Some of the best riffs on a classic Martini or Bloody Mary call for Japan's national drink. If you're unsure of where to find the best sake, try one of the many U.S brewers that have caught the ...

A spread at Budonoki on Melrose Avenue in Virgil Village: chicken oyster yakitori, curry pan, charred sweet potato, hamachi collar and aburi salmon oshizushi, with a sake cocktail and draft beer. The ...

With its low alcohol content, sake provides a lighter, more neutral base for a cocktail compared with stronger, alcohol-forward spirits. The natural rice flavors pair nicely with any number of ...

Just as sake cocktails are a new twist on a very old Japanese tradition, we've come up with a few nibbles to serve with them that offer fresh perspectives on familiar themes. Created with a cocktail ...

Sake Day. Sake Day? Sake Day! Oct. 1 was international Sake Day, a worldwide celebration of the amazing rice-based Japanese drink. Contrary to popular belief, sake is not wine, but rather is more ...

At the sushi bar, decisions around sake usually entail which Japanese brand to choose, if it should be cold or warm and whether to have another round. In the newly opened taproom at Wetlands Sake, ...

Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $5 hot or cold sake, cocktails, wines by the glass, and appetizers; two-for-one Kirin draft beers The Digs: Izakaya Den, the middle child ...

The United States is now sake’s largest export market by volume. Long a staple in Japanese restaurants, sake also garners increasing interest in the mixology community. For an overview of America’s ...

Atrained sommelier, Paul Tanguay began developing his passion for saké about seven years ago when he joined SushiSamba, a Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian fusion concept that has locations in Chicago, ...

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