Sake –like wine – should never be served really cold. But, when it is so gosh darn hot out exceptions should be made! Add to that the summer poolside factor and indeed your brews should be a little colder under...
Ohyama Tomizu “Special Water”From Yamigata Prefecture. Tokubetsu Junmai. SMV: -6 Acidity: 1.6SMV: +3 Acidity: 1.7 Knock Knock! Who’s there? The brewery that you didn’t think made good sake based on their one sake that you tasted! It happens all...
Ohyama Tokubetsu Junmai NamaFrom Yamagata PrefectureSMV: +2.5 Acidity: 1.5$36/720ml Drinking great this year! Balanced with fresh flavors on a fun and bouncy Nama flow. This is a drink it now brew for the full and tasty effect of a seasonally...
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...
Thanks for asking this question Lynette H. from the Bay Area. We get it quite often and yes it is a “hot point” subject amongst purists and those who are a little more flexible. Quite frankly, snobs will tell you...
I wrote extensively about the International Wine Challenge in the last True Sake Newsletter – But there was one thing I did not comment on, and that was the results! Why not? Well they weren’t released at that time. But...
On August 7th True Sake will celebrate its 12th year of officially pushing sake. I say officially because the store took well over a year to open – thank you city of San Francisco! And during that year I would...
There are so many folks out there today in sake land claiming to hold the most titles, certified in this, ordained in that, an expert in this, officially accomplished in that and it’s getting a bit much! So you do...
