Event report: Kura Master tasting 28 May 2018

by | Jun 3, 2018 | Events

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] As you know, I complain all the time about the limited choices for sake in Zurich (I just found another place that stocks small brewery sake!) even compared to Geneva. For a...

Brewery visit: Aizu Homare (Part 2)

by | Mar 25, 2018 | Events

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] If you missed Part 1, here’s the beginning of my visit to the Aizu Homare brewery. As we walked through the brewery, we talked about the challenges facing the sake...

Brewery visit: Aizu Homare, 20 November 2017

by | Mar 24, 2018 | Events

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] NOTE: As John Gauntner has pointed out (Sakagura tourism? Not so fast!) breweries are food producers observing stringent hygiene requirements. Don’t assume you can drop in...

Tasting: Nigori and chocolate 2

by | Mar 19, 2018 | Events

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We’re back for more nigori and chocolate!  We enjoyed the first attempt to ask “does nigori go with chocolate?” so much (mainly by countering with “which...

Brewery visit: Tonoike/Sanran, Mashiko (Part 2)

by | Mar 18, 2018 | Events

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] If you missed Part 1 of the Tonoike/Sanran brewery visit, click here to read it. The Tonoike brewery – known for its Sanran sake and Mashiko no Honō shōchū – isn’t a...