Michinoku Sosai Confectionery Sunadaya "Sake Cakes from 6 Sake Breweries

A must-have cake for sake lovers! Michinoku Sosai Confectionery Sunadaya sells "6 Sake Breweries' Sake Cakes" made in cooperation with 6 sake breweries in Iwate.

The "Sake Cake" is a long-selling product that has been loved by Sunadaya for over 30 years. The sake cakes were developed together with the sake breweries in the hope that they would help people discover the goodness of Iwate's sake, and six types of sake cakes suitable for the new era have been developed.

Comparison of "6 Sake Breweries' Sake Cakes

The sponge cake is baked pure white and soaked with syrup made from the special sake of 6 sake breweries. Each one is priced at 300 yen (tax not included). We purchased these cakes at Iwate Ginga Plaza, an antenna store of Iwate Prefecture located in Tokyo.

Sake Cake Hamachidori

Made with authentic rice shochu called "Cable," which is made from mash brewed with Hamachidori (Kamaishi City) sake yeast and koji. The sake soaks into the cake, making it very moist in the mouth. The "sake" taste is even more surprising than expected! It is more like drinking sake than eating a sweet, and it lingers in the mouth until the aftertaste.

Sake Cake Nanbu Bijin

Made with special junmai sake from Nanbu Bijin (Ninohe City), which won the champion at the 2017 International Wine Challenge. The sweet aroma that spreads in your mouth as soon as you put it in your mouth; I found it to be the mildest flavor of the six. If you are not sure which one to buy first, this is a good one to start with.

Sake Cake Washio

Sake cake made with "Yuhi Bankoku Sho," a honjozo made with edible rice Sasanishiki from Wasashio (Hachimantai City), located at the foot of Mount Iwate. While Nanbu Bijin has a sweet taste, this one is dry. It has a sharp taste and can be enjoyed neat. Recommended for those with a dry palate.

Sake Cake Kiku-no-ji

Sake cake made with Nanafukujin "Dry Junmai Sake" from Kiku-no-ji Sake Brewery (Morioka City) and rice shochu "Dadasukodan". The balance of freshness and mildness is excellent. The mellow aroma escapes into the nose. It is truly a good combination of sake and rice shochu.

Sake Cake Drunken

Sunataya's original shochu liquor, developed exclusively for Sake Cake Drunken by Drunken Sake Brewery (Ofunato City), is used. It has a deep flavor with a richness as its main feature. The aroma of the shochu spreading slowly will intoxicate you.

Sake Cake Tsuki no Wa

This sake cake allows you to enjoy the rich aroma of sake lees shochu, which is made by distilling sake lees from the Tsuki no Wa Sake Brewery (Shiwa-machi). The rich flavor melts on the tongue. It has a rich and satisfying taste.


I have tried many sweets made with alcohol, but the sake cake has the highest level of alcohol taste. It is truly a delicious treat for sake lovers. Cool them down before eating to enjoy their rich character and moist texture even more!