Event held in India to promote sake and other Japanese alcoholic drinks | The Japan Times
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An event to introduce Japanese alcoholic beverages such as sake rice wine and shōchū distilled spirits to Indian distributors and hotel officials was heldSake brewed in U.S., elsewhere creating buzz among drinkers : The Asahi Shimbun
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One day in early January, an elderly man was seen picking up a bottle labeled Gekkeikan Sake from aVery cool... (see below post)
Islander Sake Brewery, Hawai‘i’s Only Sake Brewery, Opens in March in Kaka‘ako
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For the first time in three decades, since Hawai‘i’s last sake brewery shut down, sake is being brewed commercially in the Islands once again.Spreading the good word....
Yukon’s Japanese association launches its first sake festival - Yukon News
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Former president says the hope is to bring people together to learnCool! Although understanding the culture and generations of history is what adds to the Japanese sake drink experience
Flying high
ANA launches new sake selection for first, business class – Business Traveller
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The Japanese carrier has partnered with sake sommelier Yasuyuki Kitahara to launch an updated sake selectionHope they get it, blimey Cornish pasties are under EU heritage status!
Govt plans to apply for Unesco heritage for sake brewing
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by The Yomiuri Shimbun TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN) - The government has decided to apply to have Japanese sake listed as a Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage, with the aim of boosting name recognition and brand power as part of efforts to expand overseas exports. The government expects to file the a...Just very cool...
Oldest sake brewery found at former temple site in Kyoto：The Asahi Shimbun
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KYOTO--No fancy machines here, just a lot of hard work. But this brewery still produced sake, and itAlways supporting and encouraging new designs and innovative flavours....
Young brewers, new sake and classic flavors | The Japan Times
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Sake is enjoying a new wave of popularity, thanks to improvements in quality, an ever-expanding variety of styles and the spread of sake education programs. Now, younger brewers are being encouraged to enter the market.Umamiiiiiiiiiiii heaven
An unexpected synergy of sake and wagyu | The Japan Times
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Innovative sake company Nihonshu Oendan has teamed up with Yakiniku Yazawa to pair its junmai daiginjō sake with wagyu beef.A beautiful alternative to Prosecco and Champagne
Sparkling Sake Is Making Its Case as a Specialty, Food-Friendly Option
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Recent efforts by the Japan Awasake Association, that encourages methods similar to that of Champagne, are adding premium products to the market.Support national culture...great move by the government
Japan earmarks 1.8 bil. yen to boost promotion of sake
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Japan has earmarked a combined 1.78 billion yen ($16 million) in the state budget for boosting promotion of sake and other Japan-made alcoholic beverages abroad, especially when the country hosts the Olympics and Paralympics this year.Yep, new experience is fun
Not a fan of sake? This might change your mind
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I recently proclaimed a huge confession: I don’t get sake. I had attended sake tastings, sat through sake classes, watched sake documentaries. I had tried it, warm and cold, budgetFinally we have LAUNCHED!!
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You get what you pay for. Premium Sake. Mostly this guy is spot on re Japanese Sake. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/12/12-days-of-sake
12 Days of Sake | Wine-Searcher News & Features
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On the first day of Christmas to go with sashimi... Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcherJust a cool article: walk, explore and drink sake. #sake #japansake #walkndrink #walkingsake
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From packed drinking dens to museums, trace Japan’s story of sake on foot, fuelled by history, spring water and bar breaks21 Sake Brewers in America-Wow!
Craft sake takes experimental turn in U.S. as popularity grows
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With growing demand for sake in the U.S., American craft brewers are also getting in on the act -- and giving Japan's "drink of the gods" their own twistGreat! Japan Government is supporting small brewers. Well done!
Gov't to open special zone for small-scale Japan sake breweries to promote tourism - The Mainichi
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TOKYO -- The government will start allowing sake makers to operate small-scale breweries in fiscal 2019, in hopes of increasing facilities for foreignA belated happy New Year and love to all Sake appreciators!
We continue to grow our hard-to-find Sake manufacturer partners and are on track to open in the next few months.
