KIKUSUI Sake Culture Institute Makes Sake Education Accessible to the Masses
Feb. 12. 2019 posted by
"We’ve reached an age in which producing great sake isn’t necessarily enough to translate into great sales."
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A Valuable Taste Test
Nov. 2. 2018 posted by
We try Gekkeikan's Tokusen Sake, gold medalist and Great Value Champion Sake at the International Wine Challenge 2018
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Tsunekichi Okura: The Henry Ford of Japanese sake
Aug. 23. 2018 posted by
How a 13-year-old transformed a small Fushimi brewery into a global powerhouse and changed the world of Japanese sake forever.
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Mukantei sake: Jamming with Blue Note Tokyo’s dinner menu
Mar. 2. 2018 posted by
KIKUSUI’s Mukantei was born from the philosophy that good sake need not be exclusive — it’s for everyone to enjoy.
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Funaguchi Kikusui Ichiban Shibori: Once a “brewery only” specialty, now available anytime, anywhere in Japan
Feb. 22. 2018 posted by
Sake fans used to have to travel to the KIKUSUI brewery in Niigata to enjoy the taste of Funaguchi Kikusui Ichiban Shibori, but this freshly-pressed sake is now available throughout Japan year-round. The details of how Funaguchi Kikusui Ichiban Shibori came to be is full of first-in-Japan developments — it's quite the story!
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Taste Japanese Fermentation Culture at the Kuramoto Stand Café
Sep. 14. 2017 posted by
Take a break from your Akihabara shopping expedition at Kuramoto Stand. This café in the heart of Japanese subculture offers food and drinks made with traditional fermented ingredients.
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Design your Original Sake Bottle at “KAYOIGURA”
May. 23. 2017 posted by
Akihabara will already no doubt be on most people's itinerary when they come to Tokyo as a hub of Japanese subculture, famous the world over as the destination for anime, manga, gaming, etc. Now it's turning into the place to discover sake too, where the world famous sake producer, KIKUSUI, has just opened "KAYOIGURA", dedicated to one-of-a-kind sake cultural experiences and the ultimate in personalized-sake-merchandising.
