Fukugao sake aged in whisky barrels

by | Oct 13, 2017 | Sake News from Japan

Sakekaeru (a pseudonym), a reporter writing for News47 (Japanese) visited the Niigata Sake Fair and stumbled across Fukugao’s sake aged in whisky barrels. The tag on the neck of the bottle advises drinking it on the rocks or diluted with hot water.    Fukugao...

Five new Sake Samurai

by | Oct 12, 2017 | Sake News from Japan

Sankei Biz reported on the inauguration of five new Sake Samurai in Kyoto on 6 October 2017. The title of “Sake Samurai” is given by the Junior Council of the Japan Sake Brewers Association to individuals who champion sake and Japanese culture both at home...

Does sake increase collagen?

by | Oct 11, 2017 | Sake News from Japan

University Journal Online (Japanese) reports that joint research by the Applied Bioscience Department, College of Bioscience and Chemistry, Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT) and a research group at Syata Brewery have shown for the first time that an umami...

The scent of sake

by | Oct 10, 2017 | Sake News from Japan

PR photo from atpress/SOCIALWIRE Co., Ltd. As well as being (World?) Sake Day (Tengu Sake has a great explanation), 1 October is apparently Perfume Day. Japanese perfume company J-Scent, already known for its houji-cha roasted green tea and rikishi (sumo wrestler)...

Is it a kir? No, it’s a cassis sake

by | Oct 9, 2017 | Sake News from Japan

Image from @S Shizuoka Shinbun In an interesting variation on a kir (crème de cassis blackcurrant liqueur with white wine), freshly produced shinshu junmai sake made by the Shidaizumi brewery with locally grown Yamada-nishiki rice has been infused with blackcurrants...