Hatakosen, Ramune Soda Original, 200ml
Japan's marble soda, in its original flavour. You push the marble in to open it.
Hatakosen Original Ramune is a sweet, fizzy Japanese soft drink in the classic codd-neck bottle. A glass marble seals the bottle; press it down into the neck and the soda is open. Serve it well chilled. 200ml glass bottle.
Why Chefs Choose This
- The bottle sells it: the marble seal and pinched neck make it a talking point on any table or counter.
- Single serve: 200ml is one drink, no glass needed, nothing left half open.
- Recognisable: ramune is one of the most familiar Japanese soft drinks, and customers ask for it by name.
- Pairs with the menu: a sweet, fizzy contrast to salty, fried and spicy Japanese dishes.
How to Use
- Festival style: drink it ice cold straight from the bottle, the way it is sold at Japanese summer festivals.
- With Japanese food: alongside karaage, gyoza, yakitori or takoyaki.
- Events and parties: set out in an ice bucket for themed nights, anime events or children's parties.
- Beyond Japanese food: a sweet soda for a burger, a curry or a picnic.
Ramune (ラムネ) takes its name from the English word lemonade, softened by Japanese pronunciation. The bottle is the point. It is a codd-neck bottle, a design patented by the British soft drinks maker Hiram Codd in the 1870s, sealed from the inside by a glass marble that the pressure of the gas holds against a seal in the neck. The design fell out of use in Britain but stayed in Japan, where ramune became a fixture of summer festivals (natsu matsuri) and old-style sweet shops (dagashi-ya). Hatakosen (ハタ鉱泉) bottles its ramune under the HATA name, in a run of flavours that goes well beyond the original.
More HATA ramune flavours: Strawberry, Melon and Lychee.
What does original ramune taste like?
Sweet and lightly sharp, with a clean, citrus-style soda flavour that reads like a British fizzy lemonade with a sweeter finish. The fizz is lively when the marble first drops, then settles to a softer sparkle. There is no heavy syrupy aftertaste; it is a light, refreshing drink, best ice cold. Because the marble slows the pour, you drink it in sips, which is part of the experience.
Product Details
| Type | Ramune ラムネ (Japanese marble soda) |
| Brand | Hatakosen (ハタ鉱泉), sold as HATA |
| Origin | Japan |
| Volume and Format | 200ml glass codd-neck bottle with marble seal |
| Best Used As | A chilled soft drink, on its own or with Japanese food |
How do you open a ramune bottle?
Peel the wrapper off the cap and take the cap off. Inside is a small plastic plunger. Push the plunger down onto the marble firmly until it drops into the neck, then keep your palm pressed on the plunger for a few seconds while the fizz settles, so it does not foam over. Once it is open, drink with the indents in the neck facing down: they catch the marble and stop it blocking the flow. Open it over a sink the first time.
Is ramune the same as lemonade?
The name comes from the English word lemonade, but ramune is its own drink. It is a sweet, carbonated soft drink, closer to a British fizzy lemonade than to still cloudy lemonade, and it is defined as much by the marble-sealed bottle as by the flavour. The original flavour is the one most people think of; the fruit flavours, such as strawberry, melon and lychee, use the same bottle and the same light fizz.
How should I store and serve ramune?
Store the bottles upright in a cool place out of direct sunlight, and chill them well before serving, ideally in the fridge for a few hours or in an ice bucket. Warm soda foams more when the marble goes in, so cold bottles open more cleanly. Once opened, ramune cannot be resealed, so it is best drunk in one go. Do not freeze it, as the glass bottle can crack.
SKU : S0300