Delicate, sweet aromas of a creamy vegetable soup - with the matching sake as ingredient. What a creamy dream!

Meikels kitchen by shizuku - Sake your soup!

He loves food, he loves cooking and he truly enjoys sake.
Meikel - graphic designer, DJ and sake addict - checks out, combines and discovers.

This time: a vegetables creamed soup, with carrots, celery, leek, broth, cream, fresh parsley - that's it.
Inside & aside: Inatahime Ryokan, a round, intense and rather dry Junmai. With a salty and leathery nose this drop surprises with aromas of lime blossom and soja mixed with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, tobacco and nutmeg.

Culinary conclusion: 'I love this soup. It is very fine, almost elegant and always surprising in taste depending on the seasonal ingredients. With this sake inside - and as an accompaniment by room temperature - my simple soup turns into a little culinary poem!' Meikel.

As simple. As good. Meikels kitchen - new by shizuku.
Please discover more culinary recommendations on Instagram with #shizuku_ch and #meikelskitchen or scroll trough our section 'recipes'.

11 December 2018

Dear connoisseurs

Let's raise the champagne glasses!
shizuku is pleased to clink glasses with you on a happy New Year and recommends to you a very light and tingling New Year`s drop.

de Ai - Crazy and elegant at the same time

This sparkling sake with hop enthuses beer- and sake fans equally. Rose blossom, hay and fruity-sweet notes of pear, lychee and cherry in the nose as well as a slightly bitter, refreshing aroma of grapefruit, lemon balm, elder and pink pepper at the palate with a subtle foam head in the glass.

Surprise your guests and kanpai to an exiting 2019!

9 December 2018

Dear connoisseurs

Kindly note that there is no shipment with DPD between December 20, 2018 and January 2, 2019.
Shipment before Christmas is possible by an order until December 19, 2018.

shizuku Store Christmas holidays
Products ordered online can be picked up with the option pickup at shizuku Store at shizuku Store until Saturday, December 22, 2018 (4pm).

Kindly note that shizuku Store will be closed from December 23, 2018 until January 6, 2019.

9 December 2018

Love at the first bite...
pralumé by shizuku – the chocolate with umeshu.

Lovely sweets for yourself and your guests during Advent Season with our fresh and irresistible confectionary delicacy.
A crispy couverture of dark Swiss chocolate filled with crunchy creamy ganache, soaked Gojiro plums and the fruity-sweetish Ohako Umeshu.

Too sweet and it hardly gets any sweeter...
pralumé by shizuku – now available again, also by an order online.

Or join us on Friday before Christmas when Löw Delights, the two adorable makers of pralumé, drop by at shizuku Store with their sweet 'Löwenküsse'.

5 December 2018

Lectures can be fun - when sake comes into action!

Learn more about the traditional sake brewing process and drinking culture and taste carefully selected premium drops in a cosy atmosphere.

The thrilling kick off into the world of nihonshu

Marc Nydegger, Certified Sake Professional, will bring closer to you the profundity of Japan’s national drink, explains it's history, the production and the different types. The tasted sake can be bought on site and enjoyed expertly at home.

At shizuku Store you will find a piece of Japanese sense of life on over 60 m2. We are pleased to welcoming and inspiring you at the upcoming sake lecture.

1 December 2018

Vivid, fresh and wonderful powdery...

From Niigata prefecture, with almost 400 kilometers of slopes one of the most popular ski and snowboard regions in Japan: our little snowman, perfectly timed for being enjoyed in the snow.

Cup Sake Yuki Otoko refreshes - also at temperatures above zero degrees.

Whit a fine and slightly alcoholic scent this round and vivid Junmai is creamy, rather sweet and with tangy-bitter notes in the palate. It is reminiscent of candied ananas and cold rice or even rice pudding and refreshes with a lingering and slightly bitter aftertaste.

Little Yuki Otoko comes in a drinking glass with an aluminium cap that is not closable once opened - means it is the practically all-rounder for being enjoyed on the move or after the slope.

1 December 2018

The umami experience!

shizuku is pleased to continually surprise you with outstanding pairings.
In cooperation with our partner Amstad Chäslädeli we would like to invite you to the shizuku sake cheese pairing... in a small but nice atmosphere.

Taste exquisite premium drops from Japan in combination with a selected range of cheese. The tasted sake can be bought on site and enjoyed at home.

