2019

Welcome to the 178th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this special early summer edition you get to say “finally” as we are about to roll out a new website and newsletter, kill two sake birds with one stone by...

Wait! I know what you are thinking. This is another warning about a website and newsletter upgrade that leads to nothing! Not true. This time it’s legit. Thanks to Mei, we have finally pulled the trigger on a team that...

Let’s talk about your feelings! To be more accurate, let’s talk about your sake feelings! Are you a sake drinker who likes super clean like-water brews that swoosh through the palate like a whisper? Or do you prefer feeling? For...

The “Beau Zone Layer” – Mizunoshirabe “Sound of Water” From Kyoto Prefecture. Ginjo. SMV: +5 Acidity: 1.2 Say hello to one of the first brews in the True Sake portfolio! Why have we carried this Ginjo for 16 years? Because in a word...

Say hello to three totally new brews from three totally new breweries! First enjoy a really cool nama sake that uses a pretty amazing brewing yeast called Cel-24. Then head to Chiba Prefecture for Fukuiwai Junmai Daiginjo that is fresh...

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...