World Sake Day is October 1. As a relatively new holiday to commemorate Japan’s national beverage of fermented rice wine, World Sake Day is perhaps one with as much history as the drink itself.

James Jin pauses to wipe sweat from his brow as he manually mixes steamed rice early in the process of brewing his craft sake. As owner and brewer at Nova Brewing Co., Jin is bringing the ancient art ...

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Once confined to Japanese restaurants and karaoke clubs, sake has found its way onto drinks lists and supermarket shelves up and down the country. Waitrose announced searches on its website for the ...

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Sake is a liquor, made from fermented rice, with an alcohol content close to that of wine. Sake can be sipped cold or hot depending on the type and quality. The less traditional, but very popular way ...

This time of year in Japan, sake drinking becomes a national pursuit. As the ubiquitous cherry blossoms briefly turn the country pink, clusters of friends and relatives converge to claim squares of ...