12 Japanese New Year’s Traditions and Greeting Messages
Culture

12 Japanese New Year’s Traditions and Greeting Messages

Just like that first gust of cold winter wind that catches us off guard, the arrival of a new year can sneak up on us before we even get a chance to ma...
Calories in Sake: Is Sake Fattening?
Sake

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
Sake

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
Sake

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...
Best Places for Onsen in Japan
Travel

Best Places for Onsen in Japan

You’ve probably seen it on Instagram: an inviting courtyard garden lined with the soft glow of lanterns; wooden buckets placed gently atop smooth slabs...
Tippsy Presents: An Evening with IWA Sake
Food & Drink

Tippsy Presents: An Evening with IWA Sake

Connecting sake makers with sake drinkers is central to Tippsy’s purpose, so orchestrating an intimate dinner with IWA founder and maker Richard Geoffr...
The Journey of Branding Tippsy and Sake Itself
Tippsy

The Journey of Branding Tippsy and Sake Itself

At the heart of Tippsy is an undying passion for sake — a passion I’ve been privileged to shape and share as its Creative Director from its inception. ...
What Is Nama Sake?
Sake

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
Sake

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 ...