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Lauren Purvis of Mizuba Tea Co.
March 20, 2024
Mizuba Tea's Daily Matcha is something we've carried since the early days of Umami Mart....
Shochu Gumi n.018 (March 2024)
February 28, 2024
Shochu Gumi is our quarterly subscription service with 80+ members throughout the country. Join today! We’re starting...
Female Frontrunners (March 2024)
February 22, 2024
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today!  It...
Miyama Nishiki (February 2024)
January 17, 2024
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today!  People...
Yucho Shuzo (Nara)
January 4, 2024
Visiting President Chobei Yamamoto at Yucho Shuzo in Gose City was one of the most...
Yoshitani Woodworks (Nara)
December 30, 2023
Yoshitani Woodworks was one of my favorite stops during my trip to Nara back in...
Nara Prefecture The Beginning and Future of Sake (January 2024)
December 29, 2023
Me with Ohara-san, master brewer of Shroyakuji in Nara, at the birthplace of Bodaimoto and...
Ikekame Shuzo (Fukuoka)
December 19, 2023
After my visit to Nishiyoshida Shuzo in Chikugo, Fukuoka back in January, I had the...
The Secret Ingredient
December 18, 2023
PINKBERRY DECRYPTED! (well, not completely, but this is as close as it gets without using...
Umami Mart Holiday Shopping Guide
December 7, 2023
Our Holiday Shopping Guide has been updated this year! We first came out with this...
Furuse Gyozo Akahadayama Pottery (Nara)
December 4, 2023
The jet lag was hitting me at once on the car ride to Furuse Gyozo Akahadayama...
Shochu Gumi n.017 (December 2023)
December 1, 2023
Shochu Gumi is our quarterly subscription service with 80+ members throughout the country. Join today! Looking back...