Warming sake, known as atsukan or okan, transforms its aroma and flavor, revealing new layers of sweetness, umami, and ...

For a low-ABV cocktail that goes down smoothly, try swapping liquor for sake with help from an expert who offers some novel ...

Born in the mountains of Toyama and shaped by craft, time and collaboration, IWA is a new expression of sake that bridges ...

The Dassai brewery in Japan offers tours of its sake facility, which is about 40 minutes’ drive from Marine Corps Air Station ...

Its Techniques and People Recognized Worldwide January 7, 2026 (Japan) -- On December 6, 2025, one year had passed ...

Before buying sake, be sure to check the grade. Sake is graded as either premium or nonpremium—in Japanese, tokutei meishō-shu (literally, “special designation sake”) or futsū-shu (“ordinary sake”).

Sales and consumption of sake, traditionally regarded as Japan’s national drink, have been in decline for some time. From a peak of 1.675 million kiloliters in 1975, consumption had dropped to just ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. "We want people to drink sake the way people drink wine," says Monica ...

With the price of rice skyrocketing, sake breweries are being left high and dry, struggling to procure raw ingredients as farmers shift to growing rice varieties unsuitable for brewing. Rice varieties ...

They're not serving sushi on the Moon – yet – but if or when they do, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and DASSAI want sake on the table. To attain this quaffable goal, the companies are sending a rice ...