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Happy World Sake Day: 6 of the best rice wine drinks around
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October 1 is World Sake Day, so we raise a toast to half a dozen brands of the Japanese rice wine that the world is only now discoveringA Sake Master In Craft Beer Land
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Craft sake is booming in the U.S., and Ayaka Ito is doing her part in San DiegoYep....unfortunately our sommelier is Japanese and in Japan!
Sake Sommeliers Aren't Just Offering Drink Recommendations, They're Spreading A Movement
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News flash: Sake can be enjoyed with a variety of cuisines, not just JapaneseKanpai! A look at Singapore’s growing appetite for sake
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Sake is slowly becoming big in Singapore. CNA Lifestyle gets the lowdown on what the scene is like today from Sake Sommelier of the Year Joshua ...Interesting to know.......
The Differences Between Soju, Shochu, and Sake, Explained
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What’s the difference between sake and shochu? And how does soju play into things? Here’s a breakdown of all the differences among sake, soju, and shochu.Cool sake designing
Premium Artisan Sake brand Akashi-Tai Reveals Brand Identity and Packaging Design by Cowan London
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Akashi-Tai, a range of five artisan sakes, launches its new identity and packaging design. The design conveys the genuine artisan nature of Akashi-Tai, which is brewed in small batches using traditional methods.Aussies getting in on the trend
Add to Liquor Cabinet: Toji’s New Junmai Ginjo-Style Sake
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Adding a splash of tonic and a slice of lime is recommended.New taste sensations: It seems the world is going crazy for western food pairings with sake
At Mugaritz, sommelier Guillermo Cruz pairs sake and the avant-garde | The Japan Times
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Although Basque Country in Spain might not be your first thought when it comes to Japanese brews, two-Michelin-star Mugaritz is helping diners fall in love with sake by offering multiple pairings with each imaginative dish.Useful factoids:
5 facts about Japanese sake that you didn’t know
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There are eight types of sake and the sake-making process is more complicated than that of wine. The earliest sake is believed to involve the chewing of rice by virginsIt's not what's in the glass of sake, it's the glass itself | The Japan Times
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Riedel's new Junmai Glass elevates drinking junmai, or "pure rice," sake to a multisensory experience.Far Bar Owners open a new sake bar and restaurant in Little Tokyo
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They’ve got a machine that pours sake in precise amountsSake brewer realizes unlikely American dream in Arizona：The Asahi Shimbun
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HOLBROOK, Ariz.--This small town with a large population of teetotaling Mormons is not the most obviThe art of sake pairing with Goro + Gun's Amane Kanai
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Learn to properly pair sake with food and what a true omakase experience means for a dinersaltmagazine.asia/drink/preserving-the-old-ways-of-sake-brewing/
Preserving the Old Ways of Sake brewing · SALT Magazine
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Sake brewers in Japan have recently been exploring their roots as they endeavour to bring out the best in their prized products.Thank you world!
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Arigato! 18 Sake Brands Gained Visibility at 5StarSake’s First Edition
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(PRWEB) May 07, 2018 -- The first edition of 5StarSake held in Verona on April 13th, 2018, selected 18 finest sake brands, the best available in Italy. 5StarSake was held before Vinitaly as part of Vinitaly International’s annual wine selection 5StarWines.Take on the challenge!
Oz Clarke: ‘Challenge your perceptions of sake’
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(l-r) Japanese food and culture promoter Rie Yositake with wine writers Oz Clarke, Susy Atkins and Olly Smith at the launch of the JFOODO sake campaign this week.Aged Sake is a premium product. One of HighSake's new suppliers will be delivering 10 year old Sake-not long till we open for business!
Not only Sake...Artisan craft Japanese spirits on a high:
Japanese spirits are the must-have new luxury alcohol
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When we think of whiskey, most minds turn to the UK.Sake meets Europe-open your taste buds!
