Welcome to the 248th issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this “Spring Has Sprung” issue, feast your eyes and palate on our newest True Sake Selections “Exclusive” sake #7 Tonoike Bo Junmai Ginjo, get ready to fill your fridge with...
I cannot tell you how weird it feels when we don’t carry certain brews at True Sake. The store doesn’t feel like home unless we carry at least one product from certain wonderful breweries who we have great relationships...
Hello you sake smarty-pants! You picked a great time to check in on our Spring released seasonal unpasteurized sakes called Nama or Namazake or just tasty fresh brews. We have so many to choose from and are still waiting on...
Thank you to all the readers who looked at our “Promotions” section that we mentioned in the last Newsletter. You are smart people indeed. When we talk about “Promotions” as a team, we always use the word “win.” The sakes...
April 12th Sake Discoveries with Chika Ohata (Tenmei, Amabuki, and More) WHEN: April 12th from 2:00 – 4:00PM WHERE: True Sake 556 Hayes Street WHO: Chika Ohata from Sake Discoveries WHAT: Free Sake Tasting for 21+ with ID True Sake...
Shichiken “Yama no Kasumi” From Yamanashi Prefecture. Usu Nigori Sparkling. SMV: N/A Acidity: N/A The nose on this Usu Nigori Sparkling sake that is made via a secondary bottle fermentation is an amazing collection of lychee, Asian pear, whipped cream, white...
PRESTIGE 1 Regis Camus (HEAVENSAKE) & Noguchi Naohiko (Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute) Assemblage Vintage 2018 -2020 A DELICATELY BALANCED COMPOSITION BY REGIS CAMUS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LEGENDARY NOGUCHI NAOHIKO, PROVIDING AN ENCHANTING ODE TO THE JOYS OF ASSEMBLAGE....
For anyone who reads the fine print on our sake reviews, you’ll notice a system known as TASTE MATCH invented by Beau Timken himself years ago when figuring out how to describe sake to wine, beer and food lovers. At...
From Ishikawa Prefecture. Yamahai Junmai. SMV: +4 Acidity: 1.8 Sake is awesome! And sake names are awesome too. Some are contrived. Some work, and some don’t. I asked Mei, “Do you know where Dance of the Demon came from?” First...
