All Japan News Blog
2020-12-09
By Ryuji Takahashi I am a Japanese sake expert and owner of a sake shop in Tokyo. However, that doesn’t mean I enjoy only sake. In fact, I’m a fan of Italian wine and drink as much wine as I do sake. ...
2020-12-02
By Yuji Matsumoto In this issue, I’d like to report on a secret to enhance pairing of Japanese cuisine with sake. First, please have three brands of Japanese sake with very different properties. For e...
2020-11-25
By Kosuke Kuji The novel COVID-19 coronavirus is sweeping across Japan and worldwide. In the midst of the pandemic, one Japanese sake brewery started a business to revive Japan. Since March when the c...
2020-11-11
Sake aroma is mellow when first poured, but changes over time. For example, the gradually released aroma of flowers and fruits increases the complexity of the sake aroma, ultimately dissipating into a...
2020-11-04
By Ryuji Takahashi I write a monthly column for a publication specializing in Japanese sake. One day, I received a phone call from the owner of Shiokawa Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. in Niigata prefecture, w...
2020-10-28
By Yuji Matsumoto American customers who come to Japanese restaurants anticipate enjoying cuisine and beverages not available in general American restaurants or supermarkets. According to a previously...
2020-10-21
By Kosuke Kuji Since the decision was made to manufacture rubbing alcohol, I still had a concern that left me hesitant. Founded in 1902, Nanbu Bijin since the first-generation owner upheld “quality fi...
2020-10-14
Sake aroma is difficult to describe in one phrase. However, focusing one’s senses helps to detect the aroma of various plants and food ingredients harmonized together. This issue introduces the below ...
2020-10-07
By Ryuji Takahashi This report is a continuation of our trip to Niigata prefecture since the issue before last. Our final destination was Hakuro Shuzo Brewery in Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture. To...
2020-09-30
By Yuji Matsumoto It's somewhat wasteful to use a high quality local regional sake for a cocktail, but if you use one that doesn't have too much of that full or rich taste when drank alone or doesn't ...
