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Founder, Sake Club India. India's only beverage professional to have actually made Sake in Japan. Instagram: @ravikjoe

Chiba Shoyu-India’s first locally produced authentic Japanese Soy Sauce launched by Kampai Restaurants

India’s culinary scene has reached an exciting new frontier, thanks to an ambitious project led by Kampai, a reckonable name in the Indian restaurant industry. In a first for the nation, authentic Japanese soy sauce called Chiba Shoyu is now being produced locally. This development marks a historic moment in Indo-Japanese collaboration. This milestone comes […]

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Sake evening by Sake Club India at Torii by Gauri Khan, Mumbai

Sake’s journey in India took an exciting step forward at Torii by Gauri Khan Mumbai, where we recently hosted an exclusive Sake evening in collaboration with the restaurant’s acclaimed culinary team. This intimate evening offered a rare opportunity to delve into the art of Japanese sake, harmonised with Torii’s innovative six-course menu crafted by Chef

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Ravi and Maaya

Japanese Food Festival and World Food Expo in New Delhi

September-October 2024 was designated as “Japan Month” by the Embassy of Japan in India, with the goal of strengthening bilateral relations between India and Japan across various sectors. The wide range of activities during Japan Month includes seminars, symposia, and exhibitions, with Japanese drinks and cuisine playing a key role in the festivities. We had

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Sake offering at Daisuke Shinto shrine.

World Sake Day: A Global Celebration of Japan’s National Beverage

World Sake Day, or Nihonshu no Hi in Japanese, is celebrated every year on October 1st, marking the start of the traditional Sake brewing season in Japan. Established in 1978 by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, this day honours Japan’s ancient sake brewing traditions and invites the world to join in the celebration.

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Awa sake from Ayakuki brewery in Kagawa prefecture

Sake Club India conducts its first-ever Sake tasting in Japan

Living up to its true character of being a collaborative Sake community with an international footprint, Sake Club India (SCI) recently conducted a Sake tasting and dinner in Kagawa, Japan. The event was conducted on 22 March 2024 at Mikayla by the Sea, an upscale Italian restaurant in Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa prefecture. Joshua

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Sake GI in India

Registration of Japanese Sake GI in India paves way for easier imports

Nihonshu aka Japanese Sake is now an approved Geographic Indication (GI) in India. The GI was registered on 01 Apr 2024 by the Geographical Indications Registry, under the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Government of India.The development ends months of anticipation among the affected parties keen to import Japanese Sake into

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Ravi at a Nepalese stall during the Chizu snow festival

A Priceless Sake Expedition to the Tottori Prefecture

With its diverse agricultural produce and lip-smacking delicacies, Tottori Prefecture is rightly called the food capital of Japan. The name of the prefecture itself means “taking the bird”, believably for its early residents catching waterfowl for a living. Tottori is also well known for its Sake, given the blessing of soft water that flows from

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