In-Store Saturday Sake Tastings – June Tasting Schedule

June 14th – Dassai Blue Tasting with Chihiro Kurinami 

WHEN: June 14th from 2:00 – 4:00PM 
WHERE: True Sake 556 Hayes Street
WHO:  Chihiro Kurinami of Dassai Inc.  
WHAT: Free Sake Tasting for 21+ with ID

Chihiro Kurinami of Dassai Inc. will be in the house showcasing Dassai's latest project from Hyde Park, New York: Dassai Blue. Come by and taste what craft American-made sake tastes like under the supervision of Yamaguchi Prefecture's iconic world-class brewery. Made with American-grown Yamadanishiki rice from Arkansas, and water from the Catskill Mountains, find out how these key American ingredients play a part in making historical New York sake that can hang with its Japanese contemporaries.

June 21st – Den Sake Tasting with 2x James Beard Nominee Yoshihiro Sako and Lani Sako

WHEN: June 21st from 2:00 – 4:00PM 
WHERE: True Sake 556 Hayes Street
WHO:  Yoshihiro Sako and Lani Sako of Den Sake Brewery  
WHAT: Free Sake Tasting for 21+ with ID

Come meet Yoshihiro Sako and Lani Sako from Den Sake Brewery. Yoshi-san is the only 2x James Beard nominee in the sake-making world, and he will be live and direct at 556 Hayes Street in beautiful Hayes Valley, California. The Sako's will be showcasing their flagship "Blue Label" sake, as well as their innovative "Blanc" sake, and one more fun surprise that we'll unveil the day of. Find out how rice grown in the Sacramento Valley compares to rice grown in Japan. Find out how much of a difference California water makes during the brewing process. Find out why visitors from Japan are always bringing back home Den Sake as souvenirs aka omiyage. Find out if Yoshi-san still believes that Pluto is a planet, or not?