Satsuma Shiranami
Kagoshima’s Satsuma Shiranami Imo Shochu Last Updated 1/2/2020 Satsuma Shiranami is a mega-popular sweet potato shochu brand from Kagoshima. It has a soft, sweet-ish, and… Read More »Satsuma Shiranami
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Nikka Whisky
Last Updated: 3/18/2021 If you like Japanese whisky, then you need to know Nikka. They are a defining brand from Japan and produce some of… Read More »Nikka Whisky
Dewazakura Dewasansan Junmai Ginjo “Green Ridge”
Dewazakura Dewasansan Junmai Ginjo At a Glance: Dewazakura’s fine example of the Yamagata prefectural style. Full of malic and citrus fruit notes, with hints of… Read More »Dewazakura Dewasansan Junmai Ginjo “Green Ridge”
Dewazakura Omachi Junmai Ginjo
Dewazakura Omachi “Jewel Brocade” At a Glance: A fruit-forward, aromatic Omachi rice sake. The grain’s classic herbal-umami lingers in the complex background. Dewazakura Omachi is… Read More »Dewazakura Omachi Junmai Ginjo
Dewazakura Sake Brewery: Elite Yamagata Sake
Dewazakura Sake 出羽桜 Dewazakura Shuzo 出羽桜酒造 was founded in Tendo, Yamagata by Seijiro Nakano in 1892. Today they are recognized as one of the more… Read More »Dewazakura Sake Brewery: Elite Yamagata Sake
Otokoyama Tokubetsu Junmai Hiyaoroshi
Otokoyama Fall-Release Hiyaoroshi – 男山特別純米ひやおろし At a Glance: A fall-release sake that’s mild, minerally, fresh, and faintly sweet. Notes include sour rice, forest floor, fresh… Read More »Otokoyama Tokubetsu Junmai Hiyaoroshi
Otokoyama Sake 男山: Legendary Hokkaido Nihonshu
Otokoyama Sake Brewery 男山酒造 – Man’s Mountain There are several Otokama brands of sake made across Japan. But the most famous is Hokkai Otokoyama 北海男山.… Read More »Otokoyama Sake 男山: Legendary Hokkaido Nihonshu
Taisetsu Junmai Ginjo 大雪純米吟
Taisetsu Junmai Ginjo “Garden of the Divine” At a Glance: A super clean and mellow brew from snowy Hokkaido. Taisetsu is a little fruity, a… Read More »Taisetsu Junmai Ginjo 大雪純米吟
Takasago Shuzo 高砂酒造
Takasago Sake Brewery 高砂酒造 The Takasago Sake Brewery 高砂酒造 is one of the more well-known and respected in Hokkaido. The cold and snowy winters of… Read More »Takasago Shuzo 高砂酒造
Yoshinogawa Gensen Karakuchi
Yoshinogawa Gensen Karakuchi Last Updated: 7/14/2020 At a Glance: For fans of super dry sake. Super mellow, grainy, medium-body, and food-friendly. Great match with salmon… Read More »Yoshinogawa Gensen Karakuchi