Sake On Air Podcast
1) A Sake on Air Bulletin: All Aboard the GI train to Kanto Shinetsu
In this special episode we are trying out a new format we are dubbing the “Sake on Air Bulletin.” One or more of our hosts will report back on an event or experience they tried recently in...Show More
2) Gekkeikan’s Past, Present, and Future with Okura Taiji-san
Frank got to sit down with Okura Taiji of Gekkeikan Sake to talk about the whole swath of Gekkeikan’s existance. Our conversation covers its rise to prominence in the late 1800s to its creation...Show More
3) Discovering Kochi Sake with Simone Maynard and Taichiro Ogi
In this episode of Sake on Air, we’re heading off the tourist path to Kochi Prefecture! Tune in to learn more about this little-known yet deeply compelling region, and why it deserves a spot on your s...Show More
4) Visiting an Izakaya 101: Tips and Advice from Sake on Air
Join Imada-san and Sebastien (and a late arriving guest) as they talk all things Izakaya. These Japanese drinking and eating establishments are the foundation of sake culture and the trio has a lot to...Show More
5) The Cloudy Origins of Sake and Other Sips of History
Frank and Eric C Rath, Professor at University of Kansas and author of multiple books on Japanese food culture, dive deep into his new book, Kanpai: The History of Sake. We talk about samurai drinking...Show More
6) Catching up on 5 years of Zenkuro with founder David Joll
Sebastien and Marie catch up with friend of the show, David Joll! Their conversation with the founder of Zenkuro Sake covers both the tribulations of making sake abroad while using Japanese rice, koji...Show More
7) Koji & Casks: A Discussion about Shochu and Whisky with Liam McNulty
Liam McNulty, the man behind nomunication.jp and a standing member of the Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition (TWSC) managing committee, joins Frank to talk all things shochu. Our discussion covers h...Show More
8) Talking sake with Toji Philip Harper at Kinoshita Brewery
We are thrilled to be able to interview the one and only Philip Harper at the brewery where he works as toji, or master brewer. Philip is first non-Japanese person to become a toji at a brewery in Jap...Show More
9) Visiting Fukushima Sake Breweries with Miho and Elvira
Miho Ota is joined on this episode of Sake on Air by Spanish sake educator and promoter Elvira Aldaz to talk about their three-day sake trip to Fukushima in July. They visited 9 breweries in under 72 ...Show More
10) The Changing of the Guard at Fujii Shuzo
Sebastien and Chris had a lovely time talking to Norihiro Fujii of Fujji Shuzo, makers of Ryusei. Their conversation was wide ranging: covering the history of the brewery, the change to all kimoto bre...Show More