We say it every year, but can you believe it’s almost time for the brewing season to start winding down? Indeed, some brewers have already laid down their ...

The good news is the people of Japan are talking about something other than the rice shortage! The bad news is that they’re just complaining about the heat. ...

As this is our last issue for 2025, we’d like to take the opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you to all our readers and subscribers for supporting SIN and ...

The last adventure and post in the VAoJ Hiroshima Research Trip Arc is about my tour of the sake breweries in Saijō-chō in Higashihiroshima. I left ...

It’s starting to feel like it’s been a while since there was some really good news in the sake world. Lately it seems to be all doom and gloom; rice prices ...

We are still in the middle of sweltering heat, yet would you believe there have already been sightings of hiyaoroshi sake around town? It seems the seasonal ...

As we slide into September and autumn (officially starting on the 9th) it would be nice if we could say the weather has cooled, but alas, that would be a ...

A couple of issues back we commented on the somewhat premature appearance of hiyaoroshi/akiagari autumn releases amidst a still very hot and dragging ...

The cold is creeping in and despite it being the season of fresh shinshu and shiboritate, it’s also the season for kanzake!Yes, allow us to get on our ...

For plenty of us, every day feels like Sake Day. Still, October 1st stands apart—it’s the symbolic start of the new brewing season for so many kura across ...