Uka Sake
Tasting at Gaijin

Uka Sake presents a pop-up tasting at Gaijin in Chicago, with Chiyo Takemoto guiding guests through the special sakés. The sake is brewed by Ninki Shuzō in Fukushima, Japan, from organically grown Kokuho Rose rice cultivated by Koda Farms in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Koda Farms was founded in 1928 by Japanese immigrant Keisaburo Koda; Uka, meaning “emergence,” refers to the transformation of the rice into sake and the Koda family’s connection between California and Japan.