjo sakes, followed by Ginjo. If you see the word Junmai, that refers to a sake made with no minimum polish percentage. Still not sure where to look for the best sakes?

Tsunan Sake Brewery proudly presents our ‘GO POCKET DOLCE,’ a premium Junmai Ginjo Sake, now featured on AirJapan’s in-flight meals for medium-haul international routes. This selection by ...

9. Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai ($9) Apple, plum, and pear sing high notes in this light-on-the-palate sake that punches above its weight, sipping more like a junmai ginjo.

Sake has been brewed in Japan for thousands of years. The most expensive kind, made with polished grains of rice, is called junmai daiginjo. One bottle can easily cost over $100.

The drinks include Hananomai ‘Katana’ Extra-Dry Junmai Ginjo Sake, which is created through a longer than normal brewing process.