{"title":"Mei","description":"\u003cp\u003eHi Everyone,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy name is Mei and I've been at True Sake since 2013. I was interested in sake after I moved to San Francisco. Who knew the sake world was so fun and interesting?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone you meet and talk to in the sake industry, is just so welcoming and is open to teaching you more about the sake world. I really wanted to know more and become involved in the industry. And here I am!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKanpai!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Mei\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/files\/IMG_7710.jpg?v=1772665477\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/tenjo-mugen-tokubetsu-junmai-umakuchi\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eTenjo Mugen Umakuchi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e - Discovered this brew on a sake tour in Miyagi Feb 2025. Made with the local rice Hitomebore, this was the first sake I tasted that was label \"Umakuchi\". Which translates to \"Umami Mouth\". I love this sake at chilled to room temp. It's buttery smooth with lovely clean umami notes. Just love it!\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/kamikokoro-toukagen\"\u003eKamikokoro Toukagen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e - SEASONAL! - When this sake is around in the Spring time, I will always grab a few bottles while it's still available. Made with peach yeast, this sake is one of the most popular Spring nama that we get in the store. Hitorically, it disapeared for almost a decade until you guys and I kept asking for it back. THANK YOU! \u003cbr\u003eDon't forget to check out their super limited \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/kamikokoro-fuyuno-tsuki-junmai-ginjo-muroka-nama-genshu-winters-moon\"\u003eFuyu no Tsuki\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewhen that's around too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/konnichiwa-cooking-sake\" style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eOoki Daikichi Cooking Sake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e - If you cook, you must have a bottle of this cooking sake in your kitchen arsenal at all times. Get it, take a sip and you will know just how much umami and flavor is going into your food. You will never catch me without a bottle of this in my kitchen. I always have a bottle of this at home at all times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/kenbishi-kuromatsu\"\u003eKenbishi Honjozo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e - My go-to for a hot sake. THE BEST hot sake in my opinion. Also tasty on the rocks or even chilled. Try it!! I love love love this sake! Don't be surprised if I recommend it to you at the store. There's good reason! \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eNow also available in the 1.8Ls available in store only! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAnother bottle I keep in the house at all times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" title=\"Chokaisan\" href=\"\/products\/chokaisan\"\u003eChokaisan Junmai Daiginjo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e- This was THE sake that turned me on to sake. Fruity but not sweet, aromatic, crisp, clean. Super easy drinking. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/stella-junmai-daiginjo-shizuku-muroka-genshu\"\u003eStella\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e - No longer one of the newest additions to the store but for sure a must try! So much complexity, and flavors going on, it's incredible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/files\/IG_480x480.png?v=1650505098\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/choryo-yoshinosugi-omachi-taru-yamahai-junmai-cedar-country\"\u003eChoryo Yoshinosugi Omachi Yamahai Junmai Taru\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Choryo makes one of the best Taruzake available to the US. They use a specific area of the cedar tree to achieve the ideal flavor. Not to mention this sake uses Omachi rice, and is a Yamahai Junmai style. Any sake geek's interest would peek if they saw that on a menu. I recommend this sake chilled or heated. Check out \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/yoshinosugi-taru\"\u003eChoryo's other Taru sake\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003etoo! They both are the best Taru!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/products\/kikuhime\"\u003eKikuhime Daiginjo Genshu \"Chrysanthemum Princess\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e - I absolutely love this sake! Kikuhime never releases any fresh sake, and all their bottles are aged. A lot of people ask me what is a super special sake to pair with a steak dinner or rich foods. THIS ONE! That's not all, this sake taste even better after opened for a couple of weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.truesake.live\/collections\/sparkling\/products\/kikuizumi-hitosuji-sparkling\" style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eKikuizumi Hitotsuji Junmai Sparkling \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- My new favorite sparkling sake. You can taste the craftsmanship in this sake. Several times medal winner in the International Wine Challenge, what more can I say? Balanced aroma notes of floral, fruits and subtle earthy tones. The bubbles are just magnificent! Serve it in a flute glass. Try it if you ever get the chance!