In October 2024, The Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS) aimed to further expand the recognition and ...

Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times Share Many years ago, when I worked at a Japanese restaurant, a hot sake dispensed from a machine often ended my night. My expectations of this beverage were low beyond ...

If you like Japanese food, you may enjoy Japanese sake as well. But many of us drink sake only with Japanese food. The world is changing, though: non-Japanese restaurants now have sake on their ...

A long-held dream to create the ultimate Japanese rice wine has led to an intriguing east-meets-west partnership between a ...

TOKYO -- Japanese sake, which is set to make a UNESCO list for its traditional brewing technique, is in the midst of an international boom, with exports soaring 70% in three years. Sake plays an ...

Just as with wine, aging a sake can produce a smoother drink, but there is a cost in maintaining the right conditions for storage. A group of brewers in central Japan, however, has found a virtually ...