WHAT MAKES PRESTIGE I DIFFERENT FROM THE LABEL COLLECTION?

It is composed from unreleased sake in the personal archive of Noguchi Naohiko, known as the "God of Sake," and bottled in handcrafted Arita porcelain. Unlike the LABEL collection, it carries no Junmai grade.

WHAT DOES PRESTIGE I TASTE LIKE?

Nose: yellow peach, mango, iris, and soothing minerality. Palate: exotic fruit, almond financier, passion fruit, and acacia honey. Lush, impactful, with a lingering finish that closes on marzipan and earthy umami notes.

WHO IS NOGUCHI NAOHIKO AND WHY IS THIS COLLABORATION SO RARE?

Revered as the "God of Sake," Noguchi Naohiko has given seven decades of devotion to the craft. His present brewery, the Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute in Ishikawa, was founded in 2017. The sake in Prestige I comes from his personal archive: batches never previously released to the public.

WHY IS PRESTIGE I PRESENTED IN AN ARITA PORCELAIN BOTTLE?

Arita Porcelain Lab handcrafts the porcelain vessel for PRESTIGE I.

WHY ARE PEOPLE CHOOSING PRESTIGE I AS A LUXURY GIFT?

Prestige I pairs sake from Noguchi Naohiko's unreleased archive with a handcrafted Arita porcelain bottle, so the gift is both the sake and the object.

WHAT FOOD PAIRS BEST WITH PRESTIGE I?

Its deep umami and 18.5% ABV structure pair beautifully with chu-toro, fatty tuna, and charcoal-grilled wagyu.

PRESTIGE I

RÉGIS CAMUS & NOGUCHI NAOHIKO

FROM NOGUCHI NAOHIKO’S ARCHIVE

RÉGIS CAMUS COMPOSED PRESTIGE I WITH NOGUCHI NAOHIKO, KNOWN AS THE “GOD OF SAKE,” FROM UNRELEASED SAKE IN NOGUCHI-SAN’S PERSONAL ARCHIVE. AFTER THREE DAYS AND SOME FORTY OR FIFTY TRIALS AT NOGUCHI’S BREWERY, EACH MAN WROTE DOWN THE FINAL COMBINATION ON HIS OWN, AND THEY HAD WRITTEN THE SAME ONE.

YELLOW PEACH, MANGO AND IRIS OPEN ONTO A SILKY PALATE AND A LONG FINISH. THE SAKE IS BOTTLED IN HANDCRAFTED ARITA PORCELAIN AND AVAILABLE IN VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES.

CHARACTERISTICS

Alcohol	18.5%
Volume	720ml
Category	Sake
Taste Profile	Complex & Vibrant

OUR BREWERY PARTNER

NOGUCHI NAOHIKO: KNOWN AS “THE GOD OF SAKE,” HE HAS DEDICATED MORE THAN SEVEN DECADES TO REFINING HIS CRAFT. HIS PRESENT BREWERY, THE NOGUCHI NAOHIKO SAKE INSTITUTE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF ISHIKAWA, WAS FOUNDED IN 2017. PRESTIGE I IS HIS COMPOSITION WITH RÉGIS CAMUS, MADE FROM UNRELEASED SAKE IN HIS PERSONAL ARCHIVE.

Noguchi Naohiko showing a young brewer the rice in a lined vat.

HANDCRAFTED BY ARITA PORCELAIN LAB: ARITA PORCELAIN LAB HANDCRAFTS THE PORCELAIN VESSEL FOR PRESTIGE I. FUSAKO SHINOHARA IS AMONG THE ARTISANS WHO SHAPE AND FINISH THE VESSELS FOR OUR PRESTIGE COLLECTION.
INSIDE IS RÉGIS CAMUS’S ASSEMBLAGE OF UNRELEASED SAKE FROM NOGUCHI NAOHIKO’S PERSONAL ARCHIVE.

PRESTIGE I in white porcelain beside its hexagonal gift box.

A white lily with dark stamens, lit against white.

