Brewery spotlight: Dewazakura Sake Brewery Dewazakura on Facebook Sake brewing is a laborious art form steeped in tradition, but it’s also an art form that is constantly evolving. One brewery especially known for its innovation is Dewazakura Sake Brewery, in Yamagata prefecture, Japan. “Our brewery’s philosophy is ‘change and reform’. We have to […]
Sake with grapefruit, ginger and lemongrass. Its delicious. Reminiscent of the classic greyhound cocktail, grapefruit juice with gin or vodka, but reinvented for a modern, fresher pallet. This punch sake cocktail recipe is perfect for your next party. I first encountered this magic recipe on The Bonjon Gourmet. The Bonjon Gourmet is a […]
Once upon a time, sake was a homemade drink had with dinner, or made by monks and used for ceremonies. Today, in izakayas (Japanese pubs), sake is a way to bond with friends and colleagues, and is served with small plates of Japanese izakaya-style food and beer. In the last few decades, sake spread all […]
Sake grades, sake classifications, or types, influence the taste and price of sake. Sake can be divided into two main categories: premium (tokutei meishou-shu) and table sake (futsushu). There are six main classes of premium sake. The classifcations are based on two major things. First, the amount the rice grains are polished (semei-buai, rice polishing ratio). The second […]
Mabel and Lani were recently interviewed by Ivar Vasstveit for Byas, an online news source published by Stavanger Aftenblad on the people and happenings in the Stavanger Sandnes region. The following is our approximate English translation of the article. You can read the original Norwegian article here. We already have sushi. Now comes sake! […]
Sake represents 2,500+ years of Japanese tradition and culture. It is Japan’s national alcoholic drink. It’s Japan’s national treasure. Like Japanese cuisine, sake is something the Japanese take pride in. Like Japanese cuisine, when they get it right, they get it right. You might be thinking, “Wait, are you talking about that cloudy, warm, and brennevin I […]