Okay! So we are little old to be writing about what to wear for Halloween, but we are just the right age to talk about what to drink on the spookiest night of the year. First and foremost sake is...
Miwa's Pick: Toyo Bijin "Asian Beauty" Extremely Dry Junmai Ginjo From Yamaguchi Prefecture / SMV: +15 / Acidity: 1.5 / Rice: Yamadanishiki $32 (720ml) For those who enjoy dry brews, such as Otokoyama, Senchu Hassaku, Suigei, Izumi Judan, this elegantly...
Miwa's Pick: Ura Gassanryu "Fuuga" Junmai From Yamagata Prefecture. SMV: 0 / Acidity: 1.4 / Rice: Miyamanishiki / Yeast: Yamagata Layers of rice, fruitiness and umami (savory-ness) are well balance in this muroka (non-charcoal filtered) namazume (single pasteurized) Junmai. Great...
Keiko's Pick: Amabuki Aiyama Junmai Ginjo From Saga Prefecture. SMV: +4 / Acidity: 1.3 Rice: Aiyama / Polishing Rate: 55% I chose this sake from Saga prefecture, because it has just become available in the U.S. One of the most...
Keiko's Pick: Amabuki Aiyama Junmai Ginjo From Saga Prefecture. SMV: +4 / Acidity: 1.3 Rice: Aiyama / Polishing Rate: 55% I chose this sake from Saga prefecture, because it has just become available in the U.S. One of the most...
Lynette's Pick: Kirinzan Junmai From Niigata Prefecture / SMV: +4 / Acidity: 1.4 / $28 (720ml) Another great tasting sake from the Niigata prefecture! This Junmai is very well-balanced. Gentle, light and very very smooth. Taste is clean with slight...
Lynette's Pick: Kikusui Junmai Dai Ginjo Rice Polishing Ratio: 40% SMV: +3 Acidity: 1.3 Prefecture: Niigata My pick of the month, Kikusui Junmai Dai Ginjo, is actually a sake I have never been able to try before, although I have...
Miwa's Pick: Tamade Izumi Plum Sake From Fukuoka Prefecture Aged for a year, this "ume-shu" is made from sake, plum and crystallized sugar. I first tasted last spring and its prominent aroma of strawberry stayed with me. $20 (720ml) Keiko's...
Miwa's Pick: Otokoyama Kimoto Junmai From Hokkaido Prefecture / Otokoyama Brewery Tokubetsu Junmai / SMV: +4 / $30 (900ml) Clean and semi-dry with full-body texture and surprising bubble gum aroma. This sake drinks good and different at various temperatures. Lynette's...
Welcome to "True Selects" - featured sakes that are selected and championed by Miwa, Lynette, and Keiko - our three resident sake studs. As we can only stock so many different brands of sake - think limited space - this...
Welcome to "True Selects" - featured sakes that are selected and championed by Miwa, Lynette, and Keiko - our three resident sake studs. As we can only stock so many different brands of sake - think limited space - this...
Welcome to "True Selects" - featured sakes that are selected and championed by Miwa, Lynette, and Keiko - our three resident sake studs. As we can only stock so many different brands of sake - think limited space - this...