AROMA

PREDOMINANTLY TROPICAL WITH HINTS OF GREEN PINEAPPLE AND AMALFI LEMON, EMBRACED BY LAYERS OF BLOSSOM AND SPICE ON A BED OF CRUSHED ALMOND. AROMAS OF ROSE PETAL, NOTES OF EXOTIC FRUITS, ALMOND FINANCIER, PASSION FRUIT, ACACIA HONEY, PINEAPPLE, KIWI.

TASTE

LUSH, WITH AN ACIDITY THAT LIFTS THE MID-PALATE AND CARRIES INTO A LONG FINISH. RIPE FRUIT GIVES WAY TO MARZIPAN, THEN EARTHIER UMAMI NOTES.

A piece of nigiri on a stoneware plate, a white PRESTIGE bottle behind.

SERVE & STORE

SERVE CHILLED IN A WINE GLASS.

STORE UPRIGHT IN A FRIDGE OR COOL AND DARK PLACE.
ENJOYABLE UP TO 2 WEEKS AFTER OPENING.

AWARD

Best Sake
Rolling Stone Spirit Awards 2025
PRESTIGE I with Noguchi Naohiko
Read it in Rolling Stone (opens in a new window)

OUR JOURNEY

THE REVOLUTION BEGAN IN 2016, WHEN FRENCH CELLAR MASTER RÉGIS CAMUS DISCOVERED SAKE'S UNTAPPED POTENTIAL. NOT AS TRADITION FROZEN IN TIME, BUT AS LIQUID POETRY
WAITING TO BE COMPOSED.

WHAT IF CHAMPAGNE'S ART OF ASSEMBLAGE COULD UNLOCK NEW HARMONIES IN JAPAN'S ANCIENT CRAFT? IF EAST AND WEST COULD CREATE SOMETHING NEITHER COULD ACHIEVE ALONE?

HEAVENSAKE WAS BORN FROM THIS CURIOSITY
BUILDING A BRIDGE BETWEEN CULTURES.
"PURE ELEVATION" SHARED ACROSS CONTINENTS.

PRESTIGE I: $850.00; FREE SHIPPING

PRESTIGE I

RÉGIS CAMUS & NOGUCHI NAOHIKO
SAKE

$850.00 excluding tax

Consumption of alcohol by persons under 21 is
prohibited by law.

QUANTITY

SHIPPING: Orders are fulfilled by Sipsy or our licensed retail partners.

RETURNS & EXCHANGES: For an incorrect, spoiled or contaminated item, email flow@heavensake.com on the day it arrives and include photographs. Please check your item as soon as it arrives to ensure there are no defects. Report delivery damage to the carrier at delivery and keep the item and its packaging. Returns and refunds follow Sipsy's policy.

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WHAT MAKES PRESTIGE I DIFFERENT FROM THE LABEL COLLECTION?: It is composed from unreleased sake in the personal archive of Noguchi Naohiko, known as the "God of Sake," and bottled in handcrafted Arita porcelain. Unlike the LABEL collection, it carries no Junmai grade.

WHAT DOES PRESTIGE I TASTE LIKE?: Nose: yellow peach, mango, iris, and soothing minerality. Palate: exotic fruit, almond financier, passion fruit, and acacia honey. Lush, impactful, with a lingering finish that closes on marzipan and earthy umami notes.

WHO IS NOGUCHI NAOHIKO AND WHY IS THIS COLLABORATION SO RARE?: Revered as the "God of Sake," Noguchi Naohiko has given seven decades of devotion to the craft. His present brewery, the Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute in Ishikawa, was founded in 2017. The sake in Prestige I comes from his personal archive: batches never previously released to the public.

WHY IS PRESTIGE I PRESENTED IN AN ARITA PORCELAIN BOTTLE?: Arita Porcelain Lab handcrafts the porcelain vessel for PRESTIGE I.

WHY ARE PEOPLE CHOOSING PRESTIGE I AS A LUXURY GIFT?: Prestige I pairs sake from Noguchi Naohiko's unreleased archive with a handcrafted Arita porcelain bottle, so the gift is both the sake and the object.

WHAT FOOD PAIRS BEST WITH PRESTIGE I?: Its deep umami and 18.5% ABV structure pair beautifully with chu-toro, fatty tuna, and charcoal-grilled wagyu.

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