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Spotlight on Jozen Honey-Derived Yeast Sake: Interview with Takaki Matsumoto of Shirataki Shuzo
September 14, 2024
Shirataki Shuzo makes sakes that embody the tanrei-karakuchi (light and dry) style of Niigata. You...
Bees + Blooms: Honey and Flower Derived Sake Yeast (October 2024)
September 14, 2024
Honeybee on a plum blossom in Oakland on a spring day. Photo by Yoko Some of...
Awamori Festival
September 2, 2024
It was a exceptionally warm and sunny day in Oakland for our first ever Awamori...
Shochu Gumi n.020: September 2024
September 2, 2024
On my recent trip to Japan, with my daughter in tow, I was able to...
Interview with Wataru Hosokawa Director of Overseas Business Development at Amabuki Shuzo
August 15, 2024
Visit the Amabuki Shuzo weekdays 9a-12pm, 1-5pm. Photos courtesy of the brewery. Both bottles this...
Flower Power: An Exploration of Flower Yeast at Amabuki Shuzo (September 2024)
August 15, 2024
Entrance to the brewery in Saga. Photos courtesy of Amabuki Shuzo It’s clear that whenever...
How Do You Pronounce Sake?
August 10, 2024
We often get asked:  How do I pronounce sake: Is it sakay or sa-ki ?...
Interview with Eigashima Shuzo: All About Kamitaka “Octopus Label” Mizumoto Junmai
July 25, 2024
Yuji Nakamura, head saker brewer and whisky distiller at Eigashima Shuzo Building off of last...
Sake Gumi Newsletter: Mizumoto (August 2024)
July 25, 2024
Master Brewer Teruaki Hashimoto. Photo courtesy Miyoshino Jozo. As part of the feature for bodaimoto month in July,...
Bodaimoto (July 2024)
June 20, 2024
Preparing the rice for sake-making at Tsuji Honten, maker of Gozenshu Omachi Bodaimoto 1859 Junmai...
Interview with Terada Honke: All About Daigo No Shizuku Bodaimoto
June 20, 2024
Bodaimoto being made at Terada Honke by creating soyashi-mizu (water of soaked, uncooked rice) We are...
Recipes for Daybreak Ume Shiso Furikake
June 12, 2024
We are obsessed with this furikake by our brother Casa de Kei, who collaborated with Daybreak Seaweed...