As the brewing season is slowly slowing down, more and more events have started to pop up turning March into another busy sake month.

February is an exciting month because I generally spend a lot of time in one of my favorite places in Japan: Hokkaido!

November is continuing just as busy as the month has started, with a few unexpected sake surprises...

And just like that we arrived in 2023, with January having been as busy as December ended, lots of things happening in the world of sake...

And just like that, the year has come to an end, and what a year it has been!

November is continuing just as busy as the month has started, with a few unexpected surprises. Sake spring Kyoto Sake Spring “秋” (autumn)...

Unbelievable how fast the year is coming to an end and although I thought the sake world would be slowing it certainly has not....

Not sure how October passed so quickly, but there were sure many great sake events spread out all through the month. Plus, this month was...

Back with part two of this very busy September, more sake events, brewery visits, and some very special guest arriving in Japan...

August was an incredibly busy month but somehow September has done it! With sake events popping up all over Japan there is a lot going on...

July has been a busy sake month with many of the events and festivals back, Here are some highlights of what was going on in July.

Summer has arrived in Japan - and with it is summer events including plenty of sake happenings!

Hokkaido is a great place for sake and Takasago Sake Brewery offers an amazing tour in the heart of Asahikawa!

If you are in Hokkaido, there is one sake that you will start to notice everywhere and it is the sake made by Asahikawa's Otokoyama Brewery

When in Kyoto there is really NO excuse not to visit Matsui Shuzo, located in the heart of Kyoto!

So you are heading to Tokyo and are looking for some unique sake brewery to visit? Look no further, “Heiwa Doburoku Brewery” (平和どぶろく兜町醸造所)!

The sake industry is well know for one thing, its tradition. However, more and more, let's call them craft brewers are deciding do deviate..

If you want to drink sake that even the Samurai where drinking back in time, then Kenbishi is one sake you have to try!

Talking about Japanese sake, we often hear about rice polishing grades. But this sake rice polishing grade, what is it really? To be honest,

Hokkaido in Japan is one of my favourite places not just for its beautiful nature, delicous food but also for its amazing sake!