At shizuku Store you will find a piece of Japanese sense of life on over 60 m2. We are pleased to welcoming and inspiring you soon.

30 November 2018

Holy sake - It's about time for the gifts!
And we are pleased to help you with pleasure and style.

Let it it be something special
Give away Japanese sense of life in the nobly packed shizuku gift box.
Our gift box is available in sake, umeshu and deluxe version and can be compiled individually on request.

1 voucher - over 30 exquisite drops
If you are still undecided, you can just give away a whole selection, but as mentioned: with style. Treat somebody with a shizuku voucher, lovely designed to an origami - the Japanese art of paper-folding.

Events with sake - events with fun
With the shizuku events you give yourself and your company a joyful lesson in a cosy atmosphere, tasting of exquisite Japanese drops included, at shizuku sake lecture, at shizuku sake cheese pairing or at your private event. The common sake experience, that is pure fun...

The personal gift from shizuku Store
Or visit us at our own place, taste your favourite drop in peace and surprise your guests during holidays with a noble drop from Japan.

The team at shizuku Store is looking forward to meeting you and give personal advice from Tuesday to Saturday before Christmas.

27 November 2018

It's time... for a sake fondue!

Did you know? Sake goes very well with cheese. The specific flavour sensation umami - of which there is plenty in cheese as well - emphasizes the relish of sake perfectly and the other way round.
The fondue gets cheesier, more velvet and by the low acidity even smoother.

Taste it! Add sake instead of white wine to your traditional Swiss cheese fondue and be positively surprised by this outstanding combination.
On top, the same drop can be enjoyed either cold, at room temperature or heated.

shizuku recommends...
... the round, intense Inatahime Ryokan (in the glass cool to hot)
... the mellow, full-bodied Asahimai Junmai (in the glass cool to hot)
... the strong and intensive Miyabi (in the glass room temperature to hot)
... the complex, sweet companion Shirayuki Akafuji (in the glass cool to hot)

'En Guete' and kanpai!
More culinary suggestions with sake are to be found here.

24 November 2018

Dear connoisseur

Thanks to these two adorable sisters we are that much fancy. Fabia and Laura Löw from Löw Delights are producing our pralumé - the chocolate with Umeshu.

The Löw Ladies behind our pralumé

'We work constantly and with lots of enthusiasm on new and exciting taste combinations. When Marc asked us about one year ago to produce his pralumé we were fired up immediately! It was really our thing to combine Swiss chocolate with Japanese plum wine based on his unique requirements and with all our love to the detail. You have to try the pralumé and you will love it!'

What they create in their chocolate factory is sweet art to the palate. And soon they are bringing their 'Löwenküsse' made out of finest Swiss handmade gourmet chocolate - from gluten free to fairtrade to organic - to the shizuku Store, just on Friday before Christmas.

Order the pralumé, our irresistible confectionary delicacy, easily online or join us on December 21.
It hardly gets any sweeter than this...

24 November 2018

Dear meat lovers

Japan stands for tradition and enjoyment culture of highest quality. It is therefore not surprising that even the finest meat comes from Japan: the Wagyu.

Approved for import only since 2014, the exquisite meat of the Japanese cattle breed enjoys an immense demand worldwide. UMAY WAGYU imports certified Miyazaki Gyu directly from the farmers of the Miyazaki region and makes it possible for us to enjoy this new dimension of meat here in Switzerland.

Get your festive meat at shizuku Store

shizuku is pleased - for you! Because Sebastian Stöveken, Owner and Managing Director of UMAI WAGYU, will spoil you personally with his tender and tasty Miyazaki Gyu at shizuku Store on Saturday before Christmas. Benefit from his personal expertise and get your festive meat from his finest assortment (pre-orders with exclusive 10%).

And appropriate to entrecote, filet, ribeye or roast beef, sake expert Marc Nydegger will recommend you the perfect sake as a companion.

Japans' finest - pure passion, pure perfection.

24 November 2018

Dear connoisseur

Spoil your senses for a whole year and receive four selected surprise drops, matching the respective season and interesting recommendations as well.

shizuku is already looking forward to taking you on this exciting journey of flavours, starting as of mid December.

