Sake Journal
Handbook for the Recently Sake Obsessed
Notes, obsessions, and rabbit holes from a Texan deep in the world of nihonshu. Basics, homebrewing, vocabulary, all of it.
Journal Entries
Sake Education
Basics of Sake Grades
Honjozo, junmai, ginjo, daiginjo. Learn the framework that makes sake labels make sense.
Sake Education
Basics of Sake Styles
Nigori, nama, koshu, genshu. The styles that show up on bottles and what they are telling you.
Sake Education
Basics of Sake Temperature
Hot, cold, and everything in between. How the same sake tastes different at every temperature.
Sake Homebrewing
Brewing Differences
Sake isn't beer, wine, or rice wine. Here is what actually happens in each tank.
Sake Education
A Note on Romanization
Yukibie, yuki-hie, futsu-shu, futsushu. Why the same word ends up spelled so many ways.
Sake Education
Sake Vessels
O-choko, guinomi, tokkuri, masu. The vessels that shape how sake actually reaches you.
Sake Education
Sake Vocabulary
Every term used across the site, defined and pronounced in one place.
Sake Education
Sake Certifications
SEC, WSET, SSA, SSI. A tour of the sake certifications worth knowing about and who each one is for.
