June 2015
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Sake Medals – The Results of The International Wine Challenge
Read nowI wrote extensively about the International Wine Challenge in the last True Sake Newsletter – But there was one thing I did not comment on, and that was the results! Why not? Well they weren’t released at that time. But...
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Sake Memories – Riley Timken The First Kid Of Sake
Read nowOn August 7th True Sake will celebrate its 12th year of officially pushing sake. I say officially because the store took well over a year to open – thank you city of San Francisco! And during that year I would...
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Top 10 List – Ten Sakes Selected By The First Daughter of Sake
Read nowThere are so many folks out there today in sake land claiming to hold the most titles, certified in this, ordained in that, an expert in this, officially accomplished in that and it’s getting a bit much! So you do...
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Sake Control – The Do’s and Don’ts of Keeping Sake Safe
Read nowWhen you are in the business of selling sake for a living it is imperative to know your business. And our business is knowing sake. How to make it! How to ship it! How to deliver it! How to store...
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True Cup – The Cat Is Out Of The Cup!
Read nowCheck Out The True Cup Social Media Scene: Truecup on Facebook, #truecupsf on Instagram and @truecupsf on Twitter! The best part about opening a sake bar for you and only you is that we get to check off boxes as...
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Save The Date – Sake Day’s 10th Anniversary
Read nowSaturday October 3rd is the day that the sake world takes notice of a Bay Area original. Sake Day ’15 is the Tenth Anniversary of this amazing and important sake celebration and we want you to be a part of...
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“Beau-Zone” Layer – Tamanohikari Reishu “Brilliant Jade"
Read now“Beau-Zone” Layer – Tamanohikari Reishu “Brilliant Jade"From Kyoto Prefecture. Junmai Ginjo “Frozen Sake".SMV: +3 Acidity: 1.8 There I was at their Fushimi brewery almost a decade ago, when the then President of Tamanohikri walked to his freezer and said do...
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New Store Arrivals – Hot Junmai Daiginjos!
Read nowNanbu Bijin Shinpaku Junmai Daiginjo "Southern Beauty" From Iwate PrefectureJunmai DaigingoSMV: +4 Acidity: 1.6$32/720ml Suehiro Gensai DaiginjoFrom Fukushima PrefectureDaiginjoSMV: +4 Acidity: 1.8$137/720ml Daishichi Myoka Rangyoku Kimoto Shizuku Genshu “Heavenly Flower”From Sukushima PrefectureJunmai Daigingo GenshuSMV: n/a Acidity: n/a$525/720ml
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Sake Images – is now #truesake on Instagram
Read nowSo 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...
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Ask Beau – “Do you dream about sake?”
Read nowThis is a truly funny and unique question, which I could write about for hours, or even make a Jiro-Sushi-like movie called Beau Dreams About Sake, but I will go for the short-form on this Janice from Napa. The simple...