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In 1899, Japan's liquor tax overtook the land tax as the largest source of national revenue. In other words, brewing changed enormously in a single generation. Meiji era sake, the nihonshu brewed between 1868 and 1912, still began with r...

Great sake begins before the main fermentation ever starts. Hidden inside the brewery is a small but powerful starter called moto, also known as shubo, the "mother of sake." So what is moto in sake brewing? In essence, moto is a concentr...

Great sake begins before the main fermentation ever starts. Hidden inside the brewery is a small but powerful starter called moto, also known as shubo, the "mother of sake." So what is moto in sake brewing? In essence, moto is a concentr...