Sunflower Club Monthly Archives
SEP 26: Dissecting terroir with Chiyo Shuzo & Fujii Shuzo- a philosophical take
Left: Fujii Shuzo — father and son; right: Chiyo Shuzo's Tetsuya Sakai Different places on the face of the earth have different vital effluence,...
JULY 26: A Musical Moment (Kirei Hachiku + Tsukasabotan Natsu)
In past editions of club we’ve had fun playing with pairing, from exploring the foundations of how to help flavors work with different sake...
JUNE 26: Dungeon Meshi meets Sunflower Sake
Senshi, Laios, Marcille and Chilchuck of Dungeon Meshi fame stumble upon a charming little sake shop in the 2nd floor of their dungeon exploration.
MAY 26: Izumo Monogatari, Part 2: the heady lore of Itakura Shuzo
We are all alive we sing because we are alive, we are all alive, we feel sad if you hold your palm up to...
APR 26: The Reiwa Rice Crisis
Today we look at the elephant in the room: the last 5 years of rice supply in Japan, or why it’s a small miracle...
MAR 26: Sake, Spice, Molly: 3 Peas in a March Pod
As I wrote the first draft of this entry into the monthly club annals, an atmospheric river was making its way through Portland. After...
FEB 26: Nova Brewing Co. Doburoku- Sunflower Edition
How Sunflower's first collab sake came to be, and why we chose doburoku: a rustic, chunky, ancient sake with bright, tropical flavors.
DEC 25: Get Kyushu-Pilled, The Sake of it All; Molly's Travelogue Part 1
There’s just something comfortable about Fukuoka, perhaps it reminds me a bit of Portland- neighborhood borders determined by rivers (and so many bridges!), an...
