Welcome to the 225th consecutive issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this packed issue, check out what Soto Sake has created for sake drinkers who know sake and taste it at True Sake on Saturday May 13th, read Beau's take...
The cool thing about sake is that it keeps getting cooler! We know the history, we know the brands, we know the makers and everything is changing. Everything in sake always changes, despite it being a libation that is always...
Just got back from Co-Chairing the sake-side of the International Wine Challenge in London before King Charles was crowned. There were a lot of royal brews submitted this year from Japan, Mexico, USA, Brazil, and the UK. In fact there...
We are not lucky! We aren’t lucky to have so many unpasteurized seasonally released sake, because we have worked so hard for 20 years to get our importers to feature more of these exciting and flavorful brews. It’s been hard...
When: Saturday MAY 13th from 2:00-4:00pm Where: In-store at TRUE SAKE (556 Hayes Street – The New Store) Who: Michael Bowles from SOTO Sake Why: Because this is your only chance to taste this historical sake and purchase it at a tasting-only discount....
When: Friday MAY 26th from 4:30-6:00pm Where: In-Store at TRUE SAKE (556 Hayes Street – The New Store) Who: Former Chef de Cave at Dom Pérignon and now Founder and Maker at IWA Sake Richard Geoffroy. Why: Because this guy is a super star,...
Photo taken at the old True Sake location in 2008 When: Friday JUNE 2nd from 4:00-6:00pm Where: In-store at TRUE SAKE (556 Hayes Street – The New Store) Who: Mr. Kosuke Kuji. The 5th generation Kuramoto, president of Nanbu Bijin Brewery. Why: Kuji san...
Fukuoka Prefecture Yamahai Junmai SMV: -1 Acidity: 1.6 In the race to the bottom of milling percentages, many sake drinkers are getting tons of premium sake that are all clean, elegant, and ethereal. Lost in this Ginjo and Daiginjo momentum are...
Greetings Sake Fans and Connoisseurs, Chris here, back at it with another newsletter column. This time around, I wanted to highlight one of many hats I wear here at True Sake, and that's to monitor the True Sake inbox...
