Well, not really, but I hope that got your attention.
If you don’t already know about Philip Harper, the toji at Kinoshita Shuzo, then you better find out as soon as possible. One way to do just that is to read John Glionna’s excellent profile of Philip in the 3 February LA Times. Of course Glionna [...]
Musashino Shuzo’s annual shinshu or new sake tasting dinner the other day started with a really tough quiz. As the guests arrived, we were asked to sit down and try four honjozo bottles in a completely blind tasting. Our first task for the night was to pick SkiI Masamune out of the four. This sake [...]