Kato Sake Works

He loved cooking, entertaining friends, and hosting parties, but was never able to find a good sake to serve for these various occasions. After frequenting many local breweries and wineries, Shinobu saw how Americans would come to try, enjoy, and learn about beer and wine, and leave feeling satisfied. That is when the thought crossed his mind: What if there was a sake experience like that here in the US where people could come try sake, learn about the different types, and buy the perfect sake for any occasion? So, Shinobu decided to build a tiny kitchen brewery and began steaming rice. After weeks of brewing and fermenting, his first batch of eight hazy, unfiltered bottles of sake was ready. He organized a tasting party with a few of his friends, and to his delight everyone had the same reaction: they loved it. This response inspired Shinobu to keep brewing sake for more friends to try. After several more successful batches, one of his friends, who had never purchased any sake before, asked to buy a bottle of “Shinobu’s Sake.” This would not be the last time he heard this request. With the solution in the bottle, Shinobu started Kato Sake Works so that everyone could learn to love sake as he did years ago in Tokyo.