Once confined to Japanese restaurants and karaoke clubs, sake has found its way onto drinks ... and yeast variety and overseeing the brewing process. The most important step is rice polishing ...

and other craftspeople at sake breweries who utilize koji in the rice fermentation process. The Agency for Cultural Affairs said during its Nov. 5 announcement that there has never been a case ...

At its core, sake is made from three key ingredients: water, rice, and koji — a mold that breaks down rice starch into sugar, ...

These methods have been developed by craftspeople involved in sake brewing, including “toji” (master brewers) and “kurabito” (brewers). It is basically a manual process, and although some ...

This Hudson Valley brewery is combining Japanese tradition with modern innovation to produce the "highest tier of sake." ...

Keep your gin, sake, and sparkling water in the fridge until ... While cocktails that contain simple syrup are often shaken, we found that the process diluted the delicate gin and citrus flavors ...

Art of Sake Joins UN Heritage List In early December, UNESCO added Japan's sake-brewing process to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, officially recognizing a tradition that dates back more ...

Discover the unique taste of Origami Sake, a 100% Arkansas-made sake made from locally-grown rice, crafted with care and passion.

The sake production process begins in the morning, with the tōji (master brewer) Yoshimi Terasawa and his small team steaming rice for 70 minutes in a large metal vat on the building's fourth ...

The tour aimed to introduce foreigners living in Japan to the appeal of sake and encourage them to share the taste and the brewing process with the world through social media and other channels.