February 20, 2025
This month’s selections L-R: Narutotai LED Junmai Ginjo + Hanabusa Yamahai Junmai It delights me that...
January 17, 2025
Find Fifth Taste sakes on our shelves all year long. From funky and complex kimotos...
January 17, 2025
This month’s bottles from the Fifth Taste portfolio: Chochin 5055 Muroka Nama Genshu Junmai Ginjo...
January 3, 2025
Two years ago, when I woke up on New Year's day at an onsen in...
December 17, 2024
Me and Kayoko on Gumi Appreciation Night. Photos by Sachi Happy 2025! I am still glowing...
December 11, 2024
Last Saturday marked our first Gumi Appreciation Night! After nearly 10 years of Sake Gumi,...
December 6, 2024
Just down the road from Ikehara Shuzo on Ishigaki Island is Seifuku, renowned awamori and liqueur maker....
December 6, 2024
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since Shochu Gumi was born, in December2019....
November 21, 2024
Otokoyama Brewery in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Photos by Yoko Otokoyama or Man’s Mountain sake has always...
November 21, 2024
What: Mid-winter ryokan getaway tripWhere: Seiryuusou ryokan, Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture (about 3 hours from Shinjuku...
October 25, 2024
Unfortunately (fortunately maybe), I don't have the pictures to prove it - but I ate...
October 25, 2024
In Japan, a must-do destination was DisneySea. Yoko blogged about it a while back, and...