Traditional Japanese shōchū has long been under-appreciated in the U.S. (though Japanese sake is well-known), but bars around the country have recently started to catch on. The spirit has started to ...

From my seat on the second floor of Shochu Zanmai, a bar specializing in Japan's indigenous distilled liquor, I can see directly into the building across the street. The bar is located down a narrow ...

With so many contenders, it's impossible to anoint any single bar as the smallest in Tokyo, but StandingBar Sanpachi must surely be in the running. It boasts a footprint of just 6.6 square meters — ...

Returning for its 16th year, Little Tokyo Service Center’s (LTSC) Sake in the Park will occur from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 26, in Grand Park. The night’s event will be an all-you-can-eat-and-drink ...

Yoko Kumano surrounded by sake at Umami Mart. Credits: Bert Johnson/File Photo Umami Mart (815 Broadway) has become the go-to bottle shop in Oakland for Japanese beer and sake, but thanks to a ...

Sommelier SAMANTHA PAYNE raises a glass to the new wave of Japanese drinks coming to the fore. Kanpai! While you’d be forgiven for thinking Japanese drinks are limited to light and delicate sake, ...

There are no paying customers inside Sushi Taro on Nov. 15, but some of D.C.’s top chefs are huddled in the back room pouring themselves sake as they revel in a rare night off. Chef Nobu Yamazaki is ...

After much anticipation, the 2023 monsoon has arrived. Sure, it teased us for weeks with isolated rains, added humidity and a few brilliant lightning displays but it has officially came in with a bang ...

Consuming the most whiskey in all of the world conversely affects Indians’ accrued knowledge of various drinking cultures. It is what Kavitha Saravanan discovered when she pitched the business ...