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How should sake be stored? Sake should be kept under refrigeration after purchase. It should never be placed in direct sunlight or kept in a bright, warm place for any…

Many places on earth have a fraught relationship with alcohol. Some view it as a convivial companion and enabler of happy occasions, others as a threat to the health of…

100 Years in Pursuit of Perfection Ginjo has always struck me as one of the loveliest words in the Japanese language. The character “gin” combines the radicals for “mouth” and…

1049 daiginjo entries and only seven hours to sample them It was a formidable view down the display tables, stretching fifty meters the length of the East Hiroshima Municipal Gymnasium.…

Sundry thoughts on sake and food pairing I’ve seen a lot of samurai movies on NGN over the years, and there is always that scene where the ronin hero hikes…

Father of sake brewing in America It’s surprising, ten years after it shut its doors forever, how many people remember the Honolulu Sake Brewery. That broad expanse of corrugated grey…