True Sake Newsletter No. 265 - 🌞 September Is Totally Here! 🏖️

Welcome to the 265th Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this made-for-SAKE DAY 2026 issue, say hello to our newest team member, Akemi, and read her “Staff Picks”; kick off SAKE DAY “WEEK” with a killer sake party at the Biergarten in Hayes Valley, just one block from True Sake, on Wednesday, September 23rd, from 4–7 PM, featuring the super-popular ZAKU and BIJOFU sake breweries paired with German Oktoberfest food and beer; get a big discount on John Gauntner’s next online course, which takes place right after SAKE DAY, and talk with him as he receives the 2026 ISSOTY Award “on the floor” at SAKE DAY 2026; check out some very cool summer brews, limited releases, and a Yuzu Shu from Dassai; take a gander at the other brews showcased in the New Store Arrivals section; go big with a very special “Baller” sake that is too cool to write about; get into the “Beau-Zone” Layer with a Fukushima sake that is “Assemblage”; take the SAKE SCHOLAR COURSE before SAKE DAY; and don’t forget the SECRET WORD!

• True Sake Team – Please Say Hello to Akemi 
• Sake Surprise – The “Biergarten” Will Host SAKE DAY’26 “Kick-Off” Event 
• SAKE DAY 2026 – “ISSOTY” Winner John Gauntner Wants To School You!
• Summer Sake – A Few More Summer & Limited Releases And Dassai Yuzu
• New Store Arrivals – Brooklyn Kura, Tanzawasan, Koshinohomare, Mimurosugi, & Naraman
• CHRIS CORNER - CHRIS'S SAKE DAY HIT LIST
• “BALLER” Sake – RED SAMURAI 
• The “Beau-Zone” Layer – Naraman “Assemblage” 
• Sake Education - Take the SAKE SCHOLAR COURSE September 23-25th!