Welcome to the 234th issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this chilly winter issue, get some Valentine’s Day help from the True Sake Cupids, check out the next drop of Seasonal Nama Sakes, learn about a sake sommelier competition, read...
First and foremost, we are not slaves to the Hallmark holiday known as St. Valentine’s Day. But we greatly enjoy and appreciate this loving season that is also a nice reminder to blow a kiss to those you love and/or...
Yay! It’s the season known as "overlap" in the seasonal unpasteurized sake offerings. You see it’s the time when sake breweries crank out their Winter Namas, and then their Spring Namas, and because of shipping routes, we get both together...
On March 2nd, we'll be hosting the Sake Sommelier of the Year - North America competition alongside the Craft Sake Festival run by the Sake Brewers Association of North America. As with our previous Sake Sommelier of the Year® competitions, this event aims to...
Fifth Taste Sake School, based in San Francisco, is one of the leaders in sake education nationwide. They offer classes with the Sake Sommelier Association as well as the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. Your instructors are Jesse Pugach, founder...
From Yamagata Prefecture. Junmai Ginjo SMV: +1 Acidity: 1.2 Some of my favorite sake awards that I have earned in almost a quarter century of preaching the sake gospel were not awards at all. Rather, they were experiences shared with...
Ohmine 3 Grain "Omachi"From Yamaguchi Prefecture. Junmai Daiginjo. SMV: N/A Acidity: N/AThe nose on this special sake is a glorious collection of peach, Asian pear, lychee, mandarin orange, rose water, lime, cereal, and steamed rice aromas. First of all, the brewers at Ohmine Shuzo...
