by Arline Lyons | Jan 25, 2023 | Sake News from Japan
Japanese crowdfunding site CAMPFIRE has seen a few sake-related projects. More than a few. Actually, enough to warrant their own event. For March 2023, sake crowdfunding will have its own special event on the site, called Nihonshu Matsuri (日本酒祭り, Sake Festival). As...
by Arline Lyons | Sep 11, 2022 | Sake News from Japan
Hineka (ひねか) is the name for unpleasant odors that usually develop after bottling or during storage, and are normally attributed to poor handling or just deterioration over time. But what if you could make a sake less likely to develop hineka in the first place?...
by Arline Lyons | Aug 29, 2022 | Sake News from Japan
Part 3 of the look at the Japan National Tax Agency (NTA) 2022 report on the Japanese drinks business referred to their role in updates to the Labeling Standards for the Manufacturing Process and Quality of Sake (清酒の製法品質表示基準, seishu no seihō hinshitsu hyōji kijun)...
by Arline Lyons | Aug 22, 2022 | Sake News from Japan
For historical reasons (including using alcohol taxes to fund military action) alcohol production in Japan is overseen by the Japanese National Tax Agency (NTA). As well as collecting taxes, they also provide a host of services and subsidies for companies making sake,...
by Arline Lyons | May 13, 2022 | Sake News from Japan
PR Times carries a press release announcing that SAKEICE – ice cream made/flavoured with sake – is now available as an OEM/white-label product with any sake. Freezer technology consultancy, food product development and marketing support company edamame...
