Introducing Brooklyn Kura
Brooklyn Kura
Tasting Notes
Their motivation is simple, they want to fully utilize every ingredient that comes into their brewery, supporting their broader effort to be more sustainable. By re-fermenting their sake lees, they capture the complexity and nuanced notes of their sake, but distilled into a rich full-strength spirit. At 40% alcohol volume, Kasutori Shochu is bold yet delicate, flavorful yet smooth, and shines in a wide variety of cocktail applications. Rich, long finish, notes of fig and custard harmonize with lemon, white flower, and a pleasant toasted-grain roundness.
Overview
Food Pairings: Right at home in tropical-style cocktails, prohibition-era classics, or forward-thinking, culinary and savory libations
Specifications
Type of Shochu: Sake
Main Ingredient: Yamada Nishiki
Type of Koji: -
Distillation Method: Single Pot, Atmospheric
Aged: -
ABV: 40%
Size: 375ml, 750ml
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Crafted from 100% California-grown Calrose rice, Tidal is a medium-bodied, dry expression of its category. By blending two modern junmai sakes, it achieves a layered complexity, balancing bold fruit notes with the subtle richness of rice. Named for the ebb and flow of the tides, Tidal embodies the harmony between earth and water, celebrating the strength and balance found in every circle. A more robust body with a focus on rich and rice-forward flavors. This softens into red apple, grape, and velvety cream notes along with a short finish.
Overview
Food Pairings: Pair with heartier and umami-rich dishes. Consider options such as fried chicken, pork chops, carnitas, or falafel
Specifications
Class: Junmai
Rice: Calrose
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
ABV: 17%
Size: 375ml, 750ml
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This distinctive sake begins as a traditionally crafted single-yeast Tokubetsu Junmai. After fermentation and pressing, it is gently infused with dry hops, capturing their aromatic character. Initially, the hops impart a green tint to the sake, which, over time, evolves with oxygen and alcohol into its signature pink hue. Named Occidental, meaning "of the West", it embodies a uniquely American approach to the art of craft sake. Gorgeous nose of grapefruit zest, sake pours with a beautiful rose hue, velvet smooth, lightly honeyed character with a finish of citrus rind.
Overview
Food Pairings: Delicious on its own or a beautiful pairing for rich summer treats like lamb burgers, grilled tuna steaks or roasted pork loin.
Specifications
Class: Junmai
Style: Dry Hops
Rice: Calrose
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
ABV: 14%
Size: 750ml
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Crafted from a blend of Yamada Nishiki and Calrose, Number Fourteen marks New York's first Junmai Ginjo. Their flagship—and still a favorite—this sake achieves a harmonious balance: the richness of Calrose, the softness of Yamada Nishiki, and a pronounced expression of the distinctive aromatic character of sake yeast. Named Number Fourteen in honor of their Master Brewer Brandon's fourteenth recipe while developing the Brooklyn Kura style in their first brewing lab. Light bodied, delicate structure, soft aroma of flower and apple, notes of tropical fruit.
Overview
Food Pairings: Pair well with lighter dishes, fresh seafood like steamed halibut and raw oysters, or an array of soft cheeses
Specifications
Class: Junmai Ginjo
Style: Nama
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50-60%
ABV: 16%
Size: 375ml, 750ml
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This cloudy-style sake is crafted by fermenting and pressing a traditional Junmai, then blending in amazake—a weather phenomenon where cold air passing over warmer lake waters produces heavy snow. Medium bodied, and well balanced with a creamy mouthfeel. Hints of sweetness and rice forward notes on the palate that meld with the bright fruit flavor such as pear, and golden apple.