The shizuku annual subscription
Sake has a thousand year old tradition in Japan and the variety of fragrances and flavours is almost unlimited. From flowery or fruity to resinous or even salty - the properly selected nihonshu can be a true culinary delight.
Immerse yourself in the versatile world of the Japanese national drink or add a sparkle to the day to somebody with a delight that lasts a whole year long.

The shizuku annual subscription, the perfect gift idea for yourself or your beloved ones!

15 November 2018

Swiss beauty merges with Japanese relish...

'Sake Raclette Fun' at teo jakob at Löwenbräu-Areal

The team of teo jakob creates rooms full of atmosphere, character and passion with their interior design. And in exactly these rooms there will be a toast, with a noble drop from Japan and melted cheese from Switzerland.

Astonish your palate and enjoy a tasty raclette in combination with different tasteful sake. Thanks to Japanologist and sake expert Marc Nydegger you will immerse yourself with the world of the Japanese national drink and experience this exciting dimension of food pairing - at this cozy and classy event.

An evening with taste - and a drop of Japan.

29 October 2018

*** Last seats ***

The master decides – you trust and enjoy

The Zurich restaurant Edomae inspires by quality. The location is simple and sober. Every single dish is a culinary masterpiece. The master, Head Sushi Chef Hunki, not only decides what you enjoy. The Itamae (chef) prepares the noble delicacies before your eyes. Fresh and artistic. A pleasure experience – as authentic as in Japan.

The Art of Edomae Sushi – with shizuku and Inata Honten Brewery

Trust the master and experience Japan in its purist magnificence. Over a dozen creations in traditional Edomae style accompanied by exquisite sake from Yonago (Tottori Prefecture). Shinji Tsukutani, head of Inata Honten brewery, and sake expert Marc Nydegger from shizuku accompany you personally through the evening introducing you to Japan’s national drink.

The number of seats is limited to 16. Reserve your exclusive seat at the counter here.

28 October 2018

*** Last seats ***

Japanese spring transformed into complex nihonshu

The restaurant Bunter Hund in Winterthur surprises with concept and success. Evening after evening, Chef de Cuisine Alex Bindig and his team take guests on a gustatory journey with their 'Menu Surprise'. This time, guests will be taken to the country of the rising sun…

shizuku and Inata Honten as guests at Bunter Hund

Take your seat, let us surprise you and enjoy a 'Menu Surprise' in five courses, skillfully accentuated with Japanese sake and personally advised by Shinji Tsukutani, head of Inata Honten brewery, who will be flying in from Japan for this event. Together with sake expert Marc Nydegger, owner of shizuku, they are both looking forward to accompanying you through the evening.

28 October 2018

Dear connoisseur

‚I was young and positively clueless, when flying to Japan the very first time as a 17-year-old', Marc Nydegger says and laughs. 'Being able to celebrate the 5th anniversary of shizuku is possible mainly because of you.'

Courage, patience and passion
With the webshop shizuku.ch the exciting journey started, with the opening of the first specialized sake store shizuku Store in Zurich there were many events like lectures, food pairings and private events following. And fortunately there is no sign of lessening...

‚We would like to thank you - today more than ever - from the bottom of our heart’.

As a sign of appreciation for your trust and loyalty, shizuku is pleased to treat you to a small Japanese surprise drop as a free gift along your next online order or your next purchase at shizuku Store until October 31, 2018.

Since it is because of you that the journey continues successfully – drop by drop.
Arigato! Thank you!

18 October 2018

Japanese people live the sociability harmoniously and the enjoyable delight consciously.
On this special evening you will enjoy, in company with your friends, at restaurant NOOHN in Basel.

The team on site is inspiring their guests with Euro-Asian delicacies in five courses with different variations of sushi, warm fish dishes and house specialities from the wok.

Sake with friends - An authentic Euro-Asian Sharing Dine

Enjoy together, plate by plate, and treat yourself and your friends with some unique Japanese drops with quality. Sake expert Marc Nydegger from shizuku and Shinji Tsukutani, head of Inata Honten brewery, accompany you personally through the evening.

The Dinner will be served - to enjoy together.

9 October 2018

For some already the favourite chocolate, for others the sweet, irresistible new discovery...

Dear connoisseur

The confectionery ladies from Löw Delights, well known for their sweet Löwenküsse, have produced with love... again. The result is a crispy couverture of dark chocolate filled with crunchy creamy ganache, soaked Gojiro plums and the fruity-sweetish Ohako Umeshu. What a dream!

