Japanese rice wine Sake is back with a bang in India

After a brief lull, the buzz around Japanese Sake – often referred to as nihonshu (日本酒) in Japanese, is back with a bang.

Nineteen breweries from Japan and an Indian company dealing in this healthy alcoholic drink made of fermented Japanese rice staged a tasting session for the Sake lovers at the Embassy of Japan on Saturday, March 20.


Satoshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan (Extreme right)
The event was divided into morning and afternoon sessions keeping in mind the social distancing norms due to COVID-19 scare for the select guests that included Japanese restaurants, offered Japanese Sake, Japanese food, and a variety of Japanese green tea.

It was organized by the Embassy of Japan, with the participation of Sake Club India, and EIJ Consulting, Rad Elan, Sasaki Seicha – a well-known green tea manufacturer in Shizuoka together with Mittal Teas, and others.