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We are still on a high after hosting our first annual Shochu Live – America's...
Matsuse Shuzo Toji Keizo Ishika dusting koji spores onto freshly steamed Yamada Nishiki rice.We had...
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...
After my visit to Komasa Jyozo in February, we got into a car and went...
This quarter, we’re featuring two shochus that are brand new to the U.S., one that...
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...
NamaFest 2025 was a bona-fide festival! It was twice the size of last year's event,...
Arkansas rice being harvested. Photo courtesy of Dassai USA. Ever since 2010, when I was...
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...