Glassware
Kikusui Masu Cup is a traditional Japanese square wooden vessel, once used to measure rice during the feudal era and now cherished for its role in sake culture. Today, the masu is most often seen at Kagami Biraki ceremonies, where it is typically engraved so that guests can take it home as a keepsake. Crafted from fragrant cypress wood, the masu gently enhances the aroma of sake, offering a unique sensory experience that appeals to both wine lovers and newcomers to sake. This special edition is adorned with the official Kikusui Brewery logo, making it both a functional cup and a collector’s item.
A masu is a traditional Japanese square wooden cup, originally used to measure rice during the feudal period. Today, it is mainly used during the Kagami Biraki ceremony. For such special occasions, the masu is often engraved, allowing guests to keep it as a memento. Masu are typically made of cypress wood, which imparts a subtle, pleasant fragrance to the sake.
Sake cups are a special drink-ware designed to enjoy your sake with all of your senses. It is the old traditional way to drink sake. Nowadays there are special brewed sake on the market which are best consumed cold in a sakeglass (that looks like a wineglass) such as the special glass from Sophienwald. This glass sake cup is formed by hand. This glass can contain 90ml.
Sophienwald Sake Glass or ISOS glass is made to enjoy sake at its best. Designed in collaboration with Simon Hofstra, our Dutch Sake Samurai. The project started late 2021 to create the supreme sake glass of the world. The final design was approved spring 2024 and sales launch of this unique glass was autumn 2024. This mouthblown glass handmade by the famous Austrian glassmaker Sophienwald is the ultimate sake glass with a heigh of 22,5 cm and a weight of only 101 gram. It brings all the best flavours of Junmai, Honjozo, Ginjo and Daiginjo and makes the taste and texture more balanced.
The Sophienwald Sake Glass is made to enjoy sake at its best. Designed in collaboration with Simon Hofstra, our Dutch Sake Samurai. The project started late 2021 to create the supreme sake glass of the world. The final design was approved spring 2024 and sales launch of this unique glass was autumn 2024. This mouthblown glass handmade by the famous Austrian glassmaker Sophienwald is the ultimate sake glass with a heigh of 22,5 cm and a weight of only 101 gram. It brings all the best flavours of Honjozo, Junmai, Ginjo and Daiginjo and makes the taste and texture more balanced.
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