July 2021

This is the classic Good News Bad News and Good News scenario. The great news is that SAKE DAY’ 21 – the 16th Anniversary – is on for Saturday September 25th at Hotel Kabuki in Japantown with 100% of all...

Pandemic what?  We’ve told you about the problems with a backlog in the shipping container market, where importers cannot get a container from Point A to Point B effectively in a timely manner, but something is going on here and...

Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve ignored a good friend? Life is a busy thing and sometimes you neglect touching base with friends and even family. Well Jake and Noriko from SF’s Sequoia Sake are both friends and...

Every once in a while mistakes happen in the sake industry. It’s unavoidable. But Mei has become a master at fixing bad situations and is always finding the silver lining for our customers and you Newsletter readers.   As fate...

https://www.truesake.com/blogs/july-2016/sake-kura-miyasaka-shuzo-aka-masumi Greetings Sake Fans and Connoisseurs!Chris here, back at it again with another installment of "Mining the Archives." I hope you guys enjoy reading these, as much as I do researching them. This time around, I will be revisiting an...

Takachiyo Red Yeast Rosé Season II 2021From Niigata Prefecture. Muroka Junmai Nama. SMV: N/A Acidity: N/A The nose on this very unique sake is almost out of this world with an upfront collection of cotton, sour beer, beets, chicken broth, and Vienna...

Aichi Prefecture Junmai Daiginjo SMV: +1 Acidity: 1.3   As a retailer, we have to take everything into account when selling sake. Of course the sake itself must be better than good, but we also play in the realm of...