The Sake Social Blog: Sake Guide & Store News

1990s Tokyo Life

By the end of the 20th century, the framework had been set for a global sake industry that was conducive for worldwide export and the creation of s...

Southern Stream

Moderately dry, the Nanburyu “Southern Stream” Junmai is your standard junmai. A clear brew, the “Southern Stream” has a solid base of earthy and w...

Valentine's & White Days

Unlike anywhere else in the world, Japan celebrates Valentine’s Day on February 14 and White Day on March 14. On February 14, women give gifts to m...

The Year of the Tiger

An age-old belief system designed as a tool to decide one’s destiny, the Chinese Zodiac is based off of a twelve-year cycle where each new year is ...

Ume is Yummy

As soon as the shochu touched my lips, that signature umeshu taste immediately took over. Syrupy and thicker than most sake I have tried, my first ...

New Year's Traditions

Fireworks. Countdown to the new year. A bowl of black-eyed peas. Just a few of the American traditions that mark the New Year. People living in Jap...

Denshin Duo

Two of my favorite brews to suggest to both novice and expert drinkers are the Denshin Duo - Ine and Yuki. While they come from the same brewery—Ip...

Cup Smarts

Unbeknownst to the beginner and even average sake drinker, there is a customary and established method that Japanese society has been using for gen...

Sake "Holiday" Social

Although only a sliver of the Japanese population celebrates Christmas for religious reasons, it has become incredibly mainstream across Japanese s...

Imayo Black

Since the brewery only produces junmai sake, the leadership team must carefully select the type of rice and water for each sake to create a broad r...

Obata Shuzo

The brewery was founded in 1892 by Yososaku Obata and continues to be run by his family. Their motto is “Making sake by harmonizing 4 treasures: ri...

Ceramics Blog

Adding traditional and unique Japanese ceramics to our collection has long been one of our main objectives, and thanks to Asemi Co. we are now offe...