For the uninitiated, understanding sake can be tough. Its production process is entirely different from wine and beer. A variety of sake quality categories are also predicated on how finely ground the ...

If you’ve only thought to order a bottle of sake with your sushi, think again: That bottle of sake on the back bar may be the underdog of the spirits world, ready to take your next meal to the next ...

You’ve mastered single-malt and bested craft beer; you’ve even solved the mysteries of mezcal and speak reasonable rum. But what of that clear — and clearly baffling — Japanese rice beverage called ...

Lucy Simon is a New York-based wine, spirits, and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021. To drink sake or to drink wine, that is the question. As sake sales have skyrocketed ...

For a low-ABV cocktail that goes down smoothly, try swapping liquor for sake with help from an expert who offers some novel ...

For the month of October, LoLa 41 is featuring flights of different Japanese sakes — each with a unique flavor profile — and suggesting which of the restaurant’s menu items guests might want to pair ...

Atsukan is used as a general term for hot sake, but it specifically means sake heated to around 122°F, the ideal temperature ...

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Sake has long been merged with sushi in the minds and mouths of diners. This centuries-old fermented beverage appears in seemingly endless variety on the menus of Japanese restaurants worldwide, and ...

Sake is slowly gaining a foothold on drinks menus nationwide, but a local sake expert thinks the beverage has the potential to be even bigger in Seattle.”I realize sake doesn’t fit our locavore ...