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Turkey Season is open folks! And it looks like there are a ton of big birds to find. What do you mean, “find”? Don’t I mean hunt in the traditional sense of blowing those babies away? NOPE! We mean hunt...

I know that we just finished the 12th Annual Sake Day 2017 #throwback Sake Day. By all accounts this was the best Sake Day ever! We went back in time to the event center at the Japanese Cultural and Community...

Hello Fellow Sake Drinkers!   Tis' the season for turkey and all the trimmings! Lucky are we, because sake goes better with Thanksgiving fare better than any beverage I can think of!   Let's revisit Beau's first attempt to convert...

Hi Everyone! Mei here to announce some upcoming events happening at our store. Mark your calendars and we will see you soon! Hayes Valley Block Party - Dec 1st, 6-9pm Come visit our store during Hayes' annual block party! We...

We are in Fall Draft sake heaven. Not joking! When we opened True Sake so many moons ago there was not one Hiyaoroshi sake available in the US. Not one! Then Kazu Yamazaki from Japan Prestige Sake Imports started bringing...

  Takenotsuyu “Brewing Water”From Yamagata Prefecture. Mineral Water Ha! This is NOT sake! But it is the foundation for some of the best sake made in Japan. The Takenotsuyu Brewery in Yamagata Prefecture is blessed with amazing spring water that...

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...