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.
Hachinohe Shuzo: The Winningest Sake Brewery of 2021
We wanted to include Hachinohe in our book because its sake is fantastic, and we like the Komai brothers’ use of all-local organic and natural rice, Aomori yeast, and their goal of restoration and preservation of the local Kanisawa ecosystem.