As we close out February and head into March, which is (by the calendar at least) well and truly spring, many breweries - but definitely not all - will be ...
For the past three years, Farthest Star Sake has been taking curious drinkers on flavor expeditions as the only sake brewery and taproom in New England.
The sake festival season is in full swing here in Japan. The Niigata Sake no Jin wrapped up a few weeks back, then there was Sake Spring in Kyoto, Kamigata ...
Despite plenty of snow in areas across Japan, we’re on our way into spring - according to the calendar at least. The spring sake releases are ever so slowly ...
A few days ago on May 12, Japan and many other countries celebrated Mother’s Day. In the lead up to the big day there were plenty of signs and displays in ...
All the signs are there that summer is on its way as fridges around town can be seen teeming with seasonal summer sake. And when the impossibly humid summer ...
Welcome to Issue #114 of SIN. (Apologies: Due to logistics there is no audio version of this issue)This issue is fairly heavy on awards news. Yes, it’s that ...
Two significant things happen around this time of year: rice planting, and the “rainy season”. One of these brings more joy than the other.Many farmers have ...
The rainy season might be just about over, but summer is just starting so it’s time to crank the air conditioning and bust out the aloha shirts. As it's the ...
Could this be the issue where we get to the end without mentioning the weather? No.But let’s not drag on about it. There’s other things to focus on. Such as ...