Christmas & New Year Sake Guide

Planning festive parties and countdown gatherings is always more fun with the right bottles on the table. These two curated line‑ups bring together elegant still sakes and playful sparkling styles to take you from Christmas dinner all the way to the last toast of 2025.

For Christmas parties, the spotlight is on graceful, food‑friendly bottles. HIRAN KIZUNA is an elegant, aromatic sake that shines alongside refined dishes or as a premium gift bottle in its smart gift box. YAMANOTOKOBUKI FREAKS 1 adds a lighter, fruitier and sweeter touch, perfect for friends who are new to sake or prefer something easy‑drinking. SOTENDEN JUNMAI DAIGINJO delivers intensely aromatic yet smooth and delicate layers, ideal when you want a classic, polished daiginjo on the table.

Bubbles are a must at any celebration, so the Christmas list also includes two sparkling options. Renaissance Sparkling Sake is fizzy, sparkly and wonderfully easy‑drinking, making it a great alternative to prosecco or cava for party toasts. HAKURAKUSEI JUNMAI DAIGINJO HIKARI brings a more decadent side to the line‑up: elegant, soft and silky, it works beautifully with festive mains and feels luxurious enough for a special‑occasion present.

As the calendar flips towards New Year’s Eve, the focus shifts to refreshing and playful bottles that work well for countdowns and late‑night snacking. HIRAN ORANGE SAKE (Aonatsuka) is light and refreshing, with no bitterness, and pairs perfectly with sparkling water for easy highball‑style drinks. SNOW WHITE SPARKLING SAKE is fizzy, crisp and effortlessly enjoyable, a fun bubbly option for guests who love something bright and sweet‑leaning. Renaissance Sparkling Sake makes a second appearance here as a versatile, bubbly crowd‑pleaser that can carry you from aperitif to midnight.

Rounding off the New Year selection are two flavour‑driven bottles from Kesennuma and SOTENDEN. SOTENDEN DAIGINJO is richly fruity, deeply full‑bodied and exceptionally smooth, a great choice when you want a single “hero bottle” to open for the countdown toast. KESENNUMA OTOKOYAMA UMESHU offers delightfully tangy plum notes and is an ideal match for cakes and desserts, or simply as a sweet nightcap after the fireworks. With these line‑ups, your Christmas parties and New Year countdown will both have a distinctly Japanese sake sparkle.

年底聚會一個接一個，想由聖誕玩到跨年，餐桌上當然要有幾支「會講話」的清酒撐場。這兩套精選酒單，幫你由聖誕大餐一路乾杯到 2025 最後一秒。

聖誕派對主打優雅又百搭的餐酒。飛鸞「絆」外型高貴，香氣優雅細膩，配合禮盒包裝，無論配精緻料理還是當作 premium 禮物都非常體面。山の壽 FREAKS 1 則以輕盈、果香、微甜見稱，入口舒服易飲，非常適合清酒新手或偏愛清爽風格的朋友。蒼天傳 純米大吟釀香氣奔放卻依然細緻順滑，是一支典雅、酒質穩陣的「經典大吟釀」，放在餐桌中央十分搶眼。

派對又點少得氣泡？Renaissance Sparkling Sake 氣泡細緻、帶清爽甜味，喝起來就像清酒版氣泡酒，用來乾杯、拍照打卡一流。伯樂星 純米大吟釀「ひかり」則走華麗而柔滑的路線，酒質細膩、觸感柔軟，無論伴隨主菜還是飯後小酌，都有濃濃節日儀式感。

到了跨年倒數，就輪到清爽系與玩味系登場。飛鸞 青夏香（Orange Sake）清新易飲、幾乎沒有苦澀感，加梳打水變成 highball 式清酒雞尾酒，超適合一整晚慢慢喝。白雪公主 氣泡酒帶明亮酸度與爽脆泡感，入口甜美不膩，是喜歡氣泡酒朋友的福音。Renaissance Sparkling Sake 再次現身，證明它由開胃喝到倒數都完全 hold 得住。

最後兩支為跨年畫龍點睛的是蒼天傳大吟釀與氣仙沼男山 梅酒。蒼天傳 大吟釀酒體飽滿、果香濃厚卻依然順滑，是非常適合作為「倒數一刻」專用的主角酒。氣仙沼男山 梅酒酸甜開胃、梅香馥郁，無論配蛋糕、甜品，還是當作煙花過後的睡前一杯，都有完美的收尾效果。有了這兩套清酒精選，你的聖誕派對和跨年倒數，都會多一份日式氣氛與微醺溫度。