NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A member of a New Orleans restaurant family is brewing the Japanese rice wine called sake from grain grown at Louisiana State University, the LSU AgCenter says.
Brennan family member Lindsay Beard and business partner Nan Wallis say they want to change the image of sake (SAH-kee) from that of an exotic drink paired with Asian food, they said in an LSU AgCenter news release.
“We want sake to become an everyday drink, so we decided that the best way to make that happen is to put it in single-serve cans,” said Nan Wallis of Wetlands Sake (SAH-kee).
Eight ounces (0.24 liters) of an unfamiliar drink is an easier sell than a whole bottle, Beard said.
Several other companies, including breweries in Japan, already can sake.
Rice wine is often served warm, but Wetlands Sake is meant to be chilled. The company sells 8-ounce cans filtered and unfiltered varieties, plus 12-ounce (0.35 liter) cans of fizzy sake flavored with blood orange or passion fruit.