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Extreme Junmai 90: Interview with Yoshi Sako

To celebrate 10 Years of Umami Mart, Kayoko and I have been collaborating with our favorite makers. So far, this year we've launched the Kabamaru x Umami Mart Furoshiki, and the Umami Mart Bitters by Miracle Mile to commemorate this milestone. If you've been reading...

Making the Elusive Den Ori Sake

For every batch that Den Sake Brewery releases, we always try to secure all of the Ori that comes along with the release. Ori, in Japanese, means sediment. In the context of sake, ori sake (also known as orizake) is a style...

Event Recap

Batch 8 Release with Den Sake Brewery

It's incredible how successful Den Sake has become in just a short year - while their fanbase is strong in the East Bay, their popularity has soared further after their James Beard nomination. While Yoshi, Den's toji (master brewer) has been brewing sake for...