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Female Frontrunners Pt. 1 (March 2025)
February 20, 2025
This month’s selections L-R: Narutotai LED Junmai Ginjo + Hanabusa Yamahai Junmai It delights me that...
Spotlight on Fifth Taste: Interview with Jesse Pugach, Founder of Fifth Taste
January 17, 2025
Find Fifth Taste sakes on our shelves all year long. From funky and complex kimotos...
Brand Spankin New Bottles (February 2025)
January 17, 2025
This month’s bottles from the Fifth Taste portfolio: Chochin 5055 Muroka Nama Genshu Junmai Ginjo...
Otoso: New Year's Spiced Sake
January 3, 2025
Two years ago, when I woke up on New Year's day at an onsen in...
Sake Outlook 2025! (January 2025)
December 17, 2024
Me and Kayoko on Gumi Appreciation Night. Photos by Sachi Happy 2025! I am still glowing...
Gumi Appreciation Night
December 11, 2024
Last Saturday marked our first Gumi Appreciation Night! After nearly 10 years of Sake Gumi,...
Seifuku Awamori Distillery (Ishigaki)
December 6, 2024
Just down the road from Ikehara Shuzo on Ishigaki Island is Seifuku, renowned awamori and liqueur maker....
Shochu Gumi n.021: Kanpai to 5 Years w. Cocktails
December 6, 2024
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since Shochu Gumi was born, in December2019....
Otokoyama “Man's Mountain” Sake (December 2024)
November 21, 2024
Otokoyama Brewery in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Photos by Yoko Otokoyama or Man’s Mountain sake has always...
A White Christmas Two Months Late
November 21, 2024
What: Mid-winter ryokan getaway tripWhere: Seiryuusou ryokan, Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture (about 3 hours from Shinjuku...
Tokyo DisneySea Food Report
October 25, 2024
Unfortunately (fortunately maybe), I don't have the pictures to prove it - but I ate...
The Gyoza Dog at DisneySea
October 25, 2024
In Japan, a must-do destination was DisneySea. Yoko blogged about it a while back, and...