A 22-year-old sake was the color of toasted sesame oil and tasted deliciously of candied chestnuts and smoke. With his new ...

Japanese tipples sake and shochu -- and the knowledge and ... several times sparks two types of chemical reactions in a single cask –- converting starch to sugar and sugar to alcohol -- a ...

Sake breweries across Japan are venturing into ... Nissin Furniture Crafters Co. in Takayama has produced the Hida Barrel, an oak cask for whisky maturation now used by Hida Takayama Distillery.