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Onikoroshi “Demon Slayer” Sake (November 2024)
October 21, 2024
This month's Onikoroshi sakes enjoyed at our latest staff outing at Hog Island Oyster in...
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...
Bees + Blooms: Honey and Flower Derived Sake Yeast (October 2024)
September 14, 2024
Honeybee on a plum blossom in Oakland on a spring day. Photo by Yoko Some of...
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...
Flower Power: An Exploration of Flower Yeast at Amabuki Shuzo (September 2024)
August 15, 2024
Entrance to the brewery in Saga. Photos courtesy of Amabuki Shuzo It’s clear that whenever...
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...
Sake Gumi Newsletter: Mizumoto (August 2024)
July 25, 2024
Master Brewer Teruaki Hashimoto. Photo courtesy Miyoshino Jozo. As part of the feature for bodaimoto month in July,...
Bodaimoto (July 2024)
June 20, 2024
Preparing the rice for sake-making at Tsuji Honten, maker of Gozenshu Omachi Bodaimoto 1859 Junmai...
Sakqueso (June 2024)
May 22, 2024
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Doburoku (May 2024)
April 17, 2024
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Awesome Aruten (April 2024)
April 4, 2024
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Female Frontrunners (March 2024)
February 22, 2024
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