How ‘The Birth of Saké’ Introduced Sake to the World: The 10th Anniversary Interview
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How ‘The Birth of Saké’ Introduced Sake to the World: The 10th Anniversary Interview

How did you fall in love with sake? Most people say that it was love at first sip, but for me, it was love at first sight. My first encounter with auth...
Tsuki Sake Brews Up Counterculture in Salt Lake City
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Tsuki Sake Brews Up Counterculture in Salt Lake City

Utah, home of the Mormons, is the last place one would expect to find a norm-shattering sake brewery. The dominant religious group is famously opposed ...
WAKAZE: A Sake Revolutionary
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WAKAZE: A Sake Revolutionary

WAKAZE France is a brewery known for its experimental approach to sake making. They take inspiration from French winemaking traditions and methods, suc...
Dassai Blue Sake Brewery Arrives in New York
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Dassai Blue Sake Brewery Arrives in New York

Asahi Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Dassai), based in Yamaguchi prefecture, is famous for their Dassai sake brand, which is committed to making only the best qualit...
Chasing Unicorns at EUREKA! Sake Bar in Tokyo
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Chasing Unicorns at EUREKA! Sake Bar in Tokyo

Where: Second floor, 4 Chome−11−28, Nishiazabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan Hours: 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (Tues-Fri); 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. (Sat, Sun, holidays) “I...
Sake Rice Farmers Growing the American Craft Sake Scene
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Sake Rice Farmers Growing the American Craft Sake Scene

The American craft sake scene has grown steadily in the last 10 years, with the number of breweries increasing from roughly a dozen in 2013 to nearly 3...
Otokoyama: Preserving Traditions With Hokkaido’s Frontier Spirit
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Otokoyama: Preserving Traditions With Hokkaido’s Frontier Spirit

With a rich history spanning over 350 years, Otokoyama treasures its traditions and historical significance — but it also embraces the frontier spirit,...
Connecting Chinese-Latino Cuisine and Sake at Chino Grande
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Connecting Chinese-Latino Cuisine and Sake at Chino Grande

The way Chef Christine Lau’s fingers nimbly fold the wontons as she carries on in conversation is clearly muscle memory. But it’s more than just practi...
‘Doesn’t Get More New York’ Than Sake With Unregular Pizza
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‘Doesn’t Get More New York’ Than Sake With Unregular Pizza

Unregular Pizza lives by the slogan, “Pizza for irregular times.” Perhaps that explains why husband-and-wife team Gabriele Lamonaca and ​​Paola Sinisga...