Sake News from Japan
Sake, chestnuts and cake
The Odawara-Hakone Minkei Keizai Shinbun reports on a mixing of some traditional autumn elements - sake, chestnuts and... cake! Local Japanese sweet shop Natural Wagashi Kōbō citron has produced a seasonal special entitled Waguri Pound Cake - Tsukimi de Ippai...
Tail of the turtle
Forbes Japan has and article by Chiho Kashiwagi (self-styled "rice hentai") looking into why the rice variety Kame-no-o is attracting attention. Kashiwagi starts off by saying that Kame-no-o needs no introduction to sake fans, as it's a sake-specific rice (酒造好適米,...
Sake cocktails for autumn
Niconico News covers three new autumnal cocktails available for a limited time at Kurand Sake Market as part of its Autumn Fair from 14 September to 30 November 2018. Kurand Sake Market is a chain of bars centred around Tokyo that offers all-you-can-drink access to...
On the rocks all year round
You might think of ice as only for drinks in the summer, but the Nihon Shokuryo Shinbun (The Japan Food Journal) reports that megabrewery Gekkeikan are releasing an "on the rocks" line of drinks that will be sold year-round. On sale from September 2018, the three...
Sake drinking tips – oh, but you masu
Gunosy has an article on one of the traditional vessels for drinking sake - the masu.If you're having beer, you choose a beer glass. Wine? A wine glass. Sake? Could be one of several things, chosen to the suit the sake itself or the occasion. A pottery or porcelain...
Brew your own sake
Niconico News covers the release of new home brew kit - for sake. Most of the first paragraph is taken up with a public service announcement that home brewing is illegal in Japan and so the kit is for use overseas only. SACKETIO released the MiCURA Kotohajime Ver 1.1...
Yamaguchi domestic and international sake exports rising
The Nikkei newspaper reports on new statistics from Yamaguchi which show a promising trend for sake being shipped out across the country and overseas.The Yamaguchi brewers' association compiled figures for the 2017 brewing year (July 2017 - June 2018) and found that...
Dassai’s good deed
The Sankei West news site has an article on disaster-hit Asahi Shuzō, makers of Dassai, and their "disposal" of sake affected by the heavy rains in western Japan with the help of a local manga artist.The brewery lost power and had their office and brewery flooded...
3x many ways to enjoy your sake
The Value Press site has an article on gifts for the one you love if they love sake - specifically three sets of cups and glasses. The first is a set of white porcelain vessels from Mino, a famous pottery centre in Gifu Prefecture. If you know the Sake Service...
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