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Sake
Beat The Heat: Cold Sake
Although the days of summer are behind us and autumn is officially here, sometimes the thermometer would make you think otherwise. With plenty of warm ...
Food & Drink
Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Shinsei “Junmai Daiginjo”
Yamamoto Honke was established in 1677 in the Fushimi Ward of Kyoto Prefecture. Fushimi is home to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Japan’s best-known Shin...
Sake
One-on-one Sake Tasting with Hakkaisan
When I learned that Tippsy would be offering a set of Hakkaisan sake, I couldn’t wait to try it. Hakkaisan was one of the first brands I purposely trie...
Spotlight
Revitalizing The Sake Making in Shonan — Tensei and Tetsuro Igarashi
Tetsuro Igarashi is a toji at Kumazawa Brewing Company. Their famous Tensei series is widely enjoyed as the perfect summer sake. Kumazawa brews both sa...
Travel
Regional sake guide: Kyushu, Okinawa & Shikoku Islands
What characterizes the regional style of sake? First, breweries have historically chosen locations with certain conditions, such as climate and geographical features including abundant natural wate...
Spotlight
Flavor of “Never Giving Up” Passion—Fukucho Sake and Miho Imada
Welcome to our Spotlight series! We hope you enjoy this delightful dialogue with Miho Imada, a female “toji” (brewmaster) at Imada Brewing Company, whi...
Sake
A Silver Lining in Every Cloud: An Introduction to Nigori Sake
Nigori, meaning “cloudy,” refers to a style of sake that is coarsely filtered, allowing a portion of the rice sediment to be left in the finished brew....
Food & drink
Fun & Safe Summer Bucket List
What’s on your summer bucket list? Here are ideas for fun things to do while practicing social distancing and keeping safe in the time of COVID-19.
Food & Drink
Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Asabiraki “Suijin”
Asabiraki “Suijin” is one of the popular sake produced by Asabiraki Brewery located in Iwate Prefecture. Asabiraki brewery was established in 1871 by t...