Passion is Contagious: A Sake Educator on Sharing the Joy of Sake with the World
May. 12. 2022 writer:
Sake educator Natsuki Kikuya shares her thoughts on how to present sake to an international audience
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Simone Maynard’s 5 Tips for Beginners
Mar. 17. 2022 writer:
The host of Taste with the Toji has tips for turning up the heat in your sake love affair
Simone Maynard: Host of ‘Taste with the Toji’ Shares Sake’s Narrative Appeal
Feb. 24. 2022 writer:
The Australian sake educator turns the challenges of lockdown into an opportunity for small brewers and found her tribe along the way
Miho Imada: Japan’s Famed Woman Brewmaster Looks Locally for Inspiration
Nov. 25. 2021 writer:
Miho Imada has achieved global fame, but her success remains rooted in the sake culture of her home.
Retired Soccer Star Hidetoshi Nakata Innovates to Sustain Sake Industry
Sep. 2. 2021 writer:
Retiring from the pitch, a pro soccer player finds his passion for sake.
Beau Timken – A Rough and Tumble Sake Champion for the American West
Jul. 22. 2021 writer:
The proprietor of America’s first sake specialty shop has used carrots, sticks, and sometimes just plain bull-headedness to get Americans to understand and appreciate sake. Two decades in, we look at his progress and how the pandemic is impacting the industry.
Beau Timken’s 5 Tips for Beginners
Jun. 17. 2021 writer:
The proprietor of America's first sake store gives us some quick and dirty tips for new sake explorers.
John Gauntner: Learning to Love the Vague and Unfathomable
May. 13. 2021 writer:
A man on a mission to bring sake to the world
John Gauntner’s 5 Tips for Beginners
Apr. 8. 2021 writer:
A pro sake educator gives us advice on going from curious to sake connoisseur, one sip at a time.
True Sake: An American Shop Spreading the Gospel of Sake
Mar. 13. 2020 writer:
Saying Beau Timken’s sake boutique in San Francisco got in on the ground floor of globalized sake is an understatement. Since 2003, True Sake has been on the frontlines of sake’s expansion in the USA and, through hard work and ingenuity, the shop has helped sway public opinion in sake’s favor one customer at a time.
Keiichiro Miyagawa and Kura Master: Paving the Way for a Sake Movement in France
Dec. 12. 2019 writer:
While sake continues to expand across the globe, it’s found a unique relationship with the people of France. One of the trailblazers raising awareness of the drink in the European nation for decades is Keiichiro Miyagawa, co-founder of the influential Kura Master sake contest.
