I have an admission to make. When I first opened the store roughly twenty years ago, Niigata prefecture sake was considered the best sake and the best sake producing prefecture. Was this accurate? I could not say, but Niigata had...
So have you booked your flight to Japan yet? Not yet? Okay we have a little something for you to make your wait a little less painful. How would you like to visit Yamagata Prefecture sitting at your kitchen table?...
Chikurin Otoro 2022 From Okayama Prefecture. Junmai Ginjo Nama. SMV: N/A Acidity: N/A The nose on this seasonally released unpasteurized sake is a nice collection of cherry, strawberry shortcake, whip cream, spearmint, and steamed apple aromas. Say hello to...
Super Som KJ Rizzo(@sipsommkj) takes a deep dive into what makes the International Wine Challenge Sake Side the largest international sake competition in the world. KJ writes a great article for the Sake Times and it's worth your attention if...
Fifth Taste Sake School has announced their next round of sake classes in the Bay Area. As an approved provider for both the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) and the Sake Sommelier Association, Fifth Taste offers an array of...
Please join us in-store for a Saturday Sake Tasting with Jenn Ross from SOTO Sake. Enjoy SOTO’s line-up and get a special discounted price during the tasting. When: Sat, Aug 6th from 2-4pm Where: @True Sake 560 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA...
Greeting Sake Fans and Connoisseurs,Chris here, back at it with another True Sake Newsletter column. This time around, I'm going to address the elephant in the room. Some of you might not even know there's an elephant in the room. So I might be...
Choryo Omachi 2013 From Nara Prefecture. Aged Tokubetsu Junmai. SMV: +2.5 Acidity: 1.4 The nose on this special "one of those sakes" is a killer collection of cocoa, butter, salt water, earthy, nutty, leather and hot chocolate aromas. The...
Niigata Prefecture Junmai Ginjo SMV: +4 Acidity:1.3 This month’s BZL is a tribute to our friend Ataru Kobayashi, founder of Niigata Sake Selections who recently passed away. In his honor I’d like to remind people about one of his...