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kikuhime","title":"Kikuhime BY Daiginjo Genshu","description":"Some sakes are built well, and some are built like this amazing Daiginjo. With a gentle collection of cherry, sweet rice, melon, lavender, and powdered sugar aromas, this brew is a mouth-ride at its finest. Thick and chewy with a super soft texture, behold the definitive \"fat\" sake. There are hints of grains and steamed rice on one floor, and far more savory flavors on another. Hidden amongst it all are deep rich fruit veins that one must seek or miss altogether. Plump and rewarding, this Daiginjo has a structure like no other. Enjoy the acidity and revel in the complexity.\u003cstrong\u003e WORD\u003c\/strong\u003e: Complex \u003cstrong\u003eWINE\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep reds\/Fat whites \u003cstrong\u003eBEER\u003c\/strong\u003e: Belgian Ales \u003cstrong\u003eFOODS\u003c\/strong\u003e: Made for grilled fare and complex cuisine.","brand":"JPSA","offers":[{"title":"720ml","offer_id":363828525,"sku":"DG02-02","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/products\/DG02-02_KikuhimeDaiginjoGenshu_ChrysanthemumPrincess__720ml_1365x2048_WM.jpg?v=1603414207"},{"product_id":"chokaisan","title":"Chokaisan Junmai Daiginjo \"Chokai Mountain\"","description":"\u003cspan\u003eThe nose on this sake made with \u003cem\u003eMiyamanishiki\u003c\/em\u003e rice and flower yeast is very floral with hints of gardenia, grape, blueberry, and pear. Round, soft, and smooth, this brew speaks the language of premium refined sake. Look for layers of gentle fruit elements such as strawberry, blueberry, and Concord grape, with a layer of candy-like mild sweetness. Softer and sweeter in a smaller vessel. A larger glass brings forth more expressiveness, especially in the finish. Think very soft, very smooth, and very drinkable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWORD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Floral \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Fruity Reds and Whites \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Fruity Ales \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOODS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Shellfish, oysters, cheese and fruit plates.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Fifth Taste","offers":[{"title":"720ml","offer_id":363828611,"sku":"DG21-02","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/products\/DG21-02_ChokaisanJunmaiDaiginjo_ChokaiMountain_720ml_1365x2048_WM.png?v=1663711126"},{"product_id":"kenbishi-kuromatsu","title":"Kenbishi Kuromatsu Honjozo \"Black Pine\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nose on this extremely famous Honjozo from the brewery that calls itself “The Oldest Brand Since 1505” is a dynamic collection of steamed rice, cocoa, maple syrup, and nougat aromas. Their distinctive labels show a sword tip coming right at you, just like the deep, rich, and full-bodied flavors coming right at your palate. This brew is dense, thick, and feels great. Look for savory and sweet rice flavors that flow on a fat liquid that is excellent for warming. Dig deep and you'll find a layer of cocoa tones. Dig even deeper and you will happen upon a cream brûlée flavor that is out of this world. Truly one of the classic Honjozos that every sake explorer should try at some point. \u003cstrong\u003eWORD\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rich \u003cstrong\u003eWINE\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep Reds\/Fat Whites \u003cstrong\u003eBEER\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stouts \u003cstrong\u003eFOODS\u003c\/strong\u003e: Perfect for pub food salty and savory and greasy, also soup and stews when warmed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JFC","offers":[{"title":"900ml","offer_id":363829045,"sku":"JH09-02","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"180ml","offer_id":783252165,"sku":"JH09-05","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/products\/JH09-02_KenbishiKuromatsuHonjozo_BlackPine__900ml_1365x2048_WM.jpg?v=1605837853"},{"product_id":"yoshinosugi-taru","title":"Choryo Yoshinosugi Taru Futsushu \"Cedar Country\"","description":"Some breweries throw cedar chunks into their sake brewing tanks for the flavor. But Choryo Shuzo makes specific cedar barrels to age their \u003cem\u003eTaru\u003c\/em\u003e sake in for full flavor and aroma. The nose on this brew is indeed woody, cedary, and peppery! This is a gentle, but flavorful cedar sake that drinks very smooth with cedar whispers in each sip. Thick and balanced with a gentle sweetness that does not distract from the mild cedar elements. Hints of sweet rice, honey, and a touch of pepper balance out the gentle flow of this sake that gets more cedary as it warms. A mid-sized glass works best! \u003cstrong\u003eWORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth Cedar \u003cstrong\u003eWINE: \u003c\/strong\u003eOaky Chardonnay\u003cstrong\u003e BEER: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoody Belgians \u003cstrong\u003eFOODS:\u003c\/strong\u003e A very amazing food pairing sake that takes on smoky fare, salty and savory – think the grill!","brand":"JFC","offers":[{"title":"720ml","offer_id":363829595,"sku":"UN12-02","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300ml","offer_id":47621697175795,"sku":"UN12-04","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/products\/UN12-02_ChoryoYoshinosugiFutsushuTaru_CedarCountry__720ml_1365x2048_WM.jpg?v=1605154942"},{"product_id":"konnichiwa-cooking-sake","title":"Ooki Daikichi Cooking Sake \"Konnichiwa\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalling all chefs and foodies! Finally, there is a premium \u003cem\u003eCooking Sake\u003c\/em\u003e available in the US, and this one is as good as it gets. This \u003cem\u003eCooking Sake\u003c\/em\u003e is basically like liquid umami, so flavorful and so meaningful. Yes, you can drink the sake as you cook with it, but it's pretty rich and full-bodied, and totally dry compared to \u003cem\u003eMirin\u003c\/em\u003e - the other cheap and super sweet cooking sake. This is connoisseur sake at its best. If you like