Kikusui "Hiyaoroshi '15"From Niigata Prefecture.Junmai Ginjo HiyaoroshiSMV: +2 Acidity: 1.4 This seasonally released single pasteurized "draft" sake has a very gentle nose filled with mineral water, steamed rice, maple syrup and rice krispy aromas. Say hello to a great "introduction"...
Beau Zone Layer – Sougen “Pride of the Samurai”From Ishikawa Prefecture. Junmai. SMV: +2.5 Acidity: 1.8 Who wants to talk about a superb sake that crashes through the doors of proof that sake goes with big birds and other wild...
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...
So I had a very good question to answer this month. “How does the amino acid level effect sake?” but too many people asked about our new concept bar project that I probably should use this very “personal” space to...
Welcome to the 134th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this “Fall Forward” issue learn the real skinny about the Fall Released sakes known as Hiyaoroshi, have fun with a scary Halloween Costume Cup Give-A-Way at True Sake, read why...
Remember that day or night when you tasted the “greatest flavor ever”? You pushed your chair back and said, “This is absolutely the best _________ that I have ever tasted in my life.” You were both satisfied and awed! You...
It’s a fact – pure and simple! Sake is intimidating! So intimidating that some call it scary! It’s not scary people! But I get it. So to make this point I will use a little Halloween trivia to help disarm...
What a bash! We went big and then we went home! Ha! For one evening the eyes of the sake world were on the very impressive event space called the SF Armory, which has a storied past and seductive here...
On one of my earliest trips to Japan I joined a friend at his sake brewery in Yamagata prefecture a few weeks before he started his sake-making season. Was my timing poor? No it was perfect, because I got to...
