Sake Deep Dive

A sake podcast for the beyond beginner! Sake brewer Andrew Russell and sake writer/translator Jim Rion dive deep into the history and culture around Japan's national drink to bring context and insight, for when an introduction just won't cut it. Join us every month for a tokkuri full of unfiltered sake knowledge! Our theme song is from: Lotus Lane by The Loyalist - Preconceived Notions https://soundcloud.com/preconceived-n... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lotus-lane Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/1YVHRMVwwHg

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Sake Deep Dive

Episodes (49)

Mar 31st Itami - Sake's Other, Other Birthplace(?)
Jan 31st Niigata - How Snow Country Sake Fueled the Jizake Boom
Dec 31, 2025 Brewery Hierarchy - Sake Making Structure

Sake Deep Dive

Mar 31, 2026
1¼ hours
59 MB

Andy and Jim dig into the past of Itami, an influential sake brewing area in Hyogo prefecture that found itself replaced by Nada. What innovations did Itami offer up, and why did it get left in the shadows of sake history? Come listen as your hosts brush the cobwebs off a nearly-lost sake brewing center that just might be the birthplace of seishu. Kanpai! Vocab for this episode Namizake 並酒　- An early word for sake brewed with unpolished rice in both kōji and kakemai. Morohaku 諸白　- Sake brewed with polished rice both for kōji and...

Sake Deep Dive

Itami - Sake's Other, Other Birthplace(?)

Sake Deep Dive

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