1) Ooki Daikichi Hoten Konnichiwa Cooking SakeReplace all cooking wines with THIS bottle. It will make your future meals FREAKISHLY delicious! 2) Kanbara Junmai GinjoThis bottle is also know as the Bride of the Fox. I get goosebumps just thinking how a...
There have been several sake certification programs over the years and they all have had their strengths and weaknesses. I have supported and been directly involved with the majority of these efforts to educate our fellow sake souls. And in...
Otokoyama Hiyaoroshi ‘15From Hokkaido Prefecture. Kimoto Tokubetsu Junmai Namazume. SMV: +1 Acidity: 1.7Sake brewers in Japan make a special sake in the spring and release it in the fall to pair well with the wonderful autumn flavors in Japan. These sakes...
Beau-Zone Layer – Wakatake “Aki No Ki-Ippon” Hiyaoroshi ‘15From Shizuoka Prefecture. Tokubetsu Junmai. SMV: +1 Acidity: 1.5 This Beau-Zone Layer is a selection created to take your sake passion and enthusiasm further down your own sake path! I like picking sakes...
So there have been a lot of requests on how to follow me and my (let’s call it unique) eye for sake-centric photography. There are two ways. First you can follow me directly at @truesake on Instagram, which is a really...
Well thank you for very much for following me at (truesake) on Instagram Janice R from Marin. And the simple answer is absolutely! Back in the day when I first started playing with sake and western fare I would find...
Welcome to the 133st Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this “Dedication” issue we look at Sake Day and go back in time to learn how and why this event is such an original and how it has done so...
On one of my first trips to Japan 15 years ago I was speaking to a sake maker from Osaka, who referred to a “Nihonshu no hi” and it peaked my curiosity. What is Nihonshu no hi I asked? Well,...
One aspect of Sake Day that I am extremely proud of is that we push the envelope when it comes to all things sake. The list of “sake firsts” is pretty long with Sake Day and there are many more...
