TENDO, Yamagata Prefecture--Serious rice wine drinkers overseas tend to fall over themselves trying to get their hands on “ginjo” high-quality sake produced by Dewazakura Sake Brewery Co.
Sake, also known as "nihonshu," is a transparent, fermented beverage to be consumed warm or cold. It is dry, slightly fruity, and produced from polished rice, water, yeast, and koji mould. Mirin, on ...
“Side ingredients that cannot be added to genuine rice wine can be used” for craft sake, Okazumi said. “The drink’s appeal is its diverse aromas.” Ine to Agave also brews craft sake ...
Sake has a rich history complete with dragons and gods in ancient Japan. Today, the rice wine is still sacred and has UNESCO recognition for its intangible cultural heritage. Explore the rice wine in ...
Rice grains play a crucial role in the production of traditional Japanese alcoholic beverages, particularly sake and shochu. Sake is a fermented beverage made exclusively from rice, while shochu ...