This understanding is vital for ensuring the stable production of high-quality rice, which is essential for brewing sake and shochu. In addition to rice quality, the production processes of sake ...

Japan’s Shiraso Brewery prides itself on creating ‘uncommon flavours’ and fusing western innovations with the country’s ...

Exports of sake have been rocketing in recent years, as foreign drinkers develop a taste for the rice brew. But as one recent tasting competition showed, it's not just the Japanese stuff that's ...

Q: What are the main points of sake-brewing? A: There are three main processes: (1) steaming the raw materials, rice and barley; (2) growing koji bacteria on the steamed rice and barley to make ...

Sake, or nihonshu, is made by fermenting steamed rice with koji mold, which converts starch into sugar. The ancient brewing technique was recognized under UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage ...