Sake News from Japan
New Sake Samurai Xavier Thuizat on promoting sake in France
A press release on the Jiji.com site advertises the third in a series of online seminars aimed at those in the sake or hospitality industry, with sake qualifications or in relevant public/government roles. The first Sake Ambassador seminar featured Marie Chiba, known...
Sake combines with bean-to-bar chocolate
Fashion Press and Isuta both have articles on a new team-up between Japanese bean-to-bar chocolate maker Minimal and the Aramasa sake brewery. The fresh chocolate creation, released on 13 January 2021 at Minimal’s main shop in Setagaya and branch in Yoyogi-Uehara,...
A(nother) sake to impress wine drinkers
An article in @press covers a new sake that goes the extra mile trying to imitate wine – including brewing with wine yeast. The Apero S junmai ginjō was conceived by a specialist wine shop to have a flavour profile that would amaze even professional wine sommeliers....
The unrecognised problem with sake – portability – solved
If you’ve ever found a bottle of sake too much trouble to take when you’re going hiking, camping or out for a BBQ, GO POCKET has you covered. Ignite Japan covers the new range of sake sold in small, lightweight and unbreakable pouches. When it’s cold, it’s only...
Sake breweries going online to interact with – and sell to – consumers
FNN Prime Online carries an article based on a Live News α segment from 14 December 2020, covering live broadcasts from sake breweries. Rather than waiting to be covered by a traditional news organisation, breweries are taking matters into their own hands and...
What can you do with too much sake rice? Risotto!
My Navi News reports on a new product from company Oisix ra daichi, who aim to connect food producers and consumers by sourcing good food from all over Japan and delivering it to homes with suggested recipes or as part of sets. The company launched the Sakamai Risotto...
(Very) old sake is the new big – or rather, expensive – thing
Nichee.com carries an article by sake writer Tomoko Takiguchi on the recently formed Tokisake Association and their record-breaking price for a set of eight aged sake. Described as a “new discovery” of sake, the set costs JPY 2020,000 (around USD 19,400/EUR 16,000) –...
Pop-up pick-up pairing seafood and sake
The Mashup NY site carries a story on a new pop-up pick-up food locker concept being trialled in New York, featuring a seafood bento paired with sake. The service, organised by the Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center (JFOODO) will be available from 8-13...
Talking sake in English
News site Jiji.com carries a press release for a new book written by an International Kikizake-shi [a qualification from the Sake Service Institute somewhere in the region of “sake sommelier”, although there’s another qualification with that name] who allegedly loves...
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