Boy, November has just begun and we have tasted a surfeit of terrific beverages. We do not receive many sake samples, alas, so we are always quite excited when one comes over the transom. Why? Simple—because Sake is oh-so-good. TyContinue readingTy Ku Sake
The role out for this 15% ABV Sake is very snazzy. It has an eye-catching red bottle, playful East-Meets-West label stylings, and the website at http://www.SamuraiLoveSake.com/ is uber-polished. This item is billed as “Premium Niigata Sake Junmai.” What does this mean?Continue reading3/2010 Samurai Love Sake
6/2009 GEKKEIKAN ZIPANG SPARKLING SAKENow, here is something interesting — sparkling sake. Typically, we take our sake with dinner. ZIPANG, though, has us thinking of sake as a midday or happy hour refresher, something to enjoy with or without lightContinue reading6/2009 GEKKEIKAN ZIPANG SPARKLING SAKE
4/2006 MOMOKAWA DIAMOND SAKEWe came across this bottle at a Dupont Circle sushi joint. In the restaurant, it was priced at $27 for a 750 ml bottle. A very fair price, and one that makes us guestimate that you canContinue reading
8/2006 YUKIKAGE TOKUBETSU JUNMAI SAKEThis sake comes is produced and bottled by KINSHIHAI SHUZO. It comes to the United States via American Wine Selections of San Francisco, California. This is a pleasant sake; it is clear as water, noses ofContinue reading