Among the many kinds of sake, there is one that is released only on Tanabata each year.
Unlike ordinary sake, this bottle has earned the love of sake fans across Japan. It is DATE SEVEN, a signature sake of Miyagi Prefecture that gives nihonshu enthusiasts something to look forward to every year.
I finished half the bottle of this Yamaguchi Sake in no time. 貴(Taka). The first time I came across Taka was at a yakitori restaurant near my home. Its dry profile didn’t get in the way of the chicken’s flavor, while a gentle sweetness from the rice emerged at the finish. Even after a few
Discover Kamenoi Shuzo, the Yamagata brewery behind Kudoki Jozu. Explore its long history, adventurous spirit, and sake ranging from dry to sweet.
This brewery, with a history spanning more than 300 years, is the very brewery that produces Urakasumi today: Urakasumi Brewing Co.
Kubota has far more varieties than you might expect. If I had to pick the two sake brands that represent luxury among the sake most widely known in Korea, DASSAI 23 and Kubota Manju would immediately come to mind. I’ve already covered DASSAI before, so today I’d like to talk about Kubota. Kubota is produced
Abe (あべ): One of the Very Few Sake Brands You Can Read with Only Hiragana Knowledge. Most sake labels are written in kanji, and many use uncommon characters or unusual pronunciations. As a result, even native Japanese speakers sometimes struggle to read them. But the sake I want to introduce today is different. Even someone
About Positive Drinking Habits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auKd8p6nIsc Three years since I started drinking sake. And here’s what I’ve learned after those three years. One: sake is delicious. Two: sake is not good for your body. And here’s what I’ve learned now that I’ve turned thirty. One: a hangover doesn’t just affect you the morning after — at
338 years ago in Akita Prefecture — Ippaku-suisei(一白水成) There is a sake from Akita Prefecture — the favorite of my first Japanese friend I grew up close to after coming to Fukuoka, and one I had tried myself back in Korea. This brewery’s history begins in 1688. Around the time the brewery was founded, England
The world is too small to hold this sake. Dassai. The sake that got me hooked on nihonshu — the first one I ever drank properly — and yet I’m only introducing it now, far too late. The world is too small to hold this sake. The one that has even pushed into fermenting in
Impression: After Drinking Rare Sake, Kin-suzume(金雀) February 8th, at my friend’s place in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Three months have already gone by. Since I visited my friend in Yamaguchi. Every now and then I find myself thinking it’s about time I headed back — but packing up a baby and spending the night in another prefecture
