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For the uninitiated, understanding sake can be tough. Its production process is entirely different from wine and beer. A variety of sake quality categories are also predicated on how finely ground the ...

Sometimes we bump up against a libation category we haven’t learned to be discerning about for one reason or another. I have opinions about wine. I have opinions about beer. I have opinions on obscure ...

Sip or slurp? Warm or chilled? Cheap or high end? Many Americans are not experts when it comes to sake, the alcoholic beverage that is an integral part of Japanese culture. “We drink it at weddings, ...