Topics.【酒のつまみ話】なぜ日本酒には「○○正宗」が多いのか？
日本酒に「○○正宗」が多いのは、江戸時代に灘の「櫻正宗」が美味しさで有名になり、「正宗」が美味しい酒の代名詞となったため、他の酒蔵もその名にあやかって使い始めたからです。明治時代に商標登録制度ができると、「正宗」は一般名称化していたため単...
conversation to liven up a cup of sake (esp. in the context of a tea ceremony)
Topics.
Topics.YOSHIKI of X JAPAN started a wine brand "Y by YOSHIKI" in Yoichi.
YOSHIKI has announced that he will produce a wine using grapes from Yoichi Town, Hokkaido, under his wine brand "Y by YOSHIKI". The grape used is Pinot Noir, and YOSHIKI was impressed by the potential of Yoichi Town and...
Topics.Japanese Sake Shop IMADEYA Enters First Overseas Market in Partnership with Hong Kong's YATA Department Store
IMADEYA, a Japanese sake store, will make its first overseas entry in partnership with YATA Department Store, a department store in Hong Kong...
Topics.Sake no Tsumami Hanashi] "Gotochi Honinshi" started handling in Fukuoka and Yamagata Prefectures. Spreads to 45 prefectures nationwide.
The "Local Hornwort Project" for the popular outdoor spice "Hornwort" launched in 2022 Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture (sales to begin May 29, 2025) and Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture (sales to begin June 14, 2025) will now begin selling "Local Hornwort". ...
Topics.Sake-no-Tsukkomi] Products for the United Kingdom. Shochiku-bai SAKE CAN "Sora" Junmai SAKE newly released.
Takara Shuzo International, in collaboration with Takara Shuzo and Tazaki Foods of the U.K., has apparently developed "Shochiku Bai SAKE CAN "Sora" Junmai SAKE", a Japanese sake in a can. This product is part of the "Global Japanese Sake Cooperation Project" and will be sold in the U.K. from June 2025....
conversation to liven up a cup of sake (esp. in the context of a tea ceremony)【酒のつまみ話】日本酒の魅力を発信するアンバサダー「2025 Mr SAKE & 2025 Mrs SAKE」が決定
2025 Mr SAKE & 2025 Mrs SAKE 2025年5月10日、東京・神田明神EDOCCO STUDIOにて「2025 Mr SAKE & Mrs SAKE 最終選考会」が開催されました。Mr SAK...
Topics.Oyama Highball" won Gold at the World Premix Awards 2025!
Matsui Sake Brewing Company (Kurayoshi Distillery)'s "Daisen Highball" won a gold medal at the World Premix Awards 2025 held in the UK, despite being a first-time entrant. This is a great accomplishment following the ISC 2024 less than a year after its release, and it is the first time that a Japanese...
Topics.Sake no Tsumami Hanashi] Strengthening support system for overseas expansion! New business model "Memories Yokocho" opened in Ho Chi Minh City!
A popular pub "Memories Yokocho" was established on Pasta Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is conveniently located a 5-minute walk from Ben Thanh subway station in a popular local area. The interior is a reproduction of a retro Japanese izakaya street, with a back alley-style counter on the first floor and neo-izakaya style table seating on the second floor....
Topics.Nikaido" became the official shochu of the Dodgers this season, and "Nikaso", a soda-drizzled shochu, is enjoying a worldwide boom.
Oita Prefecture's Nikaido Shuzo's "Oita Mugi Shochu Nikaido" has become the official shochu of Shohei Otani's Dodgers and is now available at Dodger Stadium. NIKASO, a popular Oita soda drink, is now available in the general seating area under the menu name "NIKAIDO SHOCHU SPRITZ"....
Topics.# Tonight's Wristband" distribution and sales started, aimed at facilitating communication at bars.
Noge is one of the best drinking areas in Japan with more than 600 restaurants in the Sakuragicho - Hinodecho Station area, with many standing bars and small stores where natural interaction can easily occur. In recent years, with the increase in tourists and the popularity of "bar hopping," the area has been visited by a diverse range of people. To make this interaction more enjoyable and safe...
