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'.

December 11, 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!

December 9, 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.

December 9, 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'.

December 5, 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.

December 1, 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.

December 1, 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.

November 30, 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.

November 27, 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...

November 24, 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.

November 24, 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.

November 24, 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!

November 15, 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.

October 29, 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.

October 28, 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.

October 28, 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!

October 18, 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.

October 9, 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.

October 5, 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.

October 5, 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!

October 5, 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.

September 9, 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.

August 20, 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.

August 19, 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.

August 17, 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.

August 16, 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!

July 13, 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.

July 12, 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!

July 2, 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!

June 11, 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.

June 10, 2018