Back in November of last year I went to my first proper Sake Tasting which was held in the Kobe Sheraton Hotel on Rokko Island (a man-made island just off the coast of Kobe).
Nihonshu Festival 2009
I’ve been to informal tastings at sake breweries but I was intersted to see how a sake tasting… Continue reading
My First Sake Club Package
Recently there’s been a spate of adverts in Japanese newspapers and leaflets through the door for wine, beer and sake monthly clubs.
Think it must be the start of the “financial year” or something. Anyway, toyed with the idea of joining a wine club but then thought, when in Japan… Continue reading
I’m always a big fan of free booze and walking through Umeda station in Osaka, Japan the other day (well, the other month really, been a bit slack with posting this), I was greeted with this…
Free Sake in Osaka
I know it’s not a great picture (taken with my camera… Continue reading
Sake Tasting Bar
In an hour or so, we’re about to go on a tour of the local area sake breweries. I live in Hyogo which has about 60% of the sake (nihonshu – Japanese rice wine) breweries in Japan.
I thought I’d dig out an old blog post I… Continue reading
