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Kanpai KUMO Sake

Kanpai KUMO Sake

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Producer Kanpai
Country England
Region Bermondsey, London
ABV 14.5%

Tasting Notes

Nashi Pear, White Peach, Rice Blossom and Silk

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More About Kanpai KUMO Sake

This flagship nigori Sake is a firm favourite for lovers of cloudy styles, offering a rich and refined take on a classic. Brewed as a tokubetsu junmai, it is aged on the lees and bottled with fine rice sediment, creating its signature cloudy appearance. Known as “Kumo,” meaning cloud, it delivers a smooth, full-bodied profile with tropical fruit notes, bright acidity, and a creamy, yoghurt-like finish balanced by a subtle savoury edge.

Versatile and expressive, it can be enjoyed lightly chilled around 10°C or gently warmed to 40°C. It pairs beautifully with bold flavours such as spicy curries, fried chicken, or even dessert. Gently invert before serving to mix the sediment and unlock its full character.

Meet the Producer, Kanpai

Kanpai

Style: Sake

Kanpai basically looked at Britain and decided the country probably deserved its own sake brewery instead of importing absolutely everything from Japan forever. Fair enough really, because they ended up becoming the UK’s first sake brewery and helped drag sake out of the mysterious specialist category most people were too intimidated to explore properly.

Started by Tom and Lucy Wilson in London, Kanpai use traditional Japanese brewing techniques but make everything right there in the city using carefully sourced rice, koji and water. The results lean clean, fresh and modern while still feeling properly connected to classic sake styles.

The Junmai and Junmai Ginjo bottlings especially are brilliant entry points. Soft rice texture, melon, pear, subtle umami and a clean dry finish that makes sake weirdly addictive once your palate clicks into it. It’s delicate compared to wine or whisky, but there’s loads going on underneath if you pay attention.

The brewery and taproom have become a bit of a Bermondsey institution too. Sake on tap, tastings, izakaya-style food and people suddenly realising sake works with far more than sushi.

What’s nice about Kanpai is that they never make sake feel overly formal or intimidating. The whole thing stays relaxed, approachable and built around actually enjoying the drink rather than treating it like a chemistry lesson.

Also, fresh nama sake on tap is dangerously easy to get carried away with.