Takara Sake

Berkeley


Stop in to see the traditional wooden tools used for making sake and a short video of the brewing process. Tours of the factory aren’t offered, but you can view elements of modern production and bottling through a window. Sake flights are poured in a spacious tasting room constructed with reclaimed wood and floor tiles fashioned from recycled glass, all set beneath 'Song of the Sky,' a kinetic sculpture by Susumu Shingu.


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