Sunflower Club Monthly Archives

Jul 16, 2024

JUNE 24, Treasures from Okayama, Part 2: Gozenshu Bodaimoto Nigori

“Making the Fermentation Starter,” "Nihon Sankai Meisan Zue" 日本山海名産圖會 ( 日本山海名産図会 ), 1799 Gozenshu Bodaimoto Junmai Nigori Genshu Talk to any sake nerd (Japan or US) about Okayama and they’ll mention two things: Omachi rice and Gozenshu. In Japan, industry...

Jul 16, 2024

JUNE 24, Treasures from Okayama, Part 1: Chikurin Otoro Namazake + the protein contradiction

Dinner & impromptu griddle-top kanzake with new friends at Love Song Okonomiyaki, Okayama City Sunflower Sake Club, June 2024: Okayama This month’s theme, loosely, is Okayama– treasures from Okayama, I suppose– featuring two very different but highly representative sake. The...