Sake day special 2024

Special Supplements / Sake day special 2024 Oct 1, 2024

Sake brewers push boundaries of perception

by Makiko Itoh

Rice is the raw material from which Japan’s national drink  is made, and autumn is the season for harvesting the year’s crop. Following the harvest, October is when sake brewers traditionally start their work. In 1978, the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS) designated ...

Special Supplements / Sake day special 2024 Oct 1, 2024

Discover Iwa 5: The art of Assemblage

Iwa Sake has released its highly anticipated Iwa 5 Assemblage 5 — the latest launch from Shiraiwa K.K. in the expression of beauty and pursuit of perfect balance. The dark, velvety 720-milliliter bottles hold the blending or “assemblage” techniques of founder-maker Richard Geoffroy, who spent ...