Saketini Recipes: Sake Drinks How-To Guide
Want to take your saketini game pro? After countless sub-par sake drinks, we’ve finally cracked the code.
We break down this classic sake cocktail into easily digestible parts. You’ll learn what sake type is best, a diverse set of recipes, and how to customize the ultimate saketini.
Suntory Roku Japanese Gin
Suntory Roku is arguably the best Japanese gin on the market.
In this post, we discuss why Roku is such a smash hit. You can compare the top retail options and buy your own bottle for the best price. Also, get tasting notes, product info, service and cocktail recommendations, and pairing ideas.
Iwate Kura Sansho Ale: Weird, Delicious Biru
Iwate Kura Japanese Sansho Ale is one of the more interesting microbrews available in the US. The sansho brings a spicy, citrusy, herbal quality to this all-malt beer.
Japan produces a lot of strange beers by conventional standards, and not all of them are great. Find out why this is our favorite.
Japanese Alcohol: the Best of the Internet
Get Your Shochu Fix with Kanpai.us
Back when I first got into shochu, there was very little information available about this traditional beverage. Fast-forward 13 years, and that’s still the case! Somewhere in between, I discovered Stephen Lyman’s Kanpai site, and I still refer to it today to freshen up my game.
Lyman now has a respectable team creating content for the website. This includes Shochu legend, Christopher Pellegrini.
Take a look at Kanpai.us if you want to become a shochu pro.
Japanese Sake for the Western Palate
Tsukino Katsura is a legendary sake brand from Fushimi, Kyoto. They famously invented nigori (cloudy) sake, and now they are using winemaking techniques to produce new sake flavors.
Find out more with this NHK video.
The Foo Fighters Release Their Own Sake
It’s called Foo Man Shu. Just kidding..
Technically, rock star brewery Tatenokawa is behind this. But it’s still pretty cool. Tatenokawa has paid homage to rockers in the past. If this is anywhere near as good as their sake Phoenix, I’ll be tuning in.
Get the scoop from Kerrang!
Shibui Brings Its Spin On Japanese Whisky To American Consumers
“Shibui bottles Scotch and Awamori and sells it as Japanese whisky.” There, I fixed the headline. Find out about the latest fake Japanese whiskies to avoid from The Whisky Wash.
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