Dassai Sake Tasting!
Guess who's back in town this Saturday? I'll give you a hint, they once held the record for the smallest milled rice, they were the first brewery to have [...]
End of Summer Sake Tasting!
Asahi Shuzo Brewery So all of the kids are finally back to school and football season has officially begun ... sounds like the perfect time for an [...]
Sake brewers target overseas markets to survive
By Satoru Fujikata / The Asahi Shimbun Hoping to offset sluggish domestic demand, sake brewers are pouring their efforts into overseas markets, where a growing appetite for Japanese cuisine [...]
Fukushima evacuee fights back by resurrecting independent sake brewery
By Justin McCurry / The Guardian Chieko Sasaki with her own brand of sake alcohol, which she makes as a nuclear evacuee. Photograph: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert It's little wonder that [...]
Kuramoto US Sake Tasting
This next tasting promises to be a GREAT ONE with a variety of interesting sake being offered from one of our Importers, Kuramoto US. Mixing it up a little this time, [...]
Joy of Sake 2012 Award Winners Sake Tasting!
After much fanfare and ado, the 2012 Joy of Sake event is now over. As expected, this years event was extremely enjoyable, with loads of delicious food and of [...]
Summer Nama Sake Tasting!
This Saturday will officially begin the season of SUMMERat The Sake Shop. Not because school's out or because people have begun to take their summer vacation ... no, it's officially SUMMER at [...]
Shochu Tasting
With Father's Day just around the corner, we thought it was the perfect time for a Shochu Tasting at the shop. Now we don't do shochu tastings very often [...]
Vote for us in the Social Madness Contest
The Sake Shop has entered a Social Media contest called SOCIAL MADNESS! The winner is the company that gets the most online votes and the most new followers on [...]
Dassai Sake Tasting
I've been waiting a long time for this tasting ... over TWO YEARS to be exact. Cue the choir singing and shine the bright lights on my face [...]