Topics.The Drinking Game: Changing with Science! A Fun and Healthy Drinking Revolution
It would be a shame to do away with "drinking nication." However, drinking parties are not only fun, but also involve failures and stress. Therefore, members of the Japan Society of Professional Engineers, Sanwa Shuzu, and Kyushu University are jointly developing a "Drinking Party Rulebook". In addition, to drinking...
Topics.A "bourbon of the near future" that can be aged in 30 hours, a process that can take up to seven years.
American venture BarrelRM has developed a technology that allows bourbon to be aged in 30 hours, instead of the two or more years it used to take. Developer Sean Kelly immerses charred white oak chips in a tank and precisely adjusts temperature, humidity, and oxygen levels to achieve a 7...
Topics.【酒のつまみ話】今年も「2025Mrs SAKE」を募集開始！
一般社団法人Miss SAKEは、「2025 Mrs SAKE」の応募を募集します。Miss SAKEは2013年に開始され、日本酒と日本文化の魅力を国内外に発信するアンバサダーを選出。外務省や農林水産省などの後援を受け、これまで世界各国...
Topics.【酒のつまみ話】世界で最も高価なワイン、新記録で落札
第17回「ワインオークション」 2025年3月8日・9日に東京・虎ノ門で第17回「ワインオークション」を開催されました。注目を集めたのは、ドメーヌ ルロワのミュジニー2015で、前回の記録を上回るハンマープライス640万円（手数料込...
Topics.【酒のつまみ話】「飲酒と健康」の新たな指標を確立！「操酒（そうしゅ）アドバイザー」資格制度が始動
操酒アドバイザー 「日本酒を圀酒から、国際酒へ！」を理念に、国内外でSAKE EXPERT®資格取得セミナーを開催、資格を発給する一般社団法人ジャパン・サケ・アソシエーション（以下JSA、本社：東京都中野区、理事長：近藤 淳子）は、...
Topics.【酒のつまみ話】ガソリンスタンドでお酒が飲める!?3代目が打った需要減への一手
三重県伊賀市の箱林は60年間、家族でガソリンスタンドを営んでいます。3代目の箱林穂高さん（46）は2021年、待合スペースを缶詰ダイニングに改装し、全国でも珍しいお酒が楽しめるガソリンスタンドへと装いを新たにしました。決して奇をてらった策...
Topics.【酒のつまみ話】国内初！アルコール依存症治療補助アプリ薬事承認取得
アルコール依存症治療補助アプリ 2025年2月13日、厚生労働省は国内初となるアルコール依存症の治療補助アプリを承認しました。 本アプリは、減酒を目標とする患者を対象に、心理社会的治療を支援するものです。患者は日々の飲酒量や体...
Topics.【酒のつまみ話】居酒屋での「お通し」。関西では「突き出し」と言われる理由
「突き出し」と「お通し」は、日本料理で提供される軽い料理を指し、基本的に同じ意味です。「突き出し」は関西、「お通し」は関東で使われることが多いですが、両者の明確な違いはないという。 「突き出し」の語源は不明ですが、江戸時代には既に使...
Topics.【酒のつまみ話】レゲエはまろやか、ロックは酸味が強い！？音楽を聴かせて焼酎を熟成させる「ソニックエイジング」
ソニックエイジング 鹿児島県奄美市の黒糖焼酎メーカー「西平酒造」は、音楽を聴かせて焼酎を熟成させる「ソニックエイジング」に挑戦している。樽に取り付けたスピーカーからレゲエやロック、島唄など6種類の音楽を流し、音の振動で樽内の焼酎を微...
Topics.The production of "Pipo-kun," which had been halted last spring, resumed.
The production of stuffed toys of "Pi-Po-kun," the mascot character of the Metropolitan Police Department, will resume. The factory that had been in charge of manufacturing the toys closed in March 2024 due to aging craftsmen, and production has been halted.
English
Japanese