New Japanese sake innovations Japanese sake, the traditional rice wine of Japan, is experiencing a captivating metamorphosis. This evolution has reinvigorated the sake landscape, appealing to a fresh cohort of aficionados. It encompasses everything from the resurgence of craft sake and the debut of premium and prestige options to new-age...

Sake and western food pairing Exploring the union of sake and Western cuisine unveils a mesmerizing culinary dimension. The multifaceted profiles of Japanese sake can enhance a plethora of dishes, offering a palate symphony. Simultaneously, the variety in Western cooking, with its diverse ingredients and methods, awaits enrichment through sake's unique attributes. This discourse aims...

AMAZAKE   In Japan, convenience stores are a popular destination for locals due to their vast selection of snacks and drinks. While sake is a well-known alcoholic beverage in Japan, there is another rice-based drink that is even more popular: amazake. The name "amazake" translates to "sweet sake," and it is...

Sake has become popular in the United States and Europe, so nowadays you can find bottles of sake from Japan in most retail stores. Although the range is limited to the main commercial makers   In Japan, drinking sake at home is declining in popularity. Japanese consumers now prefer beer, wine...

Sake cocktails have come a long way from their humble beginnings as a simple mix of sake and other ingredients. In recent years, the popularity of sake cocktails has exploded, with mixologists around the world using sake to create a wide variety of unique and delicious drinks.   The history of...

Japan is asking its young people to drink more booze The government has launched a campaign to kickstart drinking alcohol among younger generations – and save the country’s sake industry Get this: the Japanese government wants young people to drink more alcohol, not less. That’s right: faced with younger generations that drink...

A selection of great sake and sweet combinations that you have probably not heard of overseas and shows how sake can be used in fun ways to create great flavors   Firstly from our Kyoto partner brewery Sasaki   Sake Cheesecake   A cheesecake for adults using Jurakudai and sake lees from Junmai Daiginjo from...

Our export sake brewery partner Sasaki very much supports their local community. Protection of Kyoto principles and culture is an integral part of their business model.   -------------------------------------------------------- Sasaki believes changes that can be made on a business level can have a positive impact at a societal level and therefore benefit all. There...

What kind of liquor do you think of when you hear long-term aged liquor? Many may think of vintage wines, vintage whiskeys, or awamori that have been aged for decades. In fact, sake also has Aged sake. So what is Aged sake or by its Japanese name Koshu? There are some...

Our sake export brewery partner Fukui has been working on "." Efforts to conserve rice terraces through "Haginoro Junmai Ginjo Satoyama" which started in 2002. They also want to help society through their sake brewing, such as providing sake lees for "Lake Kuni Cheesecake" to Ayumi Workshop, whose mission is to...

Here we help you understand Japanese sake, the national beverage of Japan; it is one of the world's most complex and beguiling drinks. Its history dates back more than 2,000 years, to when rice cultivation was brought to Japan from China. The Chinese introduced the indispensable technique of using...

Sake Cocktail Drink Guide: What to Mix with Sake As the Sake trend grabs hold and imports-post COVID!-are picking up nicely again  how about thinking versatility and how Sake can be used to increase your sales to customers. Sake cocktails and can be a bit of a heated topic among sake-lovers...