Sake breweries increasing in Europe on washoku boom
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LONDON (Jiji Press) — Sake breweries are increasing in Europe thanks to the popularity of sushi and other washoku Japanese food.Japanese brewer expands to increasingly sake-savvy U.S. east coast
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Asahi Shuzo Co, the Yamaguchi-based maker of Dassai premium sake, has announced plans to build a brewery in New York, making it the first Japanese producer to establish itself in the region at a time when local craft sake breweries are on the rise. The planned brewery, which will be...Brooklyn startup says Japanese sake fits New York 'terroir'
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Handcraft brew matches centuries-old methods and pizza shakersInteresting food and Sake pairings
Why Restaurants Are Choosing Sake Over Wine For Food Pairing
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From the tables of Hong Kong to Europe, North America and beyond, the traditional Japanese rice wine is increasingly being accepted as an enjoyable and versatile accompaniment to food, and not simply for dishes from the beverage’s Asian homelandEdible squid decanter! Great!
This Sake Decanter Is Actually a Squid
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Ika tokkuri is both a bottle and an edible chaser.Japanese sake now comes in incense form for Buddhist rituals
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In Japan, incense is often used to help send up prayers to deceased relatives, both at the site of their grave and at the butsudan Buddhist altar found inside homes, and is often accompanied by offerings of food and other small tokens signifying things that deceased loved ones used to enjoy while th...5 of the trendiest spots to drink sake in Southeast Asia
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Sake has broken out of Japan's izakaya drinking dens to become a popular tipple in bars across the region. We choose our favourite spots for a sip or three of the famed rice wineFood and sake...what is not to like:
Sake-pairing dinner a tantalising affair - Eat & Drink | The Star Online
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A SAKE-PAIRING dinner is not something you come across every day, so it came as no surprise that what was initially a one-night affair got extended to one-and-half months following demand.Always go for the best:
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Japan’s premier sake brewers are taking junmai daiginjos to the next level this season.For the Sake of Sake: the Japanese National Drink Arrives at 5StarWines
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(PRWEB) March 16, 2018 -- Vinitaly International opens its doors to sake in 2018. On the last day of 5StarWines —wine tasting of products from all over the world— renowned sake connoisseurs will blindly evaluate different kinds of the “Japanese rice wine”.In the beginning there was.....
As always at Highsake we love Sake innovation
Caffé latte with sake: the newest way to relax in Kyoto
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There are beautiful temples, shrines, and gardens scattered all across Kyoto, but no matter which sightseeing path you take through Japan’s former capital, odds are you’ll eventually find yourself with some time to kill near Kyoto Station, as it’s the city’s only stop for the high-speed shin...Forgive the translation but direct from the source, (as is our Sake!!!):
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連載 レストラン 第1 回 【Japanese / English】 GONZOの日本酒SHOW 第1 回 ブームってなんだ？ ■ Sake Boom 【週刊ホテルレストラン2018年03月09日号】 2018年03月09日(金) Tweet 1 2 次のページ 飲食店は数あれど、これほどマニアックでお...Goldfish style???? Well OK:
Goldfish style: The elegant way to drink shochu in Japan
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First, let me get this off my chest: I hate shochu. I can’t stand the stuff. A distilled Japanese beverage containing typically 25 percent alcohol by volume (comparing roughly to Chinese shaojiu/baijiu and Korean soju), it burns my throat in a way completely unlike Japanese sake (rice wine, called...See, Drink, Love:
Learning To Love Sake: Japan Ramps Up Efforts To Entice Foreign Markets
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Faced with a shrinking market and workforce, Japanese sake brewers are relying more on exports for growth. So, the government and sake industry are investing in education to help demystify the drink.Considering the area and what happened and slim probability of returning to its former beautiful natural landscape; it is nice to see some positivity from the region:
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In an area of Japan still decimated by nuclear disaster, sake is offering cause for hope. For the past five years the sake brewers of Fukushima — onJapanese Consulate organizes sake tasting
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The Japanese consul to the CNMI is inviting private business owners and public officials to their first-ever sake wine tasting event next week. Kinji Shinoda, the Japanese Consul to the CNMI, told Saipan Tribune yesterday that he invited about 160 participants to the two-day sake wine tasting event....Behind the rise of sake in NYC
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Industry City is emerging as a destination for sake, with the recent opening of the state’s first sake brewery, Brooklyn Kura.Sake, Cider and Mead Are Gaining in Popularity in Middle Tennessee
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We visit Proper Saké Co., Diskin Cider and Trazo Meadery for a taste of what’s newSparkle, Sparkle, just like Champagne:
Sparkling sake helping boost popularity of traditional beverage in Japan
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(YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The popularity of smooth, sweet sparkling sake is bubbling over in Japan.. Read more at straitstimes.com.Good to see growth:
Sake exports reach record high again
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Japan’s sake exports increased 19 percent in 2017 from the previous year to 23,481 kiloliters, setting a record high for eight years in a row.12 Female Sake Brewers Concoct a Bold Project | All About Japan
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As fewer than 50 sake breweries in Japan are female-owned, one crowdfunding project is offering a chance to sample brews from a dozen of them.15 sake breweries in the US...fantastic!!!
