Sake Blog

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

Food & drink

Fun & Safe Summer Bucket List

What’s on your summer bucket list? Here are ideas for fun things to do while practicing social di...
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Culture

Five Perfect Sake to Celebrate Father’s Day

Fathers are a talented bunch. Even when something is new to them and there are no manuals or road...
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Sake

Sparkling Sake Brunch at Home

Brunch is a most pleasurable time. In some places, it can begin as early as 9:00 in the morning a...
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Sake

Finding Your Zen with Sake

The weeks leading up to cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., are packed with much anticipat...
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Food & Drink

How To Set Up a Sake Bar at Home

The next best thing to actually being in Japan is eating really good Japanese food with sake in h...
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Sake

Top 5 Best Sake for Beginners

It’s been an amazing year for Japanese sake and 2020 has much more in store! With sake, “beauty i...
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Food & Drink

Pairing Sake with Your Thanksgiving Meal

The Thanksgiving meal is one of my favorite meals to prepare because it’s the single occasion out...
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Sake

Best Hot Sake

For many people, their first encounter with Japanese sake was through a sake bomb, a spin-off fro...
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Culture

Raise Your Glass for World Sake Day

Today is World Sake Day! Across Japan and around the world, sake’s heritage and history will be c...
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Spotlight

Spotlight: Aya Nomoto

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

Spotlight: Jessica Joly (Part 2)

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

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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Culture

Bringing Japan Home: IKEBANA

Seeing the cherry blossoms in person is a wonderful experience, but for those who are unable to t...
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Culture

Enchanting Sakura

Spring is one of Japan’s most beloved seasons. It is a time of beginnings, and for sake lovers, a...
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Spotlight

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

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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Spotlight

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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Culture

Top 5 Gifts for Sake Lovers

The biggest shopping days may be behind us, but have you crossed off everyone on your list? Check...
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Culture

Journey Into Sake

Our Content Editor, Louie Anne talks about her first encounter with sake and her cultural experie...
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