2019

This is always one of our favorite issues of the True Sake Newsletter to write and send. Why? Because it’s that time of year man! This is the opportunity to separate you from all of the other holiday gift givers...

Sure, big presents are the money tickets during the holidays! But, let’s not sell stocking stuffer or Secret Santa presents short. There are a ton of stocking stuffers living within our inventory. Heck! Take a look at all of the...

In a crazy sake world that is infatuated with milling, polishing, and over-milling sake brewing rice down to crazy percentages it’s nice to know there are some brewers who want to go the other way. Come on! You’re in the...

  From Kyoto Prefecture. Junmai Ginjo. SMV: -6 Acidity: 2.2 What can I say? Some breweries take pride in being different. They extol the virtues of marching to their own drumbeat. They specifically make sake the way that THEY want...

Gobble Gobble people! It’s that time of year to get you out of your Thanksgiving Dinner rut that features wine. Stop WINE(ing)! Nothing goes better with your bird than sake. It’s documented. Look back in the archives of this newsletter...

Move over wine world! If you really want to explore this nebulous “fifth taste” you must get your sake on. It’s been over 100 years since Mr. Kikunae Ikeda discovered this flavor, isolated it, and then made a powder (monosodium...

  From Ishikawa Prefecture. Junmai Daiginjo, SMV: +3 Acidity: 1.3 Are you ready for a stealth sake? Are you ready for liquid complexity? Are you ready for a “like water” drinking experience that gives new meaning to a pristine sake?...

Let those leaves keep falling, because we just received our second flight of single-pasteurized Fall Draft sakes called “Hiyaoroshi.” These brews were “rested” or aged from 6 to 8 months to create a style and flavor that is conducive to...