Welcome to the 166th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this very foggy and cold “summer” issue take a behind the numbers look at the hugely successful International Wine Challenge (IWC) in Yamagata, check out the Gold Medal winners that...
I decided to write my review of the 2018 IWC until after the awarding of the Grand Champion Trophy in London last week. It gave me some time to reflect on what was perhaps the best of the IWC events...
It’s difficult to list all of the medal winning sakes from the IWC 2018 event in Yamagata Prefecture, but we wanted to highlight a few to help you purchase sakes that spoke to the judges in Japan. The good news...
Uggghhhhh! I loathe speaking about trouble at sake breweries, but recent flooding in Yamaguchi has really hit home for one of our favorite sake breweries. You know the Brand! Herewith is a quick article hitting home the fact that even...
I just saw you blow over this section! DON’T! If you at all interested in attending Sake Day 2018 you better buy your tickets today, because they are selling out and we haven’t even advertised yet! What does that tell...
10) Dewatsuru Kimoto Junmai This awesome kimoto sake speaks to those people who love to cook veggies on their grill. From mushrooms to corn and from peppers to sweet onions, this sake is great for all of those fresh and lively...
Now that we're all in deep summer mode, I can't help but reveal the fantastic sake and BBQ pairings I have been indulging in during weekly Friday firepits at the abode! There is nothing better than grilling up a succulent...
Click on the names of each sake to link to our website for purchase! Denshin Natsu 2018 “Summer”From Fukui Prefecture. Junmai Daiginjo Nama.SMV: +0.5 Acidity: 1.5 The nose on this very fresh unpasteurized sake is an interesting collection of sweet tomato...
So 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 really...
That wasn’t even a question! But it’s a pretty powerful statement! And so it is true, on August 7th True Sake will be quietly celebrating its 15-year of peddling sake to the world. If you recall it took us a...
So I’m pretty much the last person in the world to visit Nagano Prefecture’s very famous Miyasaka Shuzu. For years I have seen pictures and stories from the industry of all my friends visiting this very open and friendly brewery....
