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May 24, 2012

I want Washio's Awamori Wasabi-wari to be world famous, so I've gone ahead and named...

February 15, 2012

By Shizuka Wakashita What do you drink when you go to a soba place? Beer? Sake?...

January 13, 2012

Happy new year! How did you spend your new year's day? The start of my...

November 25, 2011

Hi everyone, I'm back! Let me tell you what I was doing all this time,...

August 24, 2011

A guide to the differences between Japanese Shochu vs. Korean Soju.

August 10, 2011

Since I have moved to the U.S. from Japan, I have felt sad about how...

July 27, 2011

This time I would like to talk about mugi (barley) shochu in more general terms....

July 13, 2011

I'm ashamed to say that I had not tried kome (short rice) shochu so often...

June 29, 2011

Today, I'll introduce you to Satsuma Shiranami which used to be my go-to shochu in...

June 22, 2011

Hello, I'm Washi. Nice to meet you! I moved to the U.S. in January 2010...

March 10, 2011

Step-by-step instructions on how to make Oolong Hai, or shochu iced tea.