The September 2016 edition of "dancyu" trains its brilliant culinary focus on shochu, and it's on newsstands now! The Japanese language magazine is an excellent introduction to the spirit for novices but has enough nerdy tidbits about everything from the history of the drink's development to detailed explanations about koji and how it's made. One of the most interesting … [Read more...]
“dancyu” September 2013 Issue
This is a few months old now, but last year's September issue of "dancyu" (pronounced /dahn chew/) was all about shochu. The famous culinary magazine covers just about every topic and trend it can think of, but this was the first time in recent memory that we can remember virtually the entire issue being devoted to shochu. Contained within are all manner of interviews with … [Read more...]