Sake News from Japan / Sake Muse

Nikkei Style reports on a wine-style fridge designed especially for sake with the aim of keeping it at a numbing -5°C. Aqua developed the SAKE CABINET to provide ideal storage conditions for sake at home, ensuring you can enjoy your brew to the fullest. Noticing the...

The Niigata Business Journal features a new (to me anyway) sake collaboration – novels. Horoyoi Bunko (ほろよい文庫, “tipsy books”) has two very short novels set in the traditional sake production area of Nagaoka, presented alongside sake to drink while reading them....

AFP BB News has a brief but insightful look into the still-developing sake scene in France. (See the article for a 1 min 14 second video.) Paz Levinson, head sommelier of the French luxury restaurant group Anne-Sophie Pic, slowly tastes from a glass while picking up a...

The Yomiuri Shinbun Online has an editorial about the state of sake in 2020. The editor opens by reflecting that sake is produced all over Japan, with each region having its own aroma and flavour for drinkers to enjoy. This rich and distinctive Japanese cultural...

MyNavi News calls in sake expert Tatehiro Ishiguro with a slightly unusual request – advice on how to select a “pack sake” and his top ten of those available. Ishiguro is a sakashō (licensed/qualified sake taster) and educator. He previously worked as a manager in the...

The Japan External TRade Organisation (JETRO) site announced that 2020 will see the launch of Nihonshukan (日本酒館, sake hall) on China’s number 2 ecommerce retailer, Jīngdōng. The new retail venture will showcase at least one sake from each of Japan’s 47 prefectures....

An article from Nomooo [“Driiink”] featured on Excite News addresses a much misunderstood topic – adding high-strength distilled alcohol to sake. (Click here for part 1 of the article.) The article also points out that adding jōzō alcohol is not particularly new. It’s...

An article from Nomooo [“Driiink”] featured on Excite News addresses a much misunderstood topic – adding high-strength distilled alcohol to sake. What is this jōzō [brewers’/brewing/brewed depending on who’s translating] alcohol and why is it added to sake? The legal...

Ever considered oden dashi, yuzu ponzu or pickled ginger as cocktail ingredients? Excite News reports on a new lineup of just-add-sake mixer cups from Ponshu Gria, who launched with summertime sangria-style glasses complete with ingredients for instant sake cocktails....