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Dive in to the world of sake. Plus Japan travel tips, recipes and much more.

  • Craftsmanship That Moves People—Homare Brewing Company

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    Craftsmanship That Moves People—Homare Brewing Company

    Among Tippsy’s fruity sake fans, Homare is one of the most beloved brands with delightful and uni...

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  • Making The Best Quality Sake Accessible Worldwide—Okunomatsu

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    Making The Best Quality Sake Accessible Worldwide—Okunomatsu

    Anyone who follows major sake competitions have most likely heard of Okunomatsu Brewing Company, ...

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  • The Pride of Aizu Toji and Suehiro Brewing Company

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    The Pride of Aizu Toji and Suehiro Brewing Company

    Suehiro Brewing Company is one of the most fun breweries to visit—located in one of the beautiful...

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  • How Heiwa Transformed Their Sake Brewery with a Startup Approach

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    How Heiwa Transformed Their Sake Brewery with a Startup Approach

    Among many innovative sake breweries out there, Heiwa Brewing Company sheds light on a bit of a d...

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  • Sake without limitation—Daishichi

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    Sake without limitation—Daishichi

    If you are a kimoto sake fan, you might have come across Daishichi Brewing Company at some point....

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  • Sake Evangelist, John Gauntner

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    Sake Evangelist, John Gauntner

    John Gauntner is one of the world’s first few leading non-Japanese sake professionals, and is cel...

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  • 500 Years of History and Beyond—Shichi Hon Yari and Yasunobu Tomita

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    500 Years of History and Beyond—Shichi Hon Yari and Yasunobu Tomita

    Tomita Brewing Company is one of the most historical sake breweries in Japan. Their world-famous ...

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  • The World of Sake is Where Women Can Shine—Yuho and Miho Fujita

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    The World of Sake is Where Women Can Shine—Yuho and Miho Fujita

    Although female sake professionals are emerging more than ever today, the majority of brewery pre...

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  • Sake for Everyone’s Bright Future—Atsuhide Kato and Born

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    Sake for Everyone’s Bright Future—Atsuhide Kato and Born

    Atsuhide Kato is an 11th-generation brewery president at Katoukichibee Shouten. With over 160 yea...

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  • Celebrate the New Year with Taru Sake—Hidekazu Tanisawa and Choryo

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    Celebrate the New Year with Taru Sake—Hidekazu Tanisawa and Choryo

    |You might have seen images of sake in barrels, but have you tried it before? Choryo Brewing Comp...

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  • Expanding The Horizon of Sake—Dassai and Kazuhiro Sakurai

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    Expanding The Horizon of Sake—Dassai and Kazuhiro Sakurai

    A number of Tippsy customers are sure to agree with us that drinking Dassai makes any dining expe...

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  • Ever-evolving Flavor—Kubota and Motoyoshi Yamaga

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    Ever-evolving Flavor—Kubota and Motoyoshi Yamaga

    Many have heard of and tried Kubota sake, brewed by Asahi-shuzo Sake Brewing Company in Niigata p...

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  • Organic Sake As a Positive Cause for The Future—Tentaka and Munenori Ozaki

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    Organic Sake As a Positive Cause for The Future—Tentaka and Munenori Ozaki

    Munenori Ozaki is the third-generation kuramoto (brewery president) at Tentaka Brewing Company ke...

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  • Revitalizing The Sake Making in Shonan — Tensei and Tetsuro Igarashi

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    Revitalizing The Sake Making in Shonan — Tensei and Tetsuro Igarashi

    Tetsuro Igarashi is a toji at Kumazawa Brewing Company. Their famous Tensei series is widely enjo...

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  • Flavor of “Never Giving Up” Passion—Fukucho Sake and Miho Imada

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    Flavor of “Never Giving Up” Passion—Fukucho Sake and Miho Imada

    Welcome to our Spotlight series! We hope you enjoy this delightful dialogue with Miho Imada, a fe...

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  • Spotlight: Aya Nomoto

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    Spotlight: Aya Nomoto

    Aya Nomoto is an accomplished and dedicated sake professional, sommelier, and educator with Level...

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  • Spotlight: Jessica Joly (Part 2)

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    Spotlight: Jessica Joly (Part 2)

    Jessica Joly is Marketing Director for Sake Discoveries, a New York-based company spreading sake ...

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  • Jessica Joly

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    Spotlight: Jessica Joly (Part 1)

    In our third Spotlight, we talk to Jessica Joly whose creativity is bringing sake to new heights ...

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  • Alice Hama

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    Spotlight: Bridging Sake & Wine, Tippsy Interviews Alice Hama

    In our second Spotlight, leading female sommelier Alice Hama tells us about the expanding world o...

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  • Spotlight continued: Tippsy Interviews Timothy Sullivan (Part 2)

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    Spotlight continued: Tippsy Interviews Timothy Sullivan (Part 2)

    Last week, we shared Part 1 of our interview with sake educator, sommelier, and Hakkaisan's Globa...

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  • Timothy Sullivan

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    Spotlight: Tippsy Interviews Timothy Sullivan (Part 1)

    "Sake is Japanese culture in a cup—a microcosm of the larger expression of Japanese culture." We ...

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