September 14, 2024
Shirataki Shuzo makes sakes that embody the tanrei-karakuchi (light and dry) style of Niigata. You...
September 14, 2024
Honeybee on a plum blossom in Oakland on a spring day. Photo by Yoko Some of...
September 2, 2024
It was a exceptionally warm and sunny day in Oakland for our first ever Awamori...
September 2, 2024
On my recent trip to Japan, with my daughter in tow, I was able to...
August 15, 2024
Visit the Amabuki Shuzo weekdays 9a-12pm, 1-5pm. Photos courtesy of the brewery. Both bottles this...
August 15, 2024
Entrance to the brewery in Saga. Photos courtesy of Amabuki Shuzo It’s clear that whenever...
August 10, 2024
We often get asked: How do I pronounce sake: Is it sakay or sa-ki ?...
July 25, 2024
Yuji Nakamura, head saker brewer and whisky distiller at Eigashima Shuzo Building off of last...
July 25, 2024
Master Brewer Teruaki Hashimoto. Photo courtesy Miyoshino Jozo. As part of the feature for bodaimoto month in July,...
June 20, 2024
Preparing the rice for sake-making at Tsuji Honten, maker of Gozenshu Omachi Bodaimoto 1859 Junmai...
June 20, 2024
Bodaimoto being made at Terada Honke by creating soyashi-mizu (water of soaked, uncooked rice) We are...
June 12, 2024
We are obsessed with this furikake by our brother Casa de Kei, who collaborated with Daybreak Seaweed...