On March 27, New York-based sake brewery became the first U.S. sake producer to export its products to Japan.
This entry into the Japanese market is the result of a partnership between Brooklyn Kura, established in 2018, and Hakkaisan, a sake brewery in Niigata Prefecture. The collaboration began in 2021 as a joint effort to exchange product development ideas and introduce sake to more American consumers.
Now the sake is heading in the other direction. Brian Polen, co-founder and president of Brooklyn Kura, did not specify the number of cases the company would be exporting, noting only that the ¡°initial volume is relatively small¡± but that its sake will be available at bars, restaurants and liquor shops in Japan.
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