Toko Ginga Shizuku "Divine Droplets" From Yamagata Prefecture. Junmai Daiginjo Shizuku.SMV: +3 Acidity: 1.4 Ginga Shizuku the original version was an industry pioneering sake that blew the sake market away. From the Shizuku technique to the ice dome used to produce...
Toko “Sun Rise”From Yamagata Prefecture. Junmai Ginjo. SMV: +1 Acidity: 1.2 The nose on this sake from a legendary brewery founded in 1579 is a very gentle collection of Granny Smith apple, melon, pear, and snowmelt. We are very pleased to have Toko...
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...
Ah! Ye’ol selling points! Yes, after almost two decades of peddling rice juice we have come up with a lot of little tips or tricks to get folks to think about sake in a better light. Ironically we just created...
Welcome to the 180th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this special summer edition representing 180 months in a row or 15 years of uninterrupted newsletter awesomeness heed the call of SAKE DAY and get your tickets ASAP, learn three...
Are you getting sake lazy? What the hell is sake lazy? Basically do you think that you know it all or have seen it all in the sake world? Are you bored? Are you tired of your same old same...
About a year ago I asked my sake brother Michael Tremblay to write a little piece for the Newsletter about the sake scene in Toronto Canada. Michael is a super sake Somm and superb communicator of all things sake, and...
In this Power 5 Challenge, we look at sakes made with the very popular but difficult to say Gohyakumangoku rice varietal that has a great history and a very defined lineage. When you think of Gohyakumangoku you automatically think of...
The “Beau Zone Layer” – Shinkame “Holy Turtle” From Saitama Prefecture. Junmai. SMV: +5 Acidity: 1.7 Wait what? Another almost $50 Junmai sake? What the hell is going on? I could get a great Daiginjo for $50! Well, to that I say go...