A Sake Brewery and Taproom Is Opening in Brooklyn
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Brooklyn Kura’s taproom opens on FridayGood to know for sake lovers visiting Japan:
English map of sake breweries in western Japan available
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An English map introducing some 100 sake breweries in western Japan has been distributed to foreign tourists, with the aim of eventually boosting exports of the alcoholic beverage. The 24-page colored guidebook listing sake breweries in Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama prefectures has b...As always, Highsake welcomes the growing international interest in Sake:
Industry City welcomes New York City’s first sake brewery, Brooklyn Kura
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The new business, which had a successful soft opening earlier this month at 68 34th Street in the massive waterfront complex, is ready to change how people think of sake, not just in Brooklyn, but the entire country.Support local culture!.....
Japan aims to spread the 'goodness of sake' to the world
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Sake sales within Japan have decreased 30 percent since 1975, forcing brewers to try to tap into growing overseas markets, including the United States.Easy chart to understand the variety of Sake depth and flavours
Don’t know which sake to drink? These handy flavor charts help you pick by region of Japan
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Here’s a great way to start wading into the deep waters of the sake world.Happy Sake, Happy beauty. Drink and look younger-what a great oxymoron:
How Sake Can Make Your Skin More Beautiful | Health
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Discover the geisha beauty ritual and try two local sake-based products.For all you bar owners, mixologists and adventurous people: Sake cocktail wins title
Adare Manor's Ariel Sanecki Named 'National Cocktail Champion 2018' | Hospitality Ireland
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The National Cocktail Championships & Bartender Awards took place on Tuesday February 6 and Wednesday February 7 at Food & Bev Live in Citywest, Dublin. This ...The Sake is a coming......
A modern avatar of sake, Japan’s traditional drink, catches on in France
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A dozen top French chefs are so passionate about Japan’s national drink that they have incorporated sake nouveau into their menus this week, either serving it with French food or including it in their recipes.Yum yum again....
These Japanese Chocolate Are Infused With Sake, Wasabi, and Seaweed - Geek.com
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When you think of chocolates and the things that go well with them, things like marshmallow, peanut butter, caramel, or stuff like that comes to mind, right? How would you feel about sweets ...Yum yum....the many uses of Sake
Dassai sake matcha truffles bring two esteemed Japanese companies together for limited time
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Nothing says “Japan” quite like green tea and sake. With centuries of history and tradition behind them, these beverages capture the country’s unique terroir in a cup, and with different regions displaying unique characteristics, there are a range of unique flavour profiles to entertain the ta...Great to hear the love for Sake is spreading:
Learning To Love Sake: Japan Ramps Up Efforts To Entice Foreign Markets
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Outside of Japan, sake is somewhat of a mystery, with its own terminology, styles and drinking traditions. But the country's recent push to make sakeOf course! Unique sales point always interesting for business folk:
Manayunk Eatery Introduces Sake-Based Cocktails
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Sake is Japanese a rice-based, gluten-free spirit. And Manayunk's SOMO has eight new cocktails featuring the not-often-used libation.Bit more Sake education for you:
Drinking with the Pros: Sake 101 with izanami
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Sake is an alcoholic beverage made from milled rice, where the starches are broken down into simple sugars and fermented in the same tank, in parallel.Nice to see...but wait Highsake has own in-house certified Sake sommelier!