Overview
Food Pairings: Pair with spicy dishes such as curries, tortilla soup, or buffalo wings. Also a great addition to desserts like dark chocolate mousse or tarte tatin
Specifications
Class: Junmai
Style: Nigori
Rice: Calrose
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
ABV: 14%
Size: 375ml, 750ml
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Crafted with 100% Arkansas-grown Yamada Nishiki, sake rice and fermented with a single modern yeast at carefully controlled low temperatures, this Junmai Ginjo presents a dry, light, and elegantly restrained profile. Named for Arkansas's Grand Prairie—home to Isbell Farms, the first U.S. farm to cultivate Yamada Nishiki—the region's exceptional growing conditions yield rice of remarkable quality. Dry and light with notes of steamed rice, honeydew melon, green apple, and finishing with hints of star anise.
Overview
Food Pairings: Pairs well with lighter dishes such as scallop crudo, crab cake, and tuna tartare
Awards:
IWC Bronze 2025
Sommelier Award 2025
Japan Women's Sake Award Gold 2025
Specifications
Class: Junmai Ginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60%
ABV: 16%
Size: 750ml
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Junmai Daiginjo represents sake at its pinnacle, requiring meticulous craftmanship, time, and the finest ingredients. Catskills, their expression of this style is Brooklyn Kura's most luxurious offering—delicate on the palate, highlighting the soft, smooth character of New York water, and finishing with a burst of fresh melon notes. Named after the Catskills Mountains, the source of the pristine water that shapes every Brooklyn Kura sake. Delicate, clean, and nuanced, with notes of tropical fruit and delicate citrus, with just a hint of vanilla. Finishes with well balanced acidity and smooth creaminess.
Overview
Food Pairings: Pair with delicate whitefish, raw oysters with mignonette, or delightful pairing with freshly sliced fruit like cantaloupe and strawberries
Awards:
Commended IWC 2020, 2023, 2025
Kuramaster Gold 2025
Japan Women's Sake Award Gold 2025
Specifications
Class: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
ABV: 16%
Size: 750ml
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This sake is crafted from America-grown Calrose, polished to 50%, and fermented slightly warmer than their Ginjo sake to reveal rich, earthy depth. A favorite among bold Junmai lovers, this namazake is Brooklyn Kura's second flagship, capturing the lively, vibrant essence of unpasteurized sake. Named for the iconic entrance of their first brewery taproom, it celebrates the doorway to their craft and community. Full bodied, earthy, dry, umami-laden, with subtle notes of banana and ripe melon.
Overview
Food Pairings: Pairs well with richer dishes like grilled tuna steaks, smoky cheeses, or steak frites
Specifications
Class: Junmai
Style: Nama
Rice: Calrose
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
ABV: 17%
Size: 375ml, 750ml
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Crafted from 100% domestically-grown Yamada Nishiki rice, this Junmai Ginjo is light-bodied, crisp, and refreshingly delicate. Ashokan, their first sake blended from two batches, achieves a harmonious balance of bright acidity, floral Ginjo aroma, and a subtle touch of umami. Named for the Ashokan Reservoir—a vital source of New York City's celebrated water supply—this sake honors the purity and balance of the natural systems that sustain life. This refreshing and crisp junmai ginjo has a light body, with notes of green apple, honeydew melon, and lime leaf.
Overview
Food Pairings: Pair with a wide range of dishes from fresh ceviche, to crispy roast chicken, or even a pasta with cream sauce
Specifications
Class: Junmai Ginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60%
ABV: 15.5%
Size: 375ml, 750ml
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About the Brewery:
Brooklyn Kura
Brooklyn Kura is dedicated to shaping a modern tradition of American craft sake. Drawing on more than 1,000 years of Japanese brewing heritage, the brewery works to make sake more approachable and accessible. Each sake is brewed in New York City and carefully handcrafted using the highest-quality ingredients.
Tasting Notes
Introduced in 2026, this refreshing and crushable can from Brooklyn Kura features bright yuzu citrus blended with Brooklyn Kura Junmai Daiginjo. The crisp yuzu sake has a light body with bright citrus flavors, making it perfect for enjoyment in the park, on the beach or wherever leisure finds you.
Overview
Food Pairings: Pair with a wide range of casual snacks and cookout classics.
Specifications
Class: Sake
Rice: Calrose
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
ABV: 6%
Size: 250ml
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