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Podcast · 13 episodes

Sake Revolution

by Timothy Sullivan, John Puma · English

America's First Sake Podcast. Power to the Sake People! Join your hosts sake otaku John Puma and sake samurai Timothy Sullivan as they explore the world of Japanese Sake. This podcast will help you know where to get started with sake. Every week, we'll teach you something new about sake in a fun and easy to understand segment, we call the "Sake Education Corner". It wouldn't be a sake podcast with out some sake tasting! We'll profile and taste some of our favorite sakes. Check out the show notes if you'd like to get the sakes for yourself and taste along with us. We want to make sake accessible, fun and easy to understand. We hope you'll join us! Kanpai

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Sake Day Preview 2026A “Sake Day Preview 2026” episode from Sake Revolution (John Puma and Timothy Sullivan) guiding listeners on where to find Sake Day–adjacent events across the US from late September to mid-October.2 Sep 2026 · 43 min · 19 chapters
Back To Basics: Honjozo“Back to Basics: Honjozo” busts the US stigma that honjozo is inferior to junmai/ginjo, explains what honjozo is, how it tastes, why it’s rarer in the US, and tastes one example.27 Jul 2026 · 38 min · 9 chapters
Sponge Worthy: Castella Cake Meets KikusuiThe hosts try a viral Japanese “sake + cake” stunt: dipping Castella sponge cake into Kikusui Funaguchi gold can sake, then experimenting with how much to soak vs drizzle.1 Jun 2026 · 37 min · 13 chapters
Sake Destinations: Tokyo“Sake Destinations: Tokyo” recommends Tokyo sake spots for travelers, plus two retail shops to buy bottles and a tasting of two seasonal/limited sakes.1 May 2026 · 35 min · 14 chapters
Bombs Away! Defusing the Sake BombThe episode examines “sake bombs” as an American bar drink (not Japanese), tracing lineage from the late-1800s boilermaker (beer with whiskey) to Irish car bombs and then sake bombs.29 Mar 2026 · 35 min · 14 chapters
Funky Packaging: Koimari Nomanne Porcelain One CupsIn this episode of Sake Revolution, hosts John Puma and Timothy Sullivan explore a unique sake offering from Koimari Sake Brewery in Saga Prefecture, Japan.24 Feb 2026 · 35 min · 19 chapters
Sake Revolution 2025 Year in ReviewSake Revolution 2025 Year in Review31 Jan 2026 · 36 min · 19 chapters
Back to Basics: Sake Ingredients, Classifications and ProductionJohn Puma and Timothy Sullivan30 Dec 2025 · 32 min · 15 chapters
Sake Revolution LIVE! Sake Day 2025 with Byron Stithem of Proper SakeIn this lively episode of *Sake Revolution*, hosts John Puma and Timothy Sullivan celebrate Sake Day (October 1st) in front of a live audience at Brooklyn Kura.13 Nov 2025 · 1 h
Sake Recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural HeritageSake Recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage21 Oct 2025 · 34 min
Sake Day Preview 2025Sake Revolution’s “Sake Day Preview 2025” calendar episode—what Sake Day is (Oct 1, start of brewing season) and where to go for Sake Day events across the US (late Sept through Oct 5), plus a brief…13 Aug 2025 · 32 min · 17 chapters
The Kobo Chronicles: LED Yume YeastThe “Kobo Chronicles” episode spotlights a mutant sake yeast called LED Yume Kobo (“dream yeast”), created by irradiating yeast with UV/blue LED light in Tokushima.21 Jul 2025 · 30 min · 11 chapters
Branded: HououbidenA “branded” episode tasting Ho’oubiden (Kobayashi Shuzo, Tochigi) Junmai Daiginjo “Asahi Mai,” focusing on the brewery’s turnaround story and the sake’s subtle, elegant flavor/texture and food…2 Jul 2025 · 30 min · 13 chapters