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.

Momo no Sekku: A Celebration of Spring, Tradition & Sake

Shogatsu, the Japanese New Year, is a celebration of renewal, hope, and togetherness. Rooted in rich traditions, it’s a time to reflect, set intentions, and enjoy iconic customs.

Serving and Enjoying Shochu How should enjoy your bottle of shochu when you’ve bought a bottle from us? We are here to give you some ideas! (If you haven’t yet please check out our Spirits Shop).

From 14th February to 18th March 2022, 20 spectacular restaurants in London are running a sake promotion pairing some of their iconic dishes with Japanese sake.

During the COVID lockdown our Director, Oliver, was invited along to the studios in the famous wine establishment of 67 Pall Mall give an Introduction to Sake. Here he talks to industry professional Barry McCaughley. Featured Sakes in “An Introduction to Sake”: – Yauemon “Autumn Leaves” Honjozo– Yauemon “Waning Moon” Junmai– Konishi Silver Ginjo– Fukukomachi […]

Straight out of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, these famous chicken wings (Nagoya no Tebasaki) are quite unlike the usual the other chicken dishes we know and love from Japan.

Prepare to have your taste buds tantalised! Along with our buddies, The Oystermen (Observer Food Mag. Restaurant of the Year 2019), we’ve put together a special sake & seafood experience for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. I’m really excited about this! Having done sake & seafood pairings at The Oystermen […]

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 […]