Welcome to the 177th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this special Spring Issue get your first look at SAKE DAY, read why sake makes men dance like monkeys, challenge yourself with 5 different brews using Omachi rice, go Beau-Zoning...
Okay! First, let’s start with the really important news! We have decided to capitalize this amazing sake event. Huh? So instead of Sake Day 2019 we are now using all caps, so look for SAKE DAY! Why? It’s a big...
Once there was an old woodcutter who went so far into the mountains to find wood that he got lost. He walked for a long time, not knowing where he was going, until he suddenly heard music in the distance...
Want to play a sake game? Want to learn a thing or two? Then welcome to the new hit TV show called the POWER 5! In this episode we look at 5 different sakes using the very flavorful Omachi rice...
The “Beau Zone Layer” – Nechi Otokoyama Yamahai Junmai From Niigata Prefecture. Yamahai Junmai. SMV: +1 Acidity: 2.2 Do you Umami? Huh? Do you know that nebulous and mysterious 5th flavor that is all the rage today on cooking shows? If you do...
It’s a great time to be a sake drinker in America. When we first opened the store there was only one nama – unpasteurized – sake available in the US. It was a Nama sparkling sake for $115. Today looking...
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...
A week ago an industry sake person came in the store and tried to determine how “Organic” our sake selection looked. She was new to the sake industry coming from the wine side and tried to convince me that “Organic”...