Sweeten the day of you, your beloved ones, friends or business partners (give-away) with this distinctive delicacy.

pralumé by shizuku – the chocolate with umeshu. Now available, online and at shizuku Store.

5 October 2018

Raclette season opening with a good drop of sake

The Amstad Chäslädeli welcomes you to it's annual cosy raclette season opening with different kinds of raclette cheese and a degustation of various specialities.

shizuku is pleased to offer you a selection of sake that goes very well with melted cheese... Sake fondue included!

Taste, enjoy sake in harmony with cheese and get positively surprised.

Suggestions of sake as cheese accompaniment are to be found here.

5 October 2018

Where there is drinking – there is eating. Together.

Irasshaimase at Kitchin, the first Izakaya in Schaffhausen. Since April this year, the dedicated team around chef Sandosch Kalapurakal has been exuding authentic Japanese flair and excelling through their exquisite cuisine and noble drops at the sake bar. A real Japanese experience.

Kanpai at shizuku sake pairing with Inata Honten

Become infected by Kitchin’s passion and enjoy a piece of real Japan on your plate and in your glass. Not only will you savor various Izakaya style delicacies, but you will also be joined by Shinji Tsukutani, head of Inata Honten brewery, and sake expert Marc Nydegger, owner of shizuku, who will share their expertise and introduce you drop by drop to Japan’s national drink. Kanpai!

5 October 2018

Sala of Tokyo stands for culinary delights since years.

The Japanese restaurant is an institution in the 'Limmatstadt' and was one of the first of its kind in Europe. Regular guests as well as gourmets had to be patient for a while. But since August the 'Sala' has re-opened its doors at 'Zürcher Bahnhofstrasse' after its renovation and spoils you again in authentic Japanese manner.

Nakashima Sake Night at Sala of Tokyo

'Omakase' - leave it to the chef. Enjoy an artful 4 course 'surprise menu' on this special evening with an exquisite sake flight, personally accompanied by sake expert Marc Nydegger and Nobu Nakashima, chief of Nakashima brewery.

9 September 2018

The festival for sushi lovers

During 4 days the first Sushi Festival Zurich will treat you with Japanese delicacy. Nigiri, Uramaki, Futomaki... Sushi and Sashimi as far as the eye can see!

In Sihlcity a dozen different sushi restaurants from all over Switzerland and the adjacent Europe will bring closer to you 'the world of sushi' in a very delicious way and on top you will enjoy an exquisite glass of sake from shizuku on top.

On Thursday evening Certified Sake Professional Marc Nydegger is on site, looking forward to making you familiar with sake and to excite you for the Japanese national drink.

Join the relish! More infos on this event are to be found here.

20 August 2018

Become more familiar with Japan in a pleasurable way

In addition to various cultural impressions the Japanese cuisine will seduce your culinary senses. Visit the big cultural festival at Wiler Lokremise, try out a wide variety of traditional Japanese delicacies and sweets and taste a glass of sake from the premium selection of shizuku.

shizuku is pleased to welcome you at Wiler Japanfest 2018 and to give personal advice and inspiration to you on site (including direct sale).

More infos on this event are to be found here.

19 August 2018

Full of intensity and gentle at the same time

The Japanese tea and the art of its production belong to the tradition that has been passed on over centuries and is still kept up passionately today.

The Japanese tea is reflecting the local culture as well as sake does. In the focus are tastes that are not always familiar to us Europeans, intensities that are not compatible to our understanding of tea and thus the careful preparation.

Mark Drenhaus from Länggass-Tee (in Bern) is looking forward to bringing closer to you the Japanese tea in a delightful way. Learn more about the authentic Japanese tea ritual and how to prepare and enjoy different teas in real Japanese manner.

Give yourself a moment of rest with a pleasant ‚drop of Japan’ of highest quality.

17 August 2018

Anyone who believes that the culinary world is already fully discovered will reactivate its taste buds at Gourmesse 2018.

At the ‘fair for connoisseurs’, foodies, top chefs and gourmets get inspired by new products since 24 years, exchange themselves with other producers and like-minded people and enjoy culinary experiences from all over the world.

For the third time shizuku will be part of this specific context, is looking forward to spoiling you with a noble premium sake or a fresh and fruity sake cocktail in cooperation with our stall neighbours from Mikks.

