The SAKE FES took place on Saturday, June 20, 2026. The venue featured a massive lineup of over 150 variations of unique sake and liquor released by KURAND. We covered this irresistible event for alcohol lovers! Yes, this is work!
SAKE FES, an Offline Event Hosted by KURAND
Drinkers!
Drinkers!
Kunyand!
We have arrived at SAKE FES, held for the second consecutive year! The venue is already bustling with many alcohol lovers.
You are welcome to bring your own snacks! Right away, everywhere you look, there is a lively banquet atmosphere.
First, we walked around the venue and collected 4 glasses.
Cheers! This is our very first glass.
Many of KURAND's wide variety of alcoholic beverages go great with ice cream.
- Genre: Liqueur
- Alcohol Content: 6%
- Ingredients: Coffee (domestically manufactured), brewing alcohol
- Base: Brewing alcohol
- Allergens/Ingredients: Coffee
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Manufacturer: Nara Kasugayama Shuzo
- Volume: 720ml
- Retail Price: 2,990 yen (tax included)
We are pairing it with 老舗喫茶店の水出し珈琲のお酒(Long-Established Cafe's Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur) from the liqueur area. This sugar-free black coffee liqueur can be enjoyed in many different ways.
Drizzling it smoothly over the ice cream. It tastes so much like coffee that you wouldn't even notice it's alcohol! It is refreshing and pairs perfectly with the vanilla flavor.
- Genre: Liqueur
- Alcohol Content: 4%
- Ingredients: Honey (domestic)
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: Deerlet Field Brewery
- Retail Price: 9,800 yen (tax included)
Next up, also from the liqueur area, is Legend Mead. This is a luxurious alcoholic beverage made using 100% precious apple honey that can only be harvested a few days out of the year.
It is already the author's absolute favorite among everything tasted today! It is a syrup-type beverage with a mellow texture. It has the gentle sweetness of honey, and this one also seems like it would go well with ice cream.
- Genre: Umeshu (Plum Wine)
- Alcohol Content: 14%
- Ingredients: Plum (domestic), rice shochu, sugars, honey
- Base: Shochu
- Allergens/Ingredients: Honey, plum
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Volume: 720ml
- Manufacturer: CHIKUMANISHIKI CO.,LTD.
- Retail Price: 2,490 yen (tax included)
We discovered an adorable bottle in the umeshu area called アンモニャイト梅酒(Ammonyaito Umeshu). It is an umeshu containing honey made from apple blossoms.
It is a classic umeshu and very easy to drink. The label is eye-catchingly cute, making it a perfect gift for cat lovers.
- Genre: Wine
- Alcohol Content: 11.5%
- Ingredients: Grape (from Iwate Prefecture)/Antioxidant (Sulfite)
- Allergens/Ingredients: Grape
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Volume: 720ml
- Manufacturer: Edel Wein
- Retail Price: 2,490 yen (tax included)
From the wine area, this bottle with a stylish label is 極甘キャンベル (Luscious Campbell). It is an ultra-sweet red wine made from the Campbell grape variety grown in Iwate Prefecture.
True to its concept, it is easy to drink, and even people who cannot usually drink wine can enjoy it! There is no bitterness, and a fruity aroma gently wafts through your nose.
ノムケロ (Nomukero), sold by KURAND, was also distributed to everyone. It is a granular supplement that can be taken quickly without water even while drinking. Drink heavily and prevent hangovers!
Now that we have replenished ourselves with Nomukero, we went ahead and collected another 4 glasses!
- Genre: Craft Gin
- Alcohol Content: 40%
- Ingredients: Brewing alcohol, juniper berry, cacao nibs, orange peel
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: Mitsutake Shuzojo
- Retail Price: 2,990 yen (tax included)
From the whiskey, craft gin, and rum area, this is オランジェットGIN -夕焼けカカオ- (Orangette GIN -Sunset Cacao-). This craft gin combines cacao and orange peel to create a flavor reminiscent of an orangette.
Having it on the rocks, you get a powerful hit of alcohol. This is definitely gin! It is not sweet, but cacao and orange notes emerge in the aftertaste, offering a rare flavor we have never experienced before.
- Genre: Shochu
- Alcohol Content: 25%
- Ingredients: Sweet potato (dried sweet potato), rice koji (domestic rice)
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: MEIRISHURUI CO., LTD.
- Retail Price: 1,690 yen (tax included)
水戸焼酎☆芋 (Mito Shochu HOSHIIMO) from the shochu area is an alcoholic beverage brewed using dried sweet potatoes as raw ingredients at a sake brewery in Ibaraki Prefecture, which boasts the highest production volume of dried sweet potatoes in Japan. The naming and the label are a total win.
The taste is completely dried sweet potato! You can really tell it is dried sweet potato rather than just regular sweet potato. Even for sweet potato shochu lovers, it has distinct differences from normal sweet potato shochu, offering a whole new sensation to enjoy.
