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Sake in Bourbon Country

Oct 31, 2026

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4 min read

Sake in Bourbon Country

Kentucky's first sake brewery, a junmai with tentacles on the label, and why American sake can never be nihonshu.

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A Sake Brewery Older Than America

Oct 22, 2026

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3 min read

A Sake Brewery Older Than America

Hideyoshi has been brewing in Akita since 1689. Plus a $10 can that sneaks up on you and a horchata sake cocktail for fall.

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Florida Has a Sake Brewery

Oct 15, 2026

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4 min read

Florida Has a Sake Brewery

Shōjō's Dojo in Miami, a $5 yuzu can from Brooklyn Kura, and the side doors Japan's newest brewers use.

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Ten Tables on World Sake Day

Oct 9, 2026

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5 min read

Ten Tables on World Sake Day

Our first Field Notes, from Sake Block in St. Petersburg, FL, plus a 1980 bottle that brought ginjo to everyday drinkers and why a Nashville brewer recreates Japanese water.

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Rice That Would Be Unheard of in Japan

Oct 1, 2026

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6 min read

Rice That Would Be Unheard of in Japan

Happy World Sake Day: a Virginia brewer's bet on American rice, a bottle from an Asheville auto shop, and the mold that makes sake possible.

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The Only Way He Was Going to Drink It Was to Make It

Sep 24, 2026

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5 min read

The Only Way He Was Going to Drink It Was to Make It

An Akita brewery founded in 1487 and a Nashville brewer, both betting on the slowest way to start a sake.

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She Wrote to a Manga Author. He Sent Brewers.

Sep 17, 2026

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6 min read

She Wrote to a Manga Author. He Sent Brewers.

The letter that saved Moriki Shuzo, a bottle from Arkansas, and what a polishing ratio actually buys you.

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