Sake Brewery Visit: Yoshimura Hideo Shoten in Wakayama Prefecture
On May 25, 2025, I had the pleasure of joining a sake-tasting event (吞みきり会) at Yoshimura Hideo Shoten (吉村 ...
Sake making at Hatsumomidi in Yamaguchi prefecture
We experienced sake brewing at Hatsumomidi Sake Brewery in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Hatsumomidi Sake Brewery Co., ...
Hokkaido’s Rice and Local Breweries Part 1: Snowshoeing Beyond Otokoyama
Part 1: Snowshoeing Beyond Otokoyama
If you’re drinking sake in the US you might think Otokoyama is all Hokkaid ...
New sake related book! Discovering Yamaguchi Sake by Jim Rion
Our fantastic sakegeek writer Jim Rion published an awesome sake book on Yamaguchi sake!
Congratulations Jim! M ...
The world’s first Advent sake calendar
Our contributing writer, sake expert and distributer Namazake Paul created fantastic Advent calendar!
It is sup ...
Sake making video by Kanpai Planet in Sado
Our good friend Mac Salman at Kanpai Planet have created wonderful sake making videos in Sado island and DC Palter ha ...
A guide to Amazake
There are many delicious amazake made by sake breweries (non-alcohol sweet and traditional drink) and thought I’ ...
A Guide to Mirin
It may not fall into sake category but Hon Mirin (Mirin) is taxed with alcohol tax under National Tax Agency just lik ...
Guide to Sake Kasu -Happy Valentine’s Day!
I was asked to write about sake kasu for Japanese Food Guide. Do you know much about sake kasu? There is a writing ab ...
Clubhouse Sake Room! Join us on casual chat about sake!
Are you on Clubhouse? We have wonderful sake experts as moderators on Clubhouse!
If you miss the session, you c ...









