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
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
Who can be against Cup Sake – they’re strongest. (菊水) Soju — Korea’s representative drink. It’s the most popular alcohol that virtually every Korean has tried at least once. If a Korean says “I only drink Chamisul,” nobody around them finds it strange. But there’s a magic phrase that makes someone sound like an alcoholic:
Mie’s iconic sake Jikon, and Takasago, a brand reborn after nearly 200 years.
Today, we’ll explore Kiyasho Brewery, one of Mie Prefecture’s most renowned sake breweries and the maker of both of these labels.
And we’ll also answer a question many sake fans have:
Is Jikon really produced in such limited quantities?
The Most Traditional, Yet the Most Trendy Sake — The Aramasa(新政) History Aramasa Shuzo, founded in 1852 along the coastal area of Akita City, Akita Prefecture. Today, the brewery is led by Yusuke Sato, the eighth-generation kuramoto to carry on the family tradition. A yeast discovered inside a brewery approximately 100 years ago was adopted
