Where To Stream Begin Japanology Season 2012 Episode 11

Sake is an alcoholic drink brewed from rice and water. It is quintessentially Japanese, but with its rich flavor, refined over centuries, it has recently achieved worldwide popularity. Brewers create sake's characteristic flavor using traditional techniques that date back to the 1600s. The master brewer is the boss of a brewery, and Philip Harper is the first foreign master sake brewer in Japan. Harper was born in 1966 in England. At the age of 22, while teaching English in Japan, he drank a...