In recent years, Japanese whisky has enjoyed growing popularity worldwide, as well as a surge in prices. The Hibiki 17-Year-Old, the famous Japanese whisky by Suntory that was featured in the movie ...

After previously adding a sake-based chocolate to its portfolio, Nestle is again delivering innovation with a new Kit Kat bar, which is focusing of pairing a new chocolate with a range of sake, plum ...

The cherry blossoms may have blown away, but umeshu is always in season. Umeshu (wu-MEH-shoo), or Japanese plum wine, is made from the ume plum and has a rather potent, almost cloyingly sweet flavor ...

With the history and prevalence of Japanese culture in California, it’s no surprise that everything from ramen to sushi to sake found its early American roots on the West Coast. Now, another staple of ...

Only 15 pounds of fruit; that’s all for a batch of Japan plum wine. Joe Talamo was among those who responded to my inquiry about turning loquats, Japan plums, produced by my frontyard tree into a ...