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Female Frontrunners: Masako Furusawa of Furusawa Distillery
March 17, 2022
Welcome to the first edition of Female Frontrunners for Shochu Gumi! This is a theme that is dear...
Female Frontrunners: Kyoko Yoshida of Nishiyoshida Shuzo
March 17, 2022
Welcome to the first edition of Female Frontrunners for Shochu Gumi! This is a theme that is dear...
Female Frontrunners: Yuri Hayashi of Tsurunoe Shuzo
March 15, 2022
The team at Tsurunoe Shuzo with Yuri Hayashi (bottom right). This month, we introduce three...
Female Frontrunners: Akiko Hakuto of Hakuto Sake Brewery
March 15, 2022
This month, we introduce three queen bees of the sake world for Female Frontrunners month:...
Female Frontrunners: Saori Kobari of Daitengu Sake Brewery
March 15, 2022
This month, we introduce three queen bees of the sake world for Female Frontrunners month: Yuri...
American Born Sake Series: Brooklyn Kura
March 15, 2022
Brandon Doughan and Brian Polen, co-founders of Brooklyn Kura. I am a proud ABJ (American...
Umami Trip @ Daytrip
March 10, 2022
We had such a wonderful event with our friends of Daytrip in Oakland for our...
Shochu Gumi Pairing: Niku Miso by Kyoko Yoshida of Nishiyoshida Shuzo
March 4, 2022
On my first night in Kagoshima, back in 2017, I tried niku miso. Served alongside a few cucumber spears,...
Female Frontrunners (March 2022)
February 25, 2022
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country. Join today! As...
Shochu Gumi n.010: Female Frontrunners March 2022
February 25, 2022
Shochu Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 70 members throughout the country. Join today! Welcome to...
Kayoko's Hometown Pairing: Saitama Sakes + Oakland Eats
February 12, 2022
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country. Join today! As...
Xmas Eve Raw Bar + Martinis with Casa de Kei
January 25, 2022
We got a phone call around December 20th that my brother Kei aka Casa de...