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Sippers for Summer - Gin Sonic with Osuzu Gin
August 12, 2022
Hi everybody!  Ian here, hoping all of you good people are enjoying the dog days...
Umami Mart 10 Year Logo by Mike Cerwonka
July 31, 2022
What I love most about our community is all the creativity that grows here. I...
Extreme Junmai 90: Interview with Yoshi Sako
July 28, 2022
To celebrate 10 Years of Umami Mart, Kayoko and I have been collaborating with our...
Celebrating 10 Years of Umami Mart (August 2022)
July 27, 2022
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country. Join today! On...
Sakqueso! 2022
July 3, 2022
It's been two years since we did Sakqueso! in person, and it's GREAT to be...
New Sakes In Crisis (July 2022)
June 16, 2022
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country. Join today! Ever...
Shio Konbu Cabbage Salad
June 8, 2022
Behold: the laziest of all Lazyass Cookin' recipes I've ever written in the 15 years...
Making Umeboshi w. Hannah Kirshner
June 8, 2022
I read Hannah Kirshner's book Water, Wood, & Wild Things on the Greek Island of Ikaria....
Shochu Gumi n.011: Iki: Barley Shochu Island June 2022
May 31, 2022
Shochu Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 70 members throughout the country. Join today! Take a...
Sakqueso! (June 2022)
May 31, 2022
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country. Join today! In...
Brooklyn Kura Tour + Tasting
May 23, 2022
The impetus for our Brooklyn trip was this: a brewery tour and tasting at Brooklyn...
A Visit to Kato Sake Works in Brooklyn
May 23, 2022
Brooklyn is hot for sake. During our first visit to New York since the pandemic,...