Sake is better with… butter?!

Love sake but frustrated by the intransience of its aroma and umami flavour? Never fear, butter is here! (No, seriously.) News site Jiji carries a press release from PR Times on a new product from Japanese brand Carnoble, owned by the company National Department...

State of sake-specific rice in 2020

Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) released the latest version of their regular Nihonshu wo Meguru Jōkyō (State of Sake) report in April 2021, reporting on a range of factors impacting sake production and consumption. After talking...