Shirataki Shuzo makes sakes that embody the tanrei-karakuchi (light and dry) style of Niigata. You may recognize their Jozen line of sakes by their iconic faceted bottles. They sparkle...
Honeybee on a plum blossom in Oakland on a spring day. Photo by Yoko Some of you may know that I am a beekeeper. I’ve been keeping bees for about 10 years...
Visit the Amabuki Shuzo weekdays 9a-12pm, 1-5pm. Photos courtesy of the brewery. Both bottles this month for Sake Gumi are from Amabuki Shuzo, a brewery in...
Entrance to the brewery in Saga. Photos courtesy of Amabuki Shuzo It’s clear that whenever Amabuki comes...
Yuji Nakamura, head saker brewer and whisky distiller at Eigashima Shuzo Building off of last month's spotlight on bodaimoto, this month, we are exploring...
Master Brewer Teruaki Hashimoto. Photo courtesy Miyoshino Jozo. As part of the feature for bodaimoto month in July, we discussed the history surrounding bodaimoto. It was born in...
Preparing the rice for sake-making at Tsuji Honten, maker of Gozenshu Omachi Bodaimoto 1859 Junmai I have...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! Welcome to the 9th annual celebration of Sakqueso! Through the years,...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! Doburoku is considered one of the oldest...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! My sake-loving father Kuni always calls himself a Junmai Guy – I didn’t...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! It feels especially...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country.
Me with Ohara-san, master brewer of Shroyakuji in Nara, at the birthplace of Bodaimoto and Seishu During my time in Nara in March 2023, I visited woodworkers,
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! As we approach the end of 2023, I look forward to...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! Considering that sake is made of 80% water, it is no wonder why almost every brewer we visit obsesses...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! Natsuzakes (summer sakes) typically get released starting in June, and satisfy thirsty sake lovers through the hottest months in...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! I am going out on a bit of a limb here, introducing umeshu for Sake Gumi, but Umami Mart has always been about breaking boundaries. And based on the...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! Greetings Gumi folks, your whisky liaison and friendly neighborhood Dre is taking over Sake Gumi this month! It's the same feeling as when you played Pokemon Red on your...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! Ah, June – it’s when summer break kicks in, the days are long, and the tank tops come out. And, if you’ve been a part of our little Umamiverse for a while,...
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! These days, there has been a bit of buzz about blending for sake, with the emergence of bottles blended by legends of the wine world in Europe and Canada....