- Genre: Premium Sour Base
- Alcohol Content: 20%
- Ingredients: Peach puree (manufactured within Wakayama Prefecture), lemon, lemon puree, brewing alcohol, brandy, sugars, sugarcane
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: Sekaiitto
- Retail Price: 6,990 yen (tax included)
織彩のレモンサワー ～香る白桃～ (Shikisai no Lemon Sour -Fragrant White Peach-) sounds delicious just from its name. This item combines high-quality white peach Arakawa no Momo from Wakayama Prefecture with lemon sour fruit juice.
The rich aroma of coarsely grated peach and the refreshing taste of the lemon sour match exquisitely. If you mix it with carbonated water, it becomes so light that you could chug it right down!
- Genre: Fruit Wine
- Alcohol Content: 10%
- Ingredients: Apple (from Tateshina Town, Nagano Prefecture)
- Carbonation: Carbonated
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: Tateshinapple Winery
- Retail Price: 5,800 yen (tax included)
王様のシードル (The King's Cidre) from the fruit wine area is a luxurious, authentic dry sparkling beverage made 100% from the king of apples, Sun Fuji.
It also has acidity, giving it a flavor meant for adults. The crisp, carbonated feeling down the throat is highly pleasant!
Utilizing our experience from last year, we prepared some snacks too!
There were also food samples that seemed to pair well with alcohol.
Next, we tried selecting drinks based strictly on their vivid colors.
- Genre: Liqueur
- Alcohol Content: 14%
- Ingredients: Black tea, lavender, brewing alcohol, sugars (domestically manufactured)/Flavoring, coloring (Red 106, Blue 1)
- Allergens: Flowers, black tea
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: Asahara Brewery
- Retail Price: 2,990 yen (tax included)
From the liqueur area comes Amethyst. This purple liqueur is inspired by the Amethyst gemstone. It is a black tea-based liqueur infused with the scent of lavender, which emits a faint purple glow.
The color is incredibly beautiful, and just looking at it is soothing. A sweet scent of lavender gently wafts through, making it an irresistible choice for those who love floral notes.
- Genre: Umeshu (Plum Wine)
- Alcohol Content: 10%
- Ingredients: Plum (from Wakayama Prefecture), sugar, brewing alcohol
- Allergens: Plum
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: Nakano BC
Next, from the umeshu area, is mume Pink とろとろ (mume Pink Torotoro). This is an umeshu with an attractive deep pink color, created by blending the flesh of Tsuyuakane plums using a special manufacturing process.
A rich acidity spreads throughout your mouth! The thick texture, resembling plum jam, feels completely fresh.
- Genre: Sake
- Alcohol Content: 16%
- Ingredients: Sai no Kizuna (from Saitama Prefecture)
- Rice Polishing Ratio: 60%
- Sake Meter Value: +8.0
- Acidity: 1.6
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: Matsuoka Jozo
- Retail Price: 1,990 yen (tax included)
We discovered やんのかステップ (Yannoka Step) in the sake area.
Just like the cute kitten on the label, it is a crisp sake with a bold taste. It features a dry flavor that is very refreshing.
- Genre: Liqueur
- Alcohol Content: 14%
- Ingredients: Black tea, lavender, brewing alcohol, sugars (domestically manufactured)/Flavoring, coloring (Red 106, Blue 1)
- Allergens: Flowers, black tea
- Carbonation: Non-carbonated
- Volume: 500ml
- Manufacturer: Asahara Brewery
- Retail Price: 2,990 yen (tax included)
Again from the liqueur area, here is another from the gemstone series, Blue Topaz. The fresh, juicy fruitiness of lychee and its refreshing sweetness perfectly match the blue hue.
It carries a distinct, gorgeous aroma and flavor of lychee. Because it is easy to drink, it seems like you could enjoy it in many different ways!
The final one is also from the liqueur area, 星のおさけ (Hoshi no Osake). This is an alcoholic beverage with a sweet, refreshing aroma that feels like a blend of yuzu and muscat.
While clean, it also has an apple-like sweetness, hitting the bullseye for the author, who loves apples. The color is beautiful, and the fantastical name suits it perfectly. If you unintentionally close your eyes due to its refreshing sensation, stars will float into your mind.
Drinking merrily together with everyone makes the alcohol go down even faster.
Saiga NAK
All good things must come to an end, and everyone was enjoying their beverage of choice.
There was also a real-life Sake Gacha and item sales at the venue! You can take them home and enjoy the extended rounds.
We drank plenty, and thank you for the wonderful feast! Our personal ranking was as follows:
- 1st Place: Legend Mead
- 2nd Place: Blue Topaz
- 3rd Place: Mito Shochu☆Imo
And, let this conclude our report!
Opportunities where this many variations of alcoholic beverages gather in one place are rare, so we were absolutely thrilled! We will definitely be waiting for it to be held again next year.
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