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Arkansas Rice Series: Interview w. Justin Potts of Origami Sake Brewery
April 20, 2025
Before meeting Justin Potts, Director of Brewing Relations at Origami Sake Brewery, I heard him...
Arkansas Rice Series: Interview w. Fumiya Miura of Dassai Blue Sake Brewery
April 20, 2025
While Dassai has been a household name in Japan for decades, it's just the beginning...
Spotlight on Fifth Taste: Interview with Jesse Pugach, Founder of Fifth Taste
January 17, 2025
Find Fifth Taste sakes on our shelves all year long. From funky and complex kimotos...
Spotlight on Jozen Honey-Derived Yeast Sake: Interview with Takaki Matsumoto of Shirataki Shuzo
September 14, 2024
Shirataki Shuzo makes sakes that embody the tanrei-karakuchi (light and dry) style of Niigata. You...
Interview with Wataru Hosokawa Director of Overseas Business Development at Amabuki Shuzo
August 15, 2024
Visit the Amabuki Shuzo weekdays 9a-12pm, 1-5pm. Photos courtesy of the brewery. Both bottles this...
Interview with Eigashima Shuzo: All About Kamitaka “Octopus Label” Mizumoto Junmai
July 25, 2024
Yuji Nakamura, head saker brewer and whisky distiller at Eigashima Shuzo Building off of last...
Interview with Terada Honke: All About Daigo No Shizuku Bodaimoto
June 20, 2024
Bodaimoto being made at Terada Honke by creating soyashi-mizu (water of soaked, uncooked rice) We are...
Lauren Purvis of Mizuba Tea Co.
March 20, 2024
Mizuba Tea's Daily Matcha is something we've carried since the early days of Umami Mart....
Getting to Know Beekeeper Yoko
January 29, 2020
Most of you know Yoko – our fearless leader and beekeeper! Inspired by our Umamiventure to a...
Umami Mart Ori by Den Sake Brewery
May 21, 2019
Orizake has always intrigued me. Ori, in Japanese, means bottom or lower. In the context...
Miho Imada of Imada Sake Brewery
May 16, 2017
The first time I tried an Imada Shuzo (brewery) sake was in 2014 when we...
Meet Louis Anderman of Miracle Mile Bitters Co.
December 9, 2014
Louis Anderman is a scientist. Born from a true passion for bitters, Miracle Mile Bitters...