True Sake Newsletter No. 264 - 🏖️ August HEAT Your Sake TREAT 🌞
Welcome to the 264th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this hot summer issue, check out a legendary sake “Black Bull” Omachi with legendary Sake Man Red aka Nick Matsumoto who looks at classic sake that should not be missed, read a SAKE DAY update featuring some sneak peeks at the attending breweries of note including the makers of the Welcome Sake ZAKU, it’s totally time to get your EXCLUSIVE 1.8L bottle of the world famous summer brew called “Ice Breaker,” read about other sakes made for the hot/warm summer days and nights in our proprietary “Summer Brews” section, take a gander at the plethora of New Store Arrivals including a heavy hand of SIPT sake, circle your calendar for the August “In-Store” Saturday sake tastings, be the one and only person to purchase the “ONLY” bottle of AMBITION by Dassai, head to the Beau-Zone Layer to taste a new world Junmai that he actually loves, go “Baller Sake” with TENKO 35 SHIZUKU, “Taste with KJ” as she looks at some pairings of regional foods and brews from the Sake Scholar Course that she teaches and find out when YOU can take her class (Sept 23-25th) and score tickets to the SOLD OUT SAKE DAY 2026. It’s time for you to become a Sake Scholar!
- Classic Sake – Revisiting & Respecting the Legend Called "Black Bull" with Sakeman Red
- SAKE DAY 2026 – Sneak Peek At Some of The Breweries and Brews
- Sake News – Tamagawa “Ice Breaker” EXCLUSIVE 1.8L Bottles (Isshobin) Are Back
- Summer Sake – A Whole Host of Summer Brews In All Shapes, Styles, and Sizes
- New Store Arrivals – Nanotsuki, Shirasugi, Fuukumi, Azumatsuru, Hiratagawa, Sharaku & More
- In-Store Saturday Tastings – Chris Presents August Tastings of NoteÂ
- Sake Ambition – Just One Bottle of This Dassai AMBITION Masterpiece
- Taste with KJ - SAKE SCHOLAR COURSE Edition!Â
- “Baller Sake” – TENKO 35 SHIZUKUÂ
- The “Beau-Zone” Layer – Tenbi “Kara Ten”
- Sake Education - Take the SAKE SCHOLAR COURSE September 23-25th!