Essential Macau Dec | Sake Artisan | Macau Business
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Essential, Macau | Japanese high-end sake Matsunotsukasa is now available in Wynn Palace MacauSo the new drink spreads......with anime help but hey you have to match the market
Japanese sake with a basketball anime connection is flying off the shelves in China
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Chinese consumers have been buying up a certain brand of sake in staggering numbers due to an unexpected link with hit basketball anime Slam Dunk.Our Gifu supplier does great Artisan sparkling Sake- the only maker in Japan to use a traditional manual press!
Sparkling sake helping boost popularity of traditional beverage in Japan
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(YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The popularity of smooth, sweet sparkling sake is bubbling over in Japan.. Read more at straitstimes.com.Sake dinner??? Get our private Gion chef to match your high end Sake drink experience
A Look Back in 2017 @ Wine, Whisky & Sake Dinners…
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Reviewing restaurants is a tricky business, and it raises many issues. One of the questions we are constantly asked is why we don’t ever read a bad review. Well, a) we endeavor not to review bad restaurants! They are either recommended or we have eaten there ourselves, b) we want to promote and he...Love the organic Artisan aspect
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New Japanese Sake Kit Kat developed by esteemed brewery and famous soccer player
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A high-class Kit Kat said to be a cut above Nestlé's previous sake-flavoured release.Always interesting to see innovation and opening of the Sake market:
Sake company Aramasa Shuzo seeks new edge with techno partnership | The Japan Times
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Last month, techno DJ Richie Hawtin — who came to fame in the 1990s under the alias Plastikman — threw a party at The Hangar, a cavernous sake den in TokyoPopular Sake breweries (Shuzo) High Sake prefers your deep Artisan Shuzo
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There are three requirements for brewing up a perfect batch of Japanese sake: rice, water and cold weather. Now, with many breweries opening their factories for a limited time during the winter months, it's the ideal time for visitors to Japan to learn more about the national tipple. Tours walk you....Our Kyoto supplier does Amazake the best
This non-alcoholic sake is Japan's latest health craze
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Amazake is revered for purported health benefits including better skin and hair, improved digestion, and increased energy.Unusual use of Sake- we prefer drinking it.
Triumph lingerie company creates sake underwear using fabric made with Japanese rice wine
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Finally! Wearable sake!A Luxury Sake Bar from Tokyo Eyes New York Opening
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Twelv offers sake tastings and $700 bottles of sakeGet schooled in sake at Bay Area breweries, museums + shops
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We've all had our share of wine tastings and too many flights of craft beer and whiskey to count. Care for something different? Of course, there's absolutely nothing new about sake. The low-alcohol, fermented rice drink is so ancient and prevalent in its native Japan that the country is apparently o...Don't drink alone! Nine Japanese snacks to accompany sake that you've probably never tried
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Step up your sake game and flavor by trying some of these with your next bottle.Quick and easy for you
The bluffer's guide to Japanese sake
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Quick-fire facts on rice wine and where you can drink it in London.Dassai company to make sake in New York for U.S. market：The Asahi Shimbun
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IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The company behind popular sake brand Dassai is to cross the PacificOnly overseas brands but hey my Japan loving friends-Jculture coming and everybody interested in something new, special and unique
Premium brands drive US spirits sales above beer
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Spirit sales in the US increased faster than wine and beer over the last 12 months, the latest Nielsen CGA report has shownGrateful rise of quality over quantity
Spirits overtake beer as ‘most valuable’ on-premise alcohol category: Nielsen
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Premium spirits in both at-home and out-of-home channels showed the most sales and volume growth in the US for the past 52 weeks ending Oct. 7, 2017.Artisan meets A.I. in the way only Japan can do
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ima Inc. will launch a new project, “Art of Artificial Artisan”. For its first approach named “AI-SAKE”, ima will support traditional methods of Japanese sake brewing with Artificial Intelligence, collaborating with Nambu Bijin, a Japanese sake brewer located in Ninohe, Iwate prefecture and ...Bringing Sake to the wine capital...France!
Sake brewer jumps on wine bandwagon in France：The Asahi Shimbun
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A sake brewer is making wine from a grape it grows in France as part of an effort to promote Japan’s