Calories in Sake: Is Sake Fattening?
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Calories in Sake: Is Sake Fattening?

Is sake fattening? It’s difficult to know with certainty how many calories are in any given bottle of sake. Unlike food, alcohol labels are not require...
How To Host the Best Sake Tasting
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How To Host the Best Sake Tasting

Family gatherings, company parties, and nights spent with friends can often become predictable and repetitive. If you’re someone who likes to mix thing...
Roka: What Goes on Before Bottling
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Roka: What Goes on Before Bottling

Of the endless number of options and decisions brewers make before sake ends up in your glass, “roka” might be the easiest to spot as well as one of th...
What Is Nama Sake?
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What Is Nama Sake?

There’s nothing like drinking fresh “namazake” from the brewery tap. As soon as it graces your palate, you get the feeling that it’s somehow alive. Its...
Brooklyn Kura: History, Bottles, Where To Buy
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Brooklyn Kura: History, Bottles, Where To Buy

When I was asked to write this profile, I was excited to see that it would be about a domestic sake brewery I absolutely love; one that pays homage to ...
Ozeki Sake: History, Bottles, Where To Buy
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Ozeki Sake: History, Bottles, Where To Buy

In the American sake market, few brands hold the name recognition that Ozeki does. While the brewery is best known for producing the warm house sake of...
5 Best Warm Sake 2023
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5 Best Warm Sake 2023

Back in 2021, we gave our recommendations for some of the best warm sake for you to try. Well, a couple years have passed and we’re at it again. The fa...
What’s an Ochoko? All About the Sake Cup
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What’s an Ochoko? All About the Sake Cup

The “ochoko” is a traditional drinking cup for sake. It comes in various materials, which can subtly influence the flavor of sake. Though the ochoko is...
Sake: Resurrecting A Dying Art
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Sake: Resurrecting A Dying Art

As a national beverage of Japan, sake is forever intertwined with the country’s cultural identity. The Japanese people have been making sake for millen...