{"podcast":{"title":"Sake Deep Dive","slug":"sake-deep-dive-4351284","podcast_index_feed_id":4351284,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6ae05d20/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sake-deep-dive","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/17830888/17830888-1632780188956-badedad5169bc.jpg","author":"Sake Deep Dive","episode_count":50,"summary":"A sake podcast for the beyond beginner! Sake brewer Andrew Russell and sake writer/translator Jim Rion dive deep into the history and culture around Japan's national drink to bring context and insight, for when an introduction just won't cut it. Join us every month for a tokkuri full of unfiltered sake knowledge! Our theme song is from: Lotus Lane by The Loyalist - Preconceived Notions https://soundcloud.com/preconceived-n... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lotus-lane Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/1YVHRMVwwHg","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sake-deep-dive-4351284"},"episode":{"title":"Koshi no Kanbai - Snow Country Sake","slug":"koshi-no-kanbai-snow-country-sake","published_at":"2026-05-31T23:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sake-deep-dive-4351284/koshi-no-kanbai-snow-country-sake","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sake-deep-dive-4351284","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sake-deep-dive/episodes/Koshi-no-Kanbai---Snow-Country-Sake-e3k5a8j","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6ae05d20/podcast/play/120809171/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-31%2F1d2d4a96-89c1-225f-fb2e-2f9d6519e6c2.m4a","summary":"Jim and Andy journey back to the snow country of Niigata to focus on a brewery that has helped shape modern sake tastes: Ishimoto Shuzo, makers of Koshi no Kanbai. From its humble origins as a small producer for the local market to the flagbearers of the jizake and tanrei karakuchi sake booms, your intrepid enthusiasts dig deep into how this sake became a nationwide staple. Settle in and warm up your sake because it’s time for some Niigata nectar. Kampai! Vocab : Ajigin 味吟 - Sake brewed to ginjō specifications and methods but with an emphasis on flavor rather than aroma. Hanagin ハナ吟 - Sake brewed to ginjō specifications and methods with an emphasis on aroma rather than flavor. Hashirajōchu 柱焼酎 - Shōchu distilled from refermented sake lees or even seishu used in the brewing process instead of high-purity brewer’s alcohol. A traditional aruten method dating back to the Edo Period. Recommendations: Andy - Tokujoshu Kimoto-kei Hashirajochu Shikomi Jim - Futsushu White Label Don’t forget to support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SakeDeepDive Also, check out Andy’s websites at: https://www.originsake.com/ and https://www.originsaketours.com Find Jim at his website www.JimRion.com , where he mostly doesn’t talk about sake at all. Our theme music is from Lotus Lane by The Loyalist - Preconceived Notions Available at https://soundcloud.com/preconceived-notions Under a Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lotus-lane Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/1YVHRMVwwHg","meta_description":"Jim and Andy journey back to the snow country of Niigata to focus on a brewery that has helped shape modern sake tastes: Ishimoto Shuzo, makers of Koshi n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3295,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sake-deep-dive-4351284/episodes/koshi-no-kanbai-snow-country-sake/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sake-deep-dive-4351284/koshi-no-kanbai-snow-country-sake.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}