Welcome to the 231st Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this Autumn special issue say hello to a Yamahai sake from Sequoia Sake, say goodbye to one of the really original international sake souls Kazu Yamazaki, read about the world...
This is from Jake Myrick, co-owner of San Francisco’s Sequoia Sake: “The Sequoia Family has been producing sake in San Francisco since 2014. However, in all those years, we have never produced Yamahai sake. To be honest, Yamahai is a bit...
It’s not an easy thing to say goodbye to a mentor and a friend. But sadly I must, as we lost Kazu Yamazaki to a long battle with cancer. The International Sake market has lost a true champion and one...
It’s raining Hiyaoroshi sake here at True Sake. Last year, we received a record number of these single-pasteurized seasonal “Fall Draft Sakes,” and this year we will surely break that record. Why? Because our customers are smart! They know and...
WHAT: Tasting with Sequoia Sake. WHEN: Saturday, November 18th from 2:00-4:00PM WHERE: At True Sake at 556 Hayes St. WHO: Anyone (21+) who loves all things local! Here is your chance to meet the makers of Sequoia Sake – Jake and Noriko –...
Greetings Sake Fans and Connoisseurs,Chris here, back at it with another True Sake Newsletter column. This time around, I'm gonna get nerdy. Maybe too nerdy. I might have already lost you, and I apologize in advance. We've been getting a...
From Awamori Prefecture. Tokubetsu Junmai SMV: +2 Acidity: 1.3 I love when a brewery states, “This is our signature sake.” To me, it’s like yelling to the sake market, "This is us, this is who we are!" That is what Hachinohe Shuzo does with...
Kirei "Mannen"From Hiroshima Prefecture. Junmai Daiginjo Nama Genshu. SMV: N/A Acidity: N/A The nose on this unpasteurized Junmai Daiginjo is a unique collection of mint, raisin, cotton candy, sunflower seeds, grape, sourdough bread, and melon aromas. Complexity in sake is a good thing. Balanced...
*Art by @jotozoto Most customers have no idea that one of the best deals in sake is to purchase 1.8L bottles called isshobin. These 60oz “magnum” bottles are usually priced in a way that instead of buying two 720ml...
