Producing a beverage through mold may sound unappetizing. But “traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with ‘koji’ mold in Japan” is now registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural ...

In 2024, the export value of sake reached 43.5 billion yen, with 3.45 million cases (9L equivalent) exported to a record-high ...

To fully appreciate its earthy, layered taste, the rice-based, fermented beverage known as sake should be savored. But how long is sake good for once it's been opened? Typically, if the bottle is ...

Sake has fueled many joyous and commemorative occasions in Japan. Now, it has provided another reason to celebrate. UNESCO on Dec. 4 registered the “traditional knowledge and skills of sake ...

For most drinkers, knowledge and understanding of sake extends to just one of its styles, nigori. Even its name is a little in-joke only a more seasoned drinker would understand – nigori sake is ...

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