Rice represents the essential raw material in sake brewing, with its intrinsic qualities and processing methods critically influencing the beverage’s final flavour profile and aroma. The traditional ...

Cameraman-turned-filmmaker Erik Shirai doesn’t answer a major question that viewers of his impressionistic slice of work-life doc The Birth of Saké are bound to wonder: Why does the Tedorigawa Brewery ...

Sake drinkers hoping to watch seasoned craftsmen show off ancient skills with antique wooden equipment will be out of luck on a tour of the Dassai brewery in Yamaguchi prefecture. The gleaming ...