{"id":94297,"date":"2025-02-17T20:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alcohol\/sake-industry-news-issue-111\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T20:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:34:08","slug":"sake-industry-news-issue-111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=94297","title":{"rendered":"Sake Industry News. Issue #111."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The sake festival season is in full swing here in Japan. The Niigata Sake no Jin wrapped up a few weeks back, then there was Sake Spring in Kyoto, Kamigata Nihonshu World in Osaka, and Tokyo has just enjoyed a week of indulgence with Craft Sake Week.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s just some of the events in the major cities. Sake events are all over the place this time of year and it\u2019s a great time to get out, try some sake and meet some of the brewers. The good news is that they\u2019re not over yet, so if you have the means, get out and enjoy some sake &#8211; wherever you are.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:250,&quot;width&quot;:500,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:39681,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false}\" class=\"sizing-normal\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cc2a892-5b8d-45a3-81a0-f6f15f86fc61_500x250.png 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>And now for the news\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hiroshima- <\/strong><span>Fujii Shuz\u014d (<\/span><em>Ry\u016bsei<\/em><span>) has collaborated with Hiyoshi Shuz\u014dten as part of the \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Brewing In Noto\u201d project, which is being supported through crowdfunding drives. The project is designed to find support for the breweries in the Noto region who are still recovering from the January 1 earthquake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the end of February Fujii Shuz\u014d began production of sake which is being made using rice and k\u014dji sourced from Ishikawa Prefecture. The sake is being produced in accordance with specs provided by Akira Hiyoshi, toji at Hiyoshi Shuz\u014dten.<\/p>\n<div id=\"youtube2-zoL76PMShR4\" class=\"youtube-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;zoL76PMShR4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zoL76PMShR4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowautoplay=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The sake, which will be labeled <\/span><em>Ore no sake<\/em><span> (My Sake), will be available through various sake outlets with a portion of proceeds from sales going toward the rebuilding of Hiyoshi Shuz\u014dten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tsuruno Shuz\u014dten teamed up with Fukumitsuya to brew together in April.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration sake is being made using rice that was salvaged from the devastation of Tsuruno Shuz\u014dten\u2019s brewing facilities.<\/p>\n<p><span>The brewing duo plan to produce two sake: <\/span><em>Taniizumi<\/em><span>, Tsuruno Shuz\u014dten\u2019s brand, and another sake using a combination of yeast from each brewery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shintaro Tsuruno, the 14th generation kuramoto of Tsuruno Shuz\u014dten was ready to give up on the family business, however he was encouraged by sake fans and fellow brewers to continue despite the hardships involved in reviving the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sake will be ready for pressing in May.<\/p>\n<h6><span>Source &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makuake.com\/project\/noto_sake1\/?from=keywordsearch&amp;keyword=%E8%83%BD%E7%99%BB&amp;disp_order=13\" rel=\"\">Makuake<\/a><span> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hokkoku.co.jp\/articles\/-\/1363160\" rel=\"\">Hokkoku<\/a><\/h6>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>JG: As always, we love to see all these cooperation efforts amongst erstwhile competitors. Especially interesting to me is the difference in sheer scale of production between, for example, Fukumitsuya and Tsuruno Shuz\u014dten. One might think they would have little contact or interaction with each other, but nevertheless they are working together. Very inspiring, and we wish them all success.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u65e5\u5409\u9152\u9020\u5e97\uff08\u767d\u99d2\uff09, \u85e4\u4e95\u9152\u9020\uff08\u9f8d\u52e2\uff09, \u9db4\u91ce\u9152\u9020\uff08\u8c37\u6cc9\uff09, \u798f\u5149\u5c4b\uff08\u52a0\u8cc0\u9cf6\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shimane-<\/strong><span> Sake is available in yet another new format with the recent release from Rihaku Shuz\u014d of \u201cpouch sake\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a fan of spending time outdoors, brewery president, Yuichiro Tanaka conceived the idea as an easy way to carry sake in a cooler box when out and about as well as being easy to squeeze into a refrigerator.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp\" width=\"1080\" height=\"709\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/d310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:709,&quot;width&quot;:1080,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:139154,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/webp&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false}\" class=\"sizing-normal\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd310ae37-79a7-4142-bdc8-24ad2bf981c1_1080x709.webp 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The plastic squeeze pouches also serve as a counter to the ongoing bottle shortage issue that has been troubling the industry in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The pouch is easy to store and resealable. After serving, air can be squeezed from the pouch to ensure freshness and less CO2 contact. The pouch can even be heated by placing it directly in hot water. Disposal is also simple as the pouch can be rolled up and easily disposed of with regular waste.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the convenience with such a vessel, the brewery does not advise drinking directly from the pouch as it is a one way ticket to quick inebriation. Instead the brewery suggests consumers pour the sake from the pouch into cups for best enjoyment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rihaku Shuz\u014d also hopes the concept will catch on as a convenient way to purchase sake as a souvenir as opposed to purchasing heavy, cumbersome bottles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"youtube2-CLn7DV9Fxyo\" class=\"youtube-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;CLn7DV9Fxyo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:&quot;22s&quot;,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/CLn7DV9Fxyo?start=22s&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowautoplay=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Three varieties of Rihaku sake are on sale in pouch format.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Rihaku junmai ginj\u014d <\/span><em>Chotokusen<\/em><span> WANDERING POET (300ml JPY850, 180ml JPY550.)\u00a0 <\/span><br \/><span>Rihaku Karakuchi tokubetsu junmai <\/span><em>Yamatano Orochi <\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span>Rihaku tokubetsu junmai <\/span><br \/><span>(300ml JPY700, 180ml JPY450.)\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span>Source &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/ASS443S9JS44PTIB00BM.html\" rel=\"\">Asahi<\/a><br \/><\/h6>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>JG: The pouches are a great idea, indeed maybe a bit too convenient. But I agree, I would need to pour that into a glass to warm up to sake in a pouch, no pun intended. Otherwise it just feels like a Weider-In jelly or similar goo pack. And I can vouch for the quality of the sake from this producer that is going into said pouches!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u674e\u767d\u3000\u7d14\u7c73\u541f\u91b8\u3000\u8d85\u7279\u64b0\u3000WANDERING POET , \u674e\u767d\u3000\u8f9b\u53e3\u7279\u5225\u7d14\u7c73\u9152\u3000\u3084\u307e\u305f\u306e\u304a\u308d\u3061<\/span><br \/><span>\u674e\u767d\u3000\u7279\u5225\u7d14\u7c73\u9152<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hokkaido-<\/strong><span> This year\u2019s Sapporo NTA New Sake Competition (<\/span><em>Shinshu Kanpy\u014dkai<\/em><span>), saw 16 breweries in Hokkaido submit 103 sake for appraisal with a new category also introduced into the competition<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alongside regionally specific categories such as \u201cGinj\u014d Produced with Hokkaido Rice Division\u201d, the \u201c<\/span><em>Keiseimai Gokumisake<\/em><span> Division\u201d (sake made with lightly milled rice for harmonious complexity) made its debut. Sake that has been made with rice milled to levels lower than 70% are eligible for the new category.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sake festival season is in full swing here in Japan. The Niigata Sake no Jin wrapped up a few weeks back, then there was Sake Spring in Kyoto, Kamigata Nihonshu World in Osaka, and Tokyo has just enjoyed a week of indulgence with Craft Sake Week. And that\u2019s just some of the events in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12029],"tags":[11315,15294,1820,3107],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-94297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alcohol","tag-industry","tag-issue","tag-news","tag-sake"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sake Industry News. 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