A Taste of Autumn
A TASTE OF AUTUMN It's Autumn! For most people around the world this means the seasons are changing, the temperature has begun to cool off and the [...]
Happy Sake Day!
This Friday is Sake Day, and of course we plan to celebrate it at the shop! Now I know you're thinking that this is some fictitious holiday we made [...]
Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai
Nanbu Bijin Brewery (formerly known as Kuji Brewery) began it's existence as a sake retailer in 1902 and then began brewing sake in 1915. The current owner [...]
Narutotai Sake – The King of Cans!
NARUTOTAI SAKE - THE KING OF CANS! We have a very special tasting scheduled for this Saturday. We will be introducing a new sake to Hawaii for [...]
Dewazakura Omachi Junmai Ginjo
Located in the alps of Yamagata prefecture in Northern Japan, Dewazakura brewery is known for producing crisp, aromatic, cleanly balanced sake since they were founded in 1893. The brewery's [...]
Sake Slushies Anyone?
Now that schools back in session, we thought we would officially end the Summer with a BLAST, an ICY BLAST that is! Come by the shop this Saturday to [...]
Mantensei “Star Filled Sky” Junmai Ginjo
This week we begin a new section on our website called "Sake Spotlight". We will attempt to post information on a new sake each week from this point forward. [...]
Joy of Sake Gold Medal Winners!
With the JOY OF SAKE event just around the corner, we thought we'd get a head start on things by sampling some of the past Gold Medal Winners [...]
Joy of Sake Tickets Available!
Tickets for the Joy of Sake event are now available for purchase at The Sake Shop. It's being held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts just like last [...]
Karakuchi Sake Tasting!
More and more people have been asking us about dry or "karakuchi" sake for purchase. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with a nice big fruity daiginjo, there is also something to be [...]