Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

New Sake launch coincides with UNESCO 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' award

Published: 09 December, 2024

Aumont Brewery, a leading firm based in the province of Niigata, has unveiled a new brand of Japanese rice wine called Kay Sake.

Waitrose secures listing with Akashi-Tai sake

Published: 29 July, 2024

Akashi-Tai has secured a national grocery listing with Waitrose. The partnership signals Akashi-Tai’s continued expansion in the UK and the growth of the sake category. From August, Akashi-Tai will be the exclusive sake available at Waitrose, offering three different SKUs.

BBR continues to roll with thirst for sake

Published: 08 May, 2024

Berry Bros. & Rudd is to repeat its en primeur sake offer this year, reflecting the ongoing growth in this spirits category.

The Blue Pelican

Published: 20 March, 2024

Chris Hicks and Alex Bagner, the husband-and-wife team behind The Rose in Deal, have just opened The Blue Pelican – a Japanese-inspired restaurant and natural wine bar set in a seafront townhouse with views over Deal Pier.

Kanpai

Published: 10 August, 2023

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Sake is set to take London restaurants by storm this October

Published: 12 September, 2022

Restaurants across the capital will be celebrating Sake next month, with a range of special promotions launching on 1 October – World Sake Day.

Winner of the UKBG's National Cocktail Competition announced

Published: 25 January, 2022

Matteo Basso, head bartender at the Malt Lounge and Bar in London, has won the UK Bartenders Guild’s National Cocktail Competition 2022.

The Malt Lounge And Bar

Published: 16 December, 2019

THE MALT LOUNGE AND BAR

School's out for sake?

Published: 27 September, 2019

On-trade luminary Christine Parkinson is “seriously considering” opening London's first sake school following her surprise departure from Hakkasan

Weeklong celebration of Japanese exports heads to London

Published: 16 September, 2019

Japan Week is launching in London next week, giving a spotlight to the uptick of Japanese wines, spirits and sakes across the capital.

Amathus to distribute Kanpai sake

Published: 05 June, 2019

Amathus Drinks has teamed up with Kanpai for a UK-wide distribution deal.

Japan: ready to launch

Published: 13 March, 2019

Thanks to two key trade deals, Japan has increased its reach to a billion people so far in 2019. Jo Gilbert looks at the knock-on effect for the country’s drinkable exports

Majestic Wine launches Sake campaign

Published: 18 September, 2018

Majestic Wine is launching a campaign to encourage consumption of Japanese rice wine Sake after introducing three new products to its range.

Demand for wine and spirits education hits record level

Published: 02 August, 2018

Demand for wine and spirits education soared in the past year boosted by a growing thirst for spirits knowledge.

Major sake festival pins down first date in London

Published: 23 July, 2018

The Joy of Sake, the world’s largest sake celebration outside Japan, has announced the date of its first-ever London date.

Sake is not just for sushi. Master of Sake John Gauntner talks pairing possibilities from cheese to calamari

Published: 10 May, 2018

The next time you order oysters in a restaurant, why not ask for a glass of sake?

Aldi launches premium positioned value sake

Published: 13 July, 2017

Aldi has launched a traditional sake in a bid to tap the trend for Japanese food and culture in the UK.

Liberty Wines makes first foray into Sake

Published: 30 June, 2017

Liberty Wines has become the UK agent for Tosa Brewery’s Keigetsu range, marking the first time they’ve added a Sake into their portfolio.

Generation Sake

Published: 14 June, 2017

A wave of young brewers are shaking things up in sake, increasing its popularity with a new generation  in Japan and internationally.  Anna Greenhous reports