Harushika Shiboribana ‘16From Nara Prefecture. Nama Junmai Ginjo. SMV:+1 Acidity: 1.4$36/720ml The nose on this year’s Harushika Nama is a splendid collection of blueberry, green apple, honeydew, and bubble gum elements. Ha! Usually this sake drinks very much like a ginjo each...
The Beau-Zone Layer – Katafune “Lagoon Boat”From Niigata Prefecture. Tokubetsu Honjozo. SMV: -4 Acidity: 1.5 Okay! Take your snob hat off! “What do you mean they add alcohol to sakes?” “That’s gross, that’s not pure!” Phooey! Honjozo sake is no...
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...
The sooner we see it the sooner I will die! Is that what you want? You want me dead? Ha! Thank you Lisa F from South Africa for your nice question. I am certain that you asked this question because...
Welcome to the 137th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this super heated issue we take a very fun look at warming sake with a do it yourself kit, read about 5 “tips” that will help your sake warming ways,...
What’s the difference between talking about warm sake and actually tasting warm sake? The buzz silly! Just kidding. Well sort of! I thought that since it was so cold out it would be fun to put together a little at...
1) How do I order good hot sake at a restaurant? First, not all restaurants are the same! But I would argue that most restaurants that have sake – hello sushi bars – have only one “House Hot Sake” offering....
Cupping soon! If you get a chance take a drive by our new soon-to-be sake bar called True Cup on the corner of Market and Octavia and take a look at our window coverings! Yup! During construction we didn’t want...
Hot sake means a lot to us at True Sake! We mean that, because it is such a polarizing “concept” in the sake industry. Many people don’t like sake, because they don’t like hot sake and that is very wrong....