Visit us, get advice about sake and umeshu in a personal conversation and discover your favourite drop, matching to every culinary occasion.

More infos on this event are to be found here.

16 August 2018

Japan meets the Engadine

Enjoy active recreation by biking, during outdoor hiking, golf or wellness in this beautiful scenery and let us spoil you.

Cresta Palace Celerina in Upper Engadine is inviting you to relax and to relish by an exclusive 7 course gourmet special with a touch of Japan.

Head chef Rolf J. Schmitz will whisk you away on two evenings with a harmonious dinner of Japanese variations using regional products and accentuated selectively with black diamonds... fresh Burgundy truffles from Swisstruffle.

Sebastian Stöveken and his team from Umai Wagyu make it possible for you to enjoy a new dimension of meat and serve to you certified Miyazaki-gyu, directly imported from the farmers of the Miyazaki region.

And sake expert Marc Nydegger from shizuku will pour the matching premium drops from the Land of the Rising Sun into your glass - course by course.

To the gourmet menu.

A delightful weekend for palate and soul.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in sunny Celerina!

13 July 2018

Dear connoisseur

Summer is even much more fun when sake comes into play, especially the minis!

The small drops for a classy moment
Try out something new and enjoy the small but nice tasting at home with our 'minis'.
Just in size for you and also perfect for sharing a delightful moment together.

Gekkeikan Daiginjo mini
Fresh and flowery in the nose, reminiscent of white tulips and lime blossom as well as green apple and lychee it seduces with a taste explosion in the palate.

Daiginjo Hiyashibori mini
The fruity, complex and tangy DaiginjoDer fruchtige, komplexe und zugleich würzige Daiginjo with a hint of moss and conifers and a slightly bitter taste of cocoa.

Goriki Junmai Ginjo mini
Lively, racy and expressive. Der lebendige, rassige und ausdrucksstarke. A hint of lilac, fruity-sweetish with a present acidity and a velvety, yeasty melting.

Shirayuki Akafuji mini
Everybody's Darling. Notes of white chocolate, caramel and vanilla, combined with a hint of citrus fruit. The round and complex Junmai in mini size.

12 July 2018

Juicy like summer should be!

Kabosu, the juicy citrus fruit - and very closely related to the Japanese yuzu fruit - is not really suited to be eaten pure. But the aromatic and intense taste of its juice is a dreamy, culinary enjoyment!

Kabosu no Susume is a light, fruity and sweet Junmai with hand pressed kabosu juice.
Mild and extremely refreshing in the nose. Pleasant, complex, racy and present as well as intensive fruity in the palate.

A sweetish aperitif with low alcohol content and a sourish-bitter aftertaste... or also called the palatable compagnion during hot summer days.

Kanpai!

2 July 2018

Fruity and palatable sake cocktails, tasty Izakaya style snacks and summer vibes with lots of laughs and good friends...

Step up to the sake bar!
Ginger Sake Bar leads you to a place inspired by the Far East, off to fascinating Japan, tempting and with style and on this Thursday evening with a lot of fun.

Try a sweetisch-sour ‚Sake Rhubarb’ or a fresh and spicy ‚Sake Chili Citrus’. Or how about a fruity ‚Sake Cherry Blossom’ – sweetish with a slightly bitter note?
Find it hard to make a decision? No need this evening. Ginger Sake Bar is serving you an exiting cocktail degustation set.

Enjoy summer with us! Delicious cocktail creations, with precious sake out of the selection of shizuku, mixed by Mikks barkeeper Manuel Vaziri himself.

We shake your evening – with a drop of Japan.
Kanpai!

11 June 2018

Raise your glass and 'kanpai' to a summer with exquisite drops that have just arrived from Japan.

shizuku is pleased to present you new and aromatic sake that enrich our selection with further interesting facets.

Discover the...
... elegant, complex and mineral-aromatic Goriki Junmai Daiginjo
... refreshing, sweetish and minty Kozaemon Junmai Daiginjo
... full-bodied, velvet Kozaemon Akaiwa Omachi - with its seductive bouquet
... intense Kozaemon Yamahai Junmai - the veritable taste expedition, perfect to hearty dishes

or the newly arrived grand Japanese drops in mini-size such as...
... the vibrant, fruity-sweetish and slightly tangy Goriki Junmai Ginjo mini
... or the strong and complex Gekkeikan Daiginjo mini - with a refreshing taste explosion in the palate

Browse through the shop with relish, taste one or another sake at shizuku Store and discover your new favourite drop.

