Hiyaoroshi - Autumn Sake Season is Here

Hiyaoroshi - Autumn Sake Season is Here

From Sake Deep Dive by Sake Deep Dive

October 31, 2025 · 38 min

About this episode

The episode explores Hiyaoroshi, the sake of autumn, discussing its significance and differences from other sake types.

Summer has passed here in Japan, bringing cool evenings perfect for a nice warm tokkuri full of kanzake. You might not be surprised to hear that your hosts both agree that the sake inside should be hiyaoroshi, the sake of autumn. It’s a topic that Andy and Jim have mentioned time and again, but this time they dive deep into the best of all seasonal sake. What does that name mean? Why is it such a special class of sake? And what’s the difference from akiagari, really? Listen close and all your questions will be answered. Kanpai! Vocab for this episode Hiya 冷、ひや - Cool in temperature Oroshi 卸、おろし - To bring down, to package, to ship out or sell wholesale Aki 秋 - Autumn Namachozo 生貯蔵 - Stored unpasteurized/heat treated, then pasteurized on bottling. Namazume 生詰め - Pasteurized before storing, then bottled without another pasteurization. Recommendations: Andy - Minami Tokubetsu Junmai Hiyaoroshi Jim - Moriko Junmai Hiyaoroshi Don’t forget to support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SakeDeepDive Also, check out Andy’s websites at: https://www.originsake.com/ and https://www.originsaketours.com And buy Jim’s book, Discovering Yamaguchi Sake wherever you order your books (print…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy, Jim

Topics covered

  • Hiyaoroshi
  • autumn sake
  • seasonal sake
  • sake types
  • Japanese culture

Keywords

  • Hiyaoroshi
  • sake
  • autumn
  • kanzake
  • Japanese sake
  • seasonal sake
  • Namachozo
  • Namazume

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Originsake, Originsake Tours

Books & works: Discovering Yamaguchi Sake

Places: Japan

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