Monthly Club Archives
Every month, our sake club arrives with a story. Browse past selections, tasting notes, comics and seasonal letters from the Sunflower team.
MAY 25: Is SUMO MONTH!
All about Sumo! One page informational sheet (Incl competitors for May 2025)
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MAR 25: Bodaimoto
Bodaimoto comic PDF: page 1 Bodaimoto comic PDF: page 2 SUNFLOWER SAKE CLUB, MARCH 2025 Somehow, Sunflower celebrated its 3rd anniversary...
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JUNE 25: A soft, billowy hanakobo nama from Hida-Takayama, and an assortment of our favorite Summer cups
Having fun on the iconic bridges in Hida-Takayama, 2020 HIRASE SHUZO- KUSUDAMA JUNMAI DAIGINJO NAMA Back when sake was just this totally...
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SEPT 24: Rihaku Origin of Purity-- In the Stumbling Shadow of Li Bai
The deeper story of Rihaku, one of Shimane's most cherished sake.
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APR 25: Spring Namas! Kamikokoro 'Fuyu no Tsuki' and Kisoji Junmai Ginjo Shiboritate
Kamikokoro Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu As chance would have it, Kamikokoro is celebrating 25 years of Fuyu no Tsuki (Winter Moon)...
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FEB 25: Blessings of Fukui: Denshin Fuyu and Born Muroka Nama Genshu
This month we’ve got two picks from Fukui prefecture- the deep yet brisk Denshin “Fuyu” from Ippongi Kubohonten in Katsuyama City, and...
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JAN 25: Another Themeless January- A Watercolor ochoko chart, Kid Shiboritate cheese pairing, & Chochin's US debut
Sake cup sheet: PDF version, please use with credit to Nina Murphy, Sunflower SakeSUNFLOWER SAKE CLUB, JANUARY 2025ANOTHER THEMELESS JANUARY FROM THE...
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Japan's Toji Guilds: The Map
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AUG 24: The History and Legacy of Japan's Toji Guilds
This August, we dip into the fascinating, and mostly hidden, story of toji guilds: associations of toji (master brewers) and kurabito (brewery...
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MARCH 2024, The Great Old Ones (Shichi Hon Yari & Mimurosugi)
The earliest mentions of sake come from the ancient texts the Kojiki ~(711 AD) and the Nihon Shoki (720), which chronicle sake’s...
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JULY 24, Pirates, Petitions, Natsuzake and Nomikiri: Oh My! The story of Summer Sake and the Start of a new Brewing Year.
SUNFLOWER SAKE CLUB: JULY 2024PIRATES, NATSUZAKE, NOMIKIRI & BY Natsuzake, Summer sake, has begun to arrive in the US. In Japan, these...
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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...
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