Airy tasting room fashioned from reclaimed wood plus a museum showcasing sake-making history.
The Japanese dish of saké (a rice-brewed alcohol) is the country's national liquor and has been made for roughly 1,500 years amid a process of generations that produces a saké with beautiful variations in flavor and style. The process of brewing for a significant length of time will inevitably result in variations, both in production technology and new twists on heritage varieties.
Kyoto is among a few cities in the US where you can find traditional sake, as well as the chance to learn more about the history and technology used to prepare rice-based liquor. Wampa Chiku is made out of the company Takara Shozu Co., which was founded in Kyoto in 1983.
