I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to Japanese spirits. The only alcoholic Japanese drink that I am familiar with is sake, and that is because it is sold all over the city in many restaurants. Shochu  is actually a Japanese spirit that is distilled from barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat or rice. Sometimes it is produced from other ingredients […]

Whenever people go to a hibachi or Japanese style restaurant, it is nearly impossible not to order hot sake or a sake bomb. For Westerners, many perceive sake as a hot drink, but there is much more to it and for hundreds of years it has been considered the Japanese version of wine. The House of Gekkeikan has brewed the […]

Most people associate sake with the sake bomb, but there is so much more to sake than meets the eye. Manhattan with a Twist headed to Mira Sushi & Izakaya for a delicious sake pairing dinner to learn about the spirit and what Mira is all about. The restaurant is located in a great part of the city, in the […]