Sake

...Yamada Nishiki, and the scene changed dramatically. Yamada Nishiki, which accounts for nearly 30 percent of Japan's sake rice, is resilient and easily shipped between prefectures. But as sake makers struggle to compete in a contracting...

In this article: Ibaraki Prefecture, Ishioka, Mie Prefecture, Mount Tsukuba, Japan, and Tofu

...rum. This is much more refreshing." HUNG NGUYEN'S SEVEN SUMMER SAKES These are all premium sakes, which make up about 6 percent of the sake produced, Nguyen says. They come from production regions in the northern two-thirds of Japan,...

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...enough to make good sake. If Japan follows European countries and the U.S. in the enactment of a liquor law, sake brewers would be required to disclose the names of raw materials used in the production process. A label displayed on a bottle,...

In this article: European Union, Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture, United States, and Allegation

...sake-maker to rise to the rank of toji, or master brewer. "Philip loves sake, but he also loves Japanese traditional culture," says Hiroshi Ujita, a Kyoto brewery owner. "His character is almost Japanese. He understands the Japanese...

In this article: Japan, Oxford, United States, Cornwall, and Osaka

...guidelines for sake tasting competitions. He publishes a sake newsletter several times each year; and he authored Sake (U.S.A.): A Complete Guide to American Sake, Sake Breweries and Homebrewed Sake. While the rest of the world may be...

In this article: Fred Eckhardt, Oregon, Portland, Houston, Texas, Japan, Buddhist, and Puck

...substitute for ochoko, while in Japan it is used in conjunction with masu. Sake stemware is also used, which is essentially a glass sake cup elevated above a wide base. Sake stemware, as well as glass tokkuri, is now commonly used to serve...

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...tons of potential for anecdotal expression." Although Gauntner enjoys his role as sake dendoshi, he equally appreciates the chance to be an insider to one of Japan's most revered industries. "I stay very in tune with the industry. I don't...

In this article: Japan, United States, Leap of faith, Regionalism, Tax, Rolling Stone, Marubeni, and Newsweek

...day. Today masu are largely used for drinking sake, as the advent of modern rice cookers and a higher calorie diet in Japan has made them impractical for measuring portions of rice, and the standard size is one go, or 0.18039L. There is...

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...several times in the Kojiki, Japan's first written history, compiled in 712. People used sake for spiritual functions because people who had it got a fever. The first alcoholic drink in Japan may have been kuchikami no sake...

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