Kikusui
Kikusui is a sake brewery in Niigata, Japan, featured on Sake Coordinates. Its listed sake are presented with taste, pairing, serving, and technical profile context where verified.
Sake from this brewery (3)
- Futsushu
Kikusui “Funaguchi” Kunkou Black
Kikusui Kunkou Black is a Futsushu nama genshu made with sake-lees shochu distilled by Kikusui in place of the regular brewer's alcohol used in Original Gold. The producer describes the same concentrated Funaguchi body with a deeper, more floral aroma from the sake-lees spirit, at 19% ABV and 70% rice polishing.
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- Honjozo
Kikusui “Funaguchi” Original Gold
Kikusui Funaguchi Original Gold is a canned Honjozo nama genshu from Niigata: unpasteurized, undiluted, and 19% ABV. Kikusui describes a fresh fruity aroma, rich full-bodied flavor, and a clean finish, with the profile becoming mellower and fuller as the unpasteurized sake ages in the can.
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- Ginjo
Kikusui “Funaguchi” Aged Red
Kikusui Aged Red is a Ginjo nama genshu aged at the brewery for at least one year at low temperature. Kikusui describes deeper richness and a thicker, smoother mouthfeel than fresh Original Gold while retaining the 19% undiluted Funaguchi format.
Umami Forward Unpasteurized Bold- Sweet
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