March 2025

True Sake is a family. It’s always been a family, and you are very much a part of it. Many of you have actually watched my family grow up in a manner of speaking. Yup, I was probably the first...

Yay! Every once in a while, a friend does us a solid. And in this case it’s exactly that. A case of Yamahai sake from San Francisco’s very own Sequoia Sake. As you all know, Sequoia has a killer Sake...

If you recall at SAKE DAY 2024, the Miyagi Prefectural Government had two tables featuring sake breweries from Miyagi that are currently not exported to the US. Mei Ho (The Director of SAKE DAY) was invited by the Miyagi Government...

Welcome to the great seasonal sake overlap known as Winter/Spring Namas! Yup, it’s that time of year again when our shelves are filled with both Winter and Spring unpasteurized sakes that are fresh, fabulous, and fun! The point is freshness,...

March 8th Sake Discoveries LLC with Chika Ohata WHEN: March 8th from 2:00 – 4:00PM  WHERE: True Sake 556 Hayes Street WHO: Chika Ohata from Sake Discoveries  WHAT: Free Sake Tasting for 21+ with ID True Sake alumnus and Sake Discoveries Representative Chika (Ohata)...

Hachidori “Hummingbird” From Yamagata Prefecture. Junmai Ginjo. SMV: ±0 Acidity: N/A The nose on this “New World” Junmai Ginjo is a splendid collection of honeydew, berries, apple, river stone, white peach, honeysuckle, cotton candy, anise seed, vanilla wafer, and white...

KIKUHIME KUKURIHIME Daiginjo, Ishikawa-prefectureRice: Hyogo Yokowa AAA-rated Yamada Nishiki polished to 50% Water: Medium-hard Hakusan underground well water Named after the goddess of Hakusan Mountain, where the brewery sources its water, Kukurihime represents the pinnacle of sake-making at Kikuhime. Every year,...

I was first introduced to the Housen Nami no Oto ‘Sound of the Waves’ brand last summer while product testing here at the store. There were multiple products in the brand lineup, but the one that won our hearts was a...

From Niigata PrefectureJunmai DaiginjoSMV: +3 Acidity: 1.4 Not many sake bottles have a label that reads, “Estate Bottled Since 1865.” And then again not a lot of sakes are Miroku! I don’t put many sakes on the pedestal of “Masterpiece,”...