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Going Organic with Den Sake Brewery and Luna Koshihikari Rice
May 12, 2023
The timing worked out perfectly. I was running an Organic Sake theme in April for...
Matsuse Brewery in Shiga
May 5, 2023
Walking into a sake brewery is like walking into someone's home. In the old days,...
The Art of Blending (May 2023)
May 1, 2023
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout the country. Join today! These...
A Visit to Kawatsuru Brewery
April 18, 2023
Yuichiro Kawahito, president of Kawatsuru Brewery in Kagawa, is the epitome of the word genki...
Organic Sake (April 2023)
March 24, 2023
The rice used to make Uka sake, KR55 Koda Farms® Heirloom Organic Kokuho Rose rice is grown in...
Shochu Gumi n.014: Female Frontrunners
March 1, 2023
Every March at Umami Mart we celebrate women – from little girls for Girl’s Day...
Shochu Maker Highlight - Yamatozakura Shuzo
March 1, 2023
At the beginning of September of 2022, I had the opportunity to visit a number...
Shochu Maker Highlight - Shiraishi Shuzo
February 24, 2023
  In September 2022, I had the pleasure of visiting a number of shochu distilleries...
Female Frontrunners (March 2023)
February 24, 2023
Hiroko Yokozawa (L), toji at Tsukinowa Shuzo and Nobuko Inaba (R), toji at Inaba Shuzo Sake...
The SG Club @ Umami Mart
February 8, 2023
When we were approached to host a launch event for the new line of The...
A Visit to Hamakawa Shoten
February 3, 2023
Hamakawa Shoten was the last brewery we went to in Kochi. By that time, we...
A Visit to Mutemuka Shuzo
February 2, 2023
My first brewery visit in Kochi this past month was at Mutemuka Shuzo. The next morning...