SPECIAL announcement of SPECIAL items and tastings for SPECIAL time for you

Kuraichi has moved to a new location in Japan Village and is now attracting nearly twice as many customers as it did at its old store! Many people who have never tried sake or shochu before are also visiting, so in the future we plan to feature even more affordable products that are easy to drink, even for first-timers.

However! Kuraichi will not simply be a "beginner's shop" or a "sake convenience store." We also aim to be a store for customers who have been supporting us since we were at the old store, as well as new customers looking for rare sake and premium sake boasting the highest quality. In addition to the tasting events that have been held almost every weekend since the end of August, we will also be holding limited tasting events featuring these rare and premium sakes.

Here we will introduce you to these products and tasting events! This is a SPECIAL announcement, bringing you SPECIAL items and their tasting events for your SPECIAL moment for the coming holiday season!!

ATTN: The special tasting events announced below are not free, but will incur a fee. To participate in the tasting, you must either purchase products worth $10 or more at Kuraichi store just before the day of the tasting, or purchase a $10 tasting ticket.

KENZO ESTATE WINE

Tasting on Saturday November 29

Kuraichi's first-ever wine tasting will be held on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend! While the quality of Japanese wines has risen significantly in recent years, the wines we're introducing today from Kenzo Estate are truly premium. They are produced in the exquisite terroir of California's Napa Valley, by a Japanese owner who teamed up with some of the world's leading viticulturists and winemakers. "Kenzo" refers to Kenzo Tsujimoto, founder of Capcom, a leading company in the Japanese video game industry that has produced world-famous games such as "Street Fighter" and "Resident Evil." Our Beverage Director, Sam Miyazawa, has been on a "sake journey" for the past 50 years as a sake lover. He also originally began working in the Italian wine industry in Tokyo. His standards for wine are, in some ways, even more uncompromising than those for sake, and he confidently recommends Kenzo Estate wines. We hope you'll give them a try!

Rindo Napa Bordeaux Blend 375ml: $90

Asatsuyu Napa Sauvignon Blanc 375ml: $63

These products are available for purchase IN-STORE only

IWA 5 Assemblage 5

Tasting on Saturday December 20

Monsieur Richard Geoffroy is one the master brewers that Sam respects the most, both in the world of champagne and sake. He is an innovator who introduced authentic blending techniques called "assemblage" to sake, but he believes that assemblage is a means to an end, not an end in itself. Having recently attended a masterclass with him and re-tasting all of his blends, Sam was deeply impressed by their evolution. The Assemblage 5 featured here is perhaps his finest creation to date, a product of his constant pursuit of complexity and exquisite balance. This sake does not limit pairings, but rather expands them. It's recommended as a snack, with various styles of dinner, with sweet desserts, or even as an after-dinner drink. Sam has already decided to toast Christmas and New Year's with Assemblage 5!