A primer on how to drink sake mirrors that of Japanese whisky: you savor it. Considered the national drink of Japan, sake has ...

Sake is a versatile and delicious drink, but it's often misunderstood. It is not a wine as it is made from grain — in this case rice — instead of fruit juice. It is not a spirit since it's not ...

Sake has been a Japanese staple for thousands of years. Discover its history and learn how to properly drink sake from industry experts. "The importation of premium sake began about 30 years ago ...

I had never tasted expensive high-grade sake before, which prompted another question. How delicious can a drink made from fermented rice and rice mold really be? Long, long before the arrival of ...

She isn't overly protective about how her sake is enjoyed abroad. "As long as people enjoy it, that's fine," she said. But she does draw the line at people drinking sake like a tequila shot, an ...

Sake has been the biggest loser in the alcohol market from the shift to drinking at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics show. Although wine and other alcoholic beverages have largely ...

As enthusiasm grows abroad, less people are drinking sake in Japan. According to the National Tax Agency, shipments of sake in fiscal 2022 totaled 407,000 kiloliters, about a quarter less than ...

Returning for its seventh edition, the annual Craft Sake Week is running until April 29 at Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo. The event is the brainchild of Hidetoshi Nakata, a former soccer star who ...