Funky Packaging: Kikusui Funaguchi Smart Pouch
05/29/24 • 31 min
Episode 167. If we think about sake, usually an image of a glass bottle pops to mind. But if we scratch the surface and investigate a bit more the way that sake is packaged and shipped, there is a world of variety out there you may not have considered! This leads us to our latest series we are calling "Funky Packaging"... think of it as sake beyond the glass bottle. Cups, bags, paks, and today's packaging - the Kikusui Funaguchi "Smart Pouch". It's kinda like a Capri Sun and a boxed wine had a baby. This is definitely not your old school glass sake bottle. The spout allows for quick and easy dispensing with no oxygen exposure and the pouch itself stands up on it's own without a box. Listen in as we explore another variation of funky packaging. #SakeRevolution
Episode 167. If we think about sake, usually an image of a glass bottle pops to mind. But if we scratch the surface and investigate a bit more the way that sake is packaged and shipped, there is a world of variety out there you may not have considered! This leads us to our latest series we are calling "Funky Packaging"... think of it as sake beyond the glass bottle. Cups, bags, paks, and today's packaging - the Kikusui Funaguchi "Smart Pouch". It's kinda like a Capri Sun and a boxed wine had a baby. This is definitely not your old school glass sake bottle. The spout allows for quick and easy dispensing with no oxygen exposure and the pouch itself stands up on it's own without a box. Listen in as we explore another variation of funky packaging. #SakeRevolution
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Episode 166. If we think about sake, usually an image of a glass bottle pops to mind. But if we scratch the surface of exploring how sake is packaged and shipped, there is a world of variety out there you may not have considered! This leads us to our latest series we are calling "Funky Packaging" - think of it as sake beyond the glass bottle. Cups, bags, pouches, and today's inaugural packaging - the Tetra Pak Juice Box. Could this form factor we know from our school lunchbox be a good one for sake? In this episode, John and Tim think INSIDE the box to explore what is going on with sake in juice box packaging. Is the sake worth the squeeze? Let's find out together!
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Sake Revolution - Funky Packaging: Kikusui Funaguchi Smart Pouch
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Hello everybody. And welcome to sake revolution. This is America's first sake podcast and When you know it, I'm your host, John Puma from the Sake Notes. Also from the Internet Sake Discord and Reddit's r slash sake community.
Timothy SullivanAnd I'm your host, Timothy Sullivan. I'm a sake samurai. I'm a sake educator, as well as the founder of the Urban Sake website. And every week, John and I will be
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