One reason is because sake is meant for sipping and cooking in Japan. And just as there's a right way to drink other fermented spirits like beer and white or red wine, there's a right way to drink ...

A primer on how to drink sake mirrors that of Japanese whisky: you savor it. Considered the national drink of Japan, sake has served as a staple in Japanese cuisine and culture for centuries (as ...

And it's not just fancy bars adding the drink to their menus: Wagamama, which operates 176 restaurants across the UK, now offers a sparkling sake. Not a wine, beer or spirit, the alcoholic drink ...

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Picture this. You’re rifling through the wine list at your favourite restaurant, past the house cocktails, your finger ...

A Japanese sake brewer has taken to burying bottles of the alcohol in the snow for a couple of months, saying it produces a milder, smoother taste. The Rokkasen Brewery in northeastern Japan's ...

They use it to make junmai, or pure rice sake that has no added alcohol or sugar. But mass-produced sake made with cheap additives is threatening the business. For more information, head to the ...

However, craft sake is officially classified as “other brewed beverages” under the Liquor Tax Law. That is because the brewers mix in fruits and other ingredients that cannot be used for ...