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By Kosuke Kuji The Annual Japan Sake Awards announced their winners: Nambu Bijin Brewery, and Nambu Bijin Brewery – Basenkyo that simultaneously won t...
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By Elli Sekine “Yume Sushi”, a famous popular sushi restaurant located in the Alameda District, which is on the east side of the bay across the Bay Br...
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Experience and knowledge are indispensable for sake tasting, but doing many tastings absent-mindedly does not help. Many tend to think that a person m...
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By Kosuke Kuji This February, sake from ten member breweries of the Japanese Sake Export Association arrived in containers at a port in Myanmar to be ...
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By Yuji Matsumoto I often see breweries and wholesale dealers recommending their sake to local American diners at sampling events, saying, “This sake ...
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By Kosuke Kuji Japanese sake was officially imported into Myanmar for the first time in February 2018. Official export of Japanese sake to Myanmar tha...
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By Yuji Matsumoto This is a trend I’ve recently noticed in the last two to three years, but I’ve noticed a widening division between the winning vs. l...
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By Kosuke Kuji In the previous column, we introduced the background that led to the Ginjo sake-sampling event held at the United Nations (UN). To hold...
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By Yuji Matsumoto The average amount an American spends at a full-fledged casual restaurant is, including beverages, about $20. If we suppose the entr...
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By Yuji Matsumoto When I go to a nearby Japanese supermarket, I often find Americans at complete loss as to what to choose in the sake/shochu section....
