Welcome to the 236th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this special Spring Fling issue get an amazing update about some of the silver linings of the 2024 Noto earthquake from Tamiko Ishidate, hear from Jake Myrick about the celebration...
Japan got off to a rough start in 2024, and no place had it worse than the Noto Peninsula in the Ishikawa region that experienced a deadly and crippling massive earthquake. We described the destruction, specifically to the sake industry,...
"We're thrilled to announce a momentous occasion that's as exciting for us as it is for the entirety of the Sake Industry. May 2024, Sequoia Sake commemorates its 10-year journey of artisan sake brewing. A decade of passion, dedication, and...
Ha! I remember the days of begging for Namazake! Yup. We would bitch and moan to our importers and distributors about getting more and more unpasteurized brews to tantalize our living sake senses. Be careful what you wish for! Yes,...
WHAT: Meet The Owner of Kiminoi ShuzoWHEN: Saturday, April 13th; 2:00 – 4:00pmWHERE: True Sake 556 Hayes StreetWHO: Meet and taste with Tanaka-san, the owner of Kiminoi ShuzoWHAT: Free Tasting 21+ with IDWe are very excited to welcome Tanaka-san to...
Isojiman “Bessen”From Shizuoka Prefecture. Honjozo. SMV: N/A Acidity: N/AThe nose on this Honjozo made with spring water from the Minami Alps, is a solid collection of mineral, cherry, peach, grapefruit, green bamboo, and snowmelt aromas. This is not your everyday...
Greetings Sake Fans and Connoisseurs,Chris here, back at it with another Chris' Corner in the World Famous True Sake Newsletter. I got some exciting news to share with you all. After about 14 months of work behind the scenes, I...
From Nara Prefecture.Aged Tokubetsu JunmaiSMV: +2.5 Acidity: 1.4 After selling sake for almost 23 years I have had a first hand glimpse on the “value” of sake. First of all, sake is not cheap but historically we have worked very...
