Christmas is finally approaching and so here’s our Christmas 2025 sake recommendations!  Sake offers unexpected gastronomic experiences when paired with traditional Christmas dishes. Here are four sake recommendations that would pair excellently with your festive foods, from Christmas party bites through to savoury main dishes like roast turkey and pigs in blankets to desserts like homemade minced pies.

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Momo no Sekku

I sat down (virtually!) with Alex, from Sugidama Blog, and I talked about sake basics and some of my tips for those just getting into sake. Including: How to choose sake What temperature to drink sake What cups/vessels you can enjoy sake from Types of sake Much more… Give it a listen (no subscription necessary) […]

Wednesday 18th November – Sake Basics It’s been a while since I did an absolute basics for sake so, if you’re new to sake and just want to find out more then this is the session for you! You don’t even need to order any sake for this one, just tune in and find out […]

Sake Future Summit 2020 is a chance to bring the global dialogue about sake and shochu together in one place for one inspiring weekend celebrating these incredible drinks. November 21-22 (Sat & Sun)All weekend long(Japan local time) Lessons from the PastQuestions for the PresentExploration of the Future Visit the Sake On Air website for further details, schedule and full line up

This is just a random musing but do you need to allow some sake to breathe? I’ve been spending time with some pretty highly polished sakes recently. Tatenokawa has some sakes polished to 1%, 8% and 18%, for example, and I’ve noticed that these sakes tend to be better the next day. What’s going on […]

So, last week I made some mulled sake for a Christmas drinks party. I have to confess to being a little dubious about the whole idea but, actually, it worked really well and was heartily guzzled by my guests. Credit for the recipe must go to Ali over at Kurobuta Marble Arch; he is, of course, […]

A big thank you to everyone who came down on 1st October for our World Sake Day party! I held a Masterclass beforehand for around 25 people; the theme was sake & temperature and we tried three different sakes, both cold and warm: Rocky Mountain, Silent Forest & Morning Dew.  Since it was World Sake […]

There’s a great little video from a series called “Folktales from Japan” in which sake and Tengus are featured in one of the short episodes. It’s made for kids but it’s a lot of fun and gives an insight into the Tengu legend! Click on the image above to watch the video.  Skip to 8m 30s […]