Rice, Water, Earth: Notes on Sake
These posts are the continuation of my thoughts and reporting on sake for the James Beard award-winning Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake, which I co-wrote with sake sommelier and Sake Samurai Michael Tremblay.
Sake and Sustainability: Sekiya and Kobe Shushinkan Breweries
Sawada Brewery: Weaving Rope Baskets, Sticking to Tradition
Although today you can find a small but growing number of breweries that are going back to traditional Edo or even pre-Edo period sake-making styles (Aramasa Brewery in Akita and Senkin Brewery in Tochigi are two), Sawada Brewery is rare in that it never really gave up these traditions.