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Ep. 40: Brewery Focus. Tedorigawa Sake with World Sake Imports UK

Yoshida Sake Brewery, the maker of Tedorigawa sake, is famous not only for its amazing and delicious sake but also for the documentary, The Birth of Sake, which follows the process of traditional, craft sake making throughout the winter of 2013.

So we sat down with Asami Tasaka and Masayo Nuttall from World Sake Imports UK to talk about the brewery and try three of their excellent sake. Founded by Chris Pearce in Honolulu, Hawaii, World Sake Imports is also one of the key sake importers here in the United Kingdom bringing such famous sake brands as Dewazakura, Kamoizumi, Masumi, Tamagawa, Sohomare and others to our shores.

Don’t forget, Sugidama Podcast now has a sponsor, London Sake, an excellent online sake store. London Sake has one of the widest selections of premium and craft sake available online today. They deliver across the UK and Europe, and with over 100 sake from 25 breweries, there really is something for everyone.

Using simple online tasting notes and sensible, affordable food pairings they help you find the perfect sake without any of the fuss. Listeners of the podcast can get a 10% discount Listen to the episode to get the magical code! London Sake: making sake simple.

Episode’s Content:

  • A quick introduction to World Sake Imports 
  • Yoshida Brewery and Tedorigawa Sake
  • Sake 01: Tedorigawa “U” Junmai Yamahai
  • Sake 02:  Tedorigawa “Yamahai Junmai”
  • Sake 03: Tedorigawa “Kinka”
  • Conclusions
  • Tedorigawa and Sustainability
  • The Birth of Sake and Goodbyes

Kampai!
Sake mentioned:
Tedorigawa “U” Junmai Yamahai
World Sake Imports UK

Tedorigawa Yamahai Junmai
Tedorigawa Sake (Yoshida Brewery)
World Sake Imports UK

Tedorigawa “Kinka”
World Sake Imports UK

Tedorigawa Sake (Yoshida Sake Brewery)

World Sake Imports UK

The Birth of Sake

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Music used:
Wirklich Wichtig (CB 27) by Checkie Brown https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Checkie_Brown_1005/hey/Wirklich_Wichtig_CB_27

Just Arround the World (Kielokaz ID 362) by KieLoKaz
 https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoKaz/Free_Ganymed/Just_Arround_the_World_Kielokaz_ID_362

Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Vocal: Svetlana

Alex

Alex is a London-based sake blogger, podcaster, IWC Sake judge and sake advocate. He is a publisher of the Sugidama Blog website and a host of the Sugidama Podcast. Alex has an International Kikisake-shi (Sake Specialist) qualification from SSI (Sake Service Institute). He sees his mission as expanding the awareness of Japanese sake among as many people as possible and helping the growing community of sake lovers to bring together beautiful Japanese sake and non-Japanese food as a way to build a better understanding between our cultures.

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