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Howdy! Kayoko here, Yoko’s other half. I’ll be taking over Sake Gumi for the next...
This month’s sakes tried on the rocks and with soda I write this in mid-June...
Arriving at Heiwa Shuzo as the sun was setting Before visiting Wakayama last August, the only...
President Toshimitsu Saika of Kokonoe Saika All members of Sake Gumi this month are getting Kokonoe...
Before meeting Justin Potts, Director of Brewing Relations at Origami Sake Brewery, I heard him...
While Dassai has been a household name in Japan for decades, it's just the beginning...
L-R: Me, Miho Imada and Kayoko at the shop in summer of 2024 Miho Imada has...
This month’s selections L-R: Narutotai LED Junmai Ginjo + Hanabusa Yamahai Junmai It delights me that...
This month’s bottles from the Fifth Taste portfolio: Chochin 5055 Muroka Nama Genshu Junmai Ginjo...
Me and Kayoko on Gumi Appreciation Night. Photos by Sachi Happy 2025! I am still glowing...
Otokoyama Brewery in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Photos by Yoko Otokoyama or Man’s Mountain sake has always...
I first heard about Matsuura Shuzo in our friend Hannah Kirshner’s book Water, Wood, and...
