by Arline Lyons | Jan 30, 2025 | Sake News from Japan
If you fancy blending your own sake, My Sake World in Kyoto will let you do just that. Opened on 23 Jan 2025 by the sake division of Leaf Publications, which operates the Sake World, Sake World NFT and Assemblage Club sites, this blending laboratory lets visitors...
by Arline Lyons | Jan 30, 2025 | Sake News from Japan
The Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS) partnered with the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) in 2022 in a strategic move to make sake something wine sommeliers need to know about. JSS kept hammering home that message at the ASI meeting in...
by Arline Lyons | Jan 30, 2025 | Sake News from Japan
Published in June 2024, just as the brewing year was coming to an end, the NTA Osake no Shiori 2024 provides a reliable and thorough snapshot of the Japanese drinks industry at that point in time. It starts with a rundown of the familiar threats: declining birthrate...
by Arline Lyons | Jan 30, 2025 | Sake News from Japan
As well as regulating, taxing and providing training for alcohol producers, Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA) also has a budget for promoting the Japanese drinks industry. So, how much do they have, and where is it going? The NTA supplemental budget for...
by Arline Lyons | Jan 30, 2025 | Sake News from Japan
This is allegedly the question being asked by megabrewer Hakutsuru, known for their sprawling and highly automated multi-site operation in Nada. But did you know that they also operate a teeny tiny (37 m2) completely autonomous brewery inside their museum? Opened in...
by Arline Lyons | Jan 30, 2025 | Sake News from Japan
In a move that will be welcomed by anyone trying to figure out whether you mean Asashi Shuzō in Yamaguchi or Asashi Shuzō in Niigata (makers of Kubota), the Yamaguchi one is changing its name to Dassai to make it the same as their brand. The soon-to-be Dassai KK also...
