Sparkling Sake – Japanese Rice Wine

When we look at one of Japan’s famous and traditional drinks, Sake, which is a Wine made from Rice, it started production back during the 3rd century BC, with the first written record of the word Sake coming from the 3rd century AD. Although we can only confirm that the manufacture of the drink started…

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Japanese Horror Cocktail

Whether fictional or factual, Japanese horror uses the Japanese culture as an asset, noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre differing from the traditional Western representations. Japanese Horror can be found focusing on psychological horror, carefully executed tension-building and supernatural horror, involving ghosts (yūrei) and poltergeists, or it could delve…

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Octopus and Sake – A Taste of Japan

The Octopus is considered a delicacy, it’s mainly enjoyed in Asia and the Mediterranean, but can be enjoyed all over the world, we’re taking this opportunity to pair the Octopus with two different bottles of Sake, Rice Wine from Japan, to see how the two flavours combine, but first, let’s find out a little about…

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