10 June 2018

It's sizzling, fizzing and smoking. Be it a Cervelat, a Bratwurst, a hearty steak or a spiced up fish - in the glass there has to be sake this summer!

The Swiss barbecue season has started...
shizuku is pleased to spoil all the grill chefs with the perfect companion.

The Smoky
In line with the phrase 'an excellent drink is part of a delicious meal', the round, fleshy and powerful Kuriyazake is great to intense meals and barbecue as well as an ingredient in the preparation of them due to its high amino acid content and umami.

The BBQ Junmai
Inatahime Ryokan surprises with a salty and leathery nose. Aromas of lime blossom and soja mix with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, tobacco and nutmeg. A very round and intense Junmai, delightful for your barbecue.

The Tangy
Paprika, nutmeg, pine needles, olive tapenade as well as smoked ham and meat pastry in the nose and oily, resinous, smokey and spicy-fleshy in the palate. Goriki Junmai is an aromatic and powerful sake with lots of umami and the perfect match to a barbecue party.

The Adventure
Kozaemon Yamahai Junmai is a veritable taste expedition! With its intense and earthy flavours and also a lot of umami a sensational sake to hearty dishes. If it is a 'Bündner Gerstensuppe' with bacon in winter, it has to be a T-Bone steak or a juicy sausage in summer.

Heat up the grill and treat yourself to this culinary delight.

9 June 2018

The ball is rolling, the beer is cool – kick off!

‘Samurai Blue’, the Japanese national football team, is visiting Lugano today and faces our ‚Nati’.

Just in time for the football World Cup shizuku increases its team and is pleased to introduce to you the entries from the Baird Brewing Company:

... Single Take Session Ale: An effervescent, fruity and peppery-spicy Session Ale
... Rising Sun Pale Ale: A powerful, brisk Pale Ale with a refreshing citrus-hop character
... and Teikoku IPA: An extremely complex India Pale ale with a distinctive hop and malt character

So then... ‚kanpai’ to the last test before the football World Cup, with a hearty Japanese craft beer.

8 June 2018

A truly royal drop of Japan

The combination of Yamada Nishiki rice, the king of the rices, and water from Itami in the Hyogo Prefecture makes Daihoju an extremely complex, refreshing and powerful sake.

Fragrant, crisply fresh, grassy and yeasty in the nose, this Junmai Daiginjo is reminiscent of yellow fruits, with a hint of liquorice and a subtle citrus note.

Powerful and lively in the palate, lime juice as well as green chili and banana, with a light sweetness of mirabelles and a present acidity.

As a chilled, elegant aperitif or as an accompaniment to an exclusive Wagyu beef from UMAI Wagyu, this Junmai Daiginjo is indeed a truly royal drop of Japan.

18 May 2018

A special culinary delight in the middle of Zurich!

The team at restaurant Drei Stuben, known for their classical all-time favourites like 'Zürcher-Geschnetzeltes' or 'Hackbraten', is pleased to spoil you with a 5 course special menu during three weeks, accompanied by a harmonious sake flight from shizuku.

Get excited from this exquisite sake pairing course by course and discover the Japanese national drink in a perfect harmony to Swiss cuisine.

Your seat in one of the three cosy parlours or outside on the large garden terrace under the shady trees can be reserved here.

16 May 2018

Japan is visiting Worb

Japanese delicacies, traditional tea ceremonies and different drops of the Japanese national drink sake.

Stroll through the centrally located, modern Bärensaal in Worb on Sunday afternoon, become infected with the social sense of life and explore the surprising variety of flavours of Japanese premium drops.

shizuku is pleased to welcome you at its stall at the Japan Bazar and to give advice and inspiration to you on site (including direct sale).

14 May 2018

Mysterious geishas and legendary monsters, high-tech and crazy fashion trends. Colorful manga worlds, neon lights and an inspiring food culture. Japan fascinates. And Japan is booming!

Consequently, JapAniManga Night is attracting Japan fans into the mountains of Graubünden year after year by many attractions. Explore thrilling shows and concerts, exciting presentations, movies, stars and DJs with other Japan fans and cosplayers from all over the world.

And indulge yourself with a noble premium drop on top. shizuku is pleased to spoil you once again at its stall in Davos (including direct sale).

