Though people serve sake, or fermented Japanese rice wine, in small cups (known as guinomi or choko), you should avoid drinking sake like a shot. One reason is because sake is meant for sipping ...

In other words, unlike regular sake competitions where judges evaluate products based on traditional Japanese criteria, Kura Master’s judgement shows what French people want to drink with French ...

And it's not just fancy bars adding the drink to their menus: Wagamama, which operates 176 restaurants across the UK, now offers a sparkling sake. Not a wine, beer or spirit, the alcoholic drink ...

Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. If you like Japanese food, you may enjoy Japanese sake as well. But many of us drink sake only with Japanese food. The world is changing ...

Sake has been the biggest loser in the alcohol market from the shift to drinking at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics show. Although wine and other alcoholic beverages have largely ...

As enthusiasm grows abroad, less people are drinking sake in Japan. According to the National Tax Agency, shipments of sake in fiscal 2022 totaled 407,000 kiloliters, about a quarter less than ...

Picture this. You’re rifling through the wine list at your favourite restaurant, past the house cocktails, your finger ...

In the meantime, Smith has expanded the craft brewery’s drink selections beyond those made from malt and hops. Earlier this month, Kitsune began pouring sake, wine and hard cider. “We're ...