More info on this event are to be found here.

12 May 2018

Moms are the best.

24/7 they are here for us and devote their time without being asked, unpaid and with all their heart.

Arigato! Say 'thank you' - with style and a grain of particularity, because mom deserves it.

The artful bouquet
What about a colourful bunch of flowers, decorated with small shizuku vouchers, folded into little origami – the Japanese art of paper folding?

The delightful surprise for a whole year
Spoil her senses with a gift, that lasts for an entire year. With the shizuku annual subscription you will receive four selected surprise drops matching the respective season.

The common experience
Enjoy time together and visit our exciting events such as the pleasurable sake lecture, the culinary harmony of sake and cheese or the thrilling sake blind tasting.

shizuku is pleased to help assisting you for the ideal choice, of course also personally at shizuku Store.

29 April 2018

Konnichiwa Cherry Blossom – hello cocktail summer!

The delicate pink Japanese flower mixes up the Swiss cocktail world with a strong and sweetish-bitter relish.

The creative guys from Mikks squeeze, chop and mix their fresh and handmade mixer with lots of love and passion. In cooperation with shizuku, they created the perfect, ready-made mixer for your sake cocktails in their production facility. 

Mikks it. Shake it. Kanpai!

Be it as a fresh aperitif on the sun terrace or skillfully served after dinner... Turn into a barkeeper with taste and style!

The Sake Mikks Cherry Blossom - available as of today at shizuku Store or online.

10 April 2018

The Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival is blooming, also in Switzerland.

The team at restaurant NOOHN hosts an own Hanami Streetfood Festival dedicated to the Japanese Sakura (Cherry Blossom) and invites you to this culinary and tempting Hanami festival.
Taste various delicacies from different regions of Japan and have a feast 'à discretion' at the stalls.

shizuku is pleased to be part of it and to inspire you on site with different premium sake, matching to the season.

6 April 2018

With your coffee, as a dessert or as a fruity and sweet delicacy for in-between. The pralumé matches always!

Sweet it itself at Easter with our fresh and irresistible confectionary delicacy. A crispy couverture of dark chocolate filled with crunchy creamy ganache and the fruity-sweetish Ohako Umeshu.

The confectionery ladies from Löw Delights, well known for their sweet Löwenküsse, worked meticulously with shizuku and made the pralumé even more irresistible and lovely.

pralumé by shizuku – the chocolate with umeshu... or the sweet temptation for Easter. 

Now available at shizuku Store.

13 March 2018

An exquisite glass in sunny Ticino

Stroll through this exceptional Japan Festival with a Ticino cosiness and get fascinated by tradition and modernity. Among concerts and live shows there will be exhibitions, workshops and a feast for your mouth by varios delights from the Japanese kitchen.

shizuku is pleased to attract you to the sunny Ticino this year as well and to welcome you at its stall on site. Try out sake and umeshu of high quality and explore the exciting variety of the Japanese drops (including direct sale).

More info on this event are to be found here.

6 March 2018

Monday evening, end of work. Perfect for a relaxing moment at a cosy spot – at a sake bar, an authentic sake bar.

The mentioned spot is Ginger Sake Bar in the middle of Zurich Seefeld.

In addition to Japanese Izakaya style snacks and a variety of warm and cold dishes from the restaurant and the sushi bar, the bartender serves Japanese cocktails and exquisite sake, skilfully also from 1.8 litres isshobin bottles.

And the wide selection is unique in the Limmatstadt. From a light, exotic aperitif up to aromatic food companions, sake connoisseurs as well as culinarily curious persons find an evening-filling assortment.

On March 26, Certified Sake Professional Marc Nydegger mingles with the guests once again and is looking forward to a casual exchange. Afterwork with a good glass of sake in a cosy atmosphere.

16 February 2018

Sake relish at Löwenbrau-Areal

The team of teo jakob creates rooms full of atmosphere, character and passion with their interior design. And in exactly these rooms there will be a toast, with a noble drop from Japan.

What does sake have in common with cheese?
This is what teo jakob wants to find out and is welcoming you at their branch at Löwenbräu-Areal. Japanologist and sake expert Marc Nydegger will take you into the world of the Japanese national drink, will bring closer to you its history, its manufacturing process and its different types, during a short but exciting lecture. And at the same time you will experience a new dimension of food pairing - at this cozy and classy event.

Taste exquisite premium drops from Japan in combination with a selected range of cheese from Amstad Chäslädeli and find out, thanks to Jan Röthlisberger himself, how the Swiss company Röthlisberger developed the award-winning 'Stabellenstuhl' in collaboration with the Japanese designer Tomoko Azumi.

An evening with style - and a drop of Japan.

15 February 2018

The classic companion to cheese fondue is a dry white wine. Used properly, the exotic companion from Japan convinces as well!

Classic vs. exotic

Mövenpick Weinkeller at Jelmoli Zürich puts it to the test und invites to the Fondue Battle. Fabio Montalbano, Winemaker of Staatskellerei Zürich, serves you the classic companion. And sake expert Marc Nydegger presents the exotic rice wine, the Nihonshu.

Enjoy a delicious fondue mix and decide for yourself. shizuku is gladly accepting the challenge and is looking forward to surprise you positively.

29 January 2018

Dear connoisseur

Japan stands for tradition and an exclusive quality recording the food culture. It is therefore not surprising, that the best and most expensive meat comes from Japan: the Wagyu.

Only since 2014 the import is approved, the worldwide demand for this exquisit meat of the Japanese cattle breed is huge. Sebastian Stöveken and his team from UMAI WAGYU import the certified Miyazaki-gyu directly from the farmers of the Miyazaki region and make it possible for us to enjoy a new dimension of meat.

Next to its high marbling, Wagyu has a sizeable base of unsaturated fatty acids up to 50 percent. That's why also the pure and white-glossy cattle fat is a must have in the kitchen of every single gourmand.

Due to the partnership with UMAI WAGYU shizuku is pleased to arrange contact and to provide to you, dear connoisseur, this pure and white Wagyu tallow now in the lineup.

Wheter to sear meat, fish oder vegetables or as a base for a Fondue Bourguignonne... Bring umami in your kitchen!

11 January 2018

The small, tubby pine cone

Shortly ripened in barrels, this round, harmonious Junmai has refreshing notes of cedar wood and lavender. Tangy and balanced in the palate with a dry and slightly resinous aftertaste.

'Every single yoshino cedar barrel has its own characteristic.
The faithful manual production of the taru (wooden barrel) is therefore essential and I see it as my mission and passion', says Takeshi Tamura (49), Kiku Masamune Brewery, specialised in taru production for over 30 years. 'The barrels we produce with heart are made out of more than hundred years old wood. To know that our taru sake finds now also its way to Switzerland and gets appreciated there, fulfills me with delight!' 

The Brewery gives high attention to sake pairing, is focused on the traditional kimoto method and produces masterly complex and full-bodied sake that are excellent food companions.

Such as Kiku Masamune Taru Sake. 
shizuku recommends this light but tasteful drop to fish, especially to sushi und sashimi.

10 January 2018

Dear connoisseur

Oysters are among the most precious products that nature offers. With the appropriate glass of premium sake, as for example the strong and complex Shirayuki Edo Genroku, the delight gets to its perfection.

shizuku is pleased to present you continuously tasty ideas for the relish around sake.

Savour, for example, mussels in an exquisite sake liquid, spaghetti alle vongole deglazed with a spicy sake, various pasta or rice variations with a full-bodied sake cream sauce or lash out on a glass noble premium sake to fried scallops.

Or try sake in harmony with cheese, as a delicate ingredient for a soup or as recommended as a noble pendant to oysters. Experience japanese drops in new dimensions.

More recipes and suggestions you will find here.

7 January 2018

Sake is drunk warm, isn't it? – An experience, but depending on the right sake.

Depending on the drinking temperature, the very same sake can reveal different aromas and flavours. This is another evidence that sake is a unique alcoholic beverage.

To enjoy sake that is mentioned to be drunken warm, is an extraordinary drinking experience.
shizuku is pleased to recommend you some inspiring and surprising drops for the cold winterdays.

Sake to heat
shizuku recommends...
... the smooth, full-bodied Asahimai Junmai
... the round and intense Inatahime Ryokan
... the strong, earthy-dry Miyabi
... the elegant, light Nouvelle Honjozo

How to heat?
A special drinking experience to enjoy hot sake in the traditional way and with the original accessoires. shizuku recommends...
... the sake heater Yusen
... the sake heater Kurosuisho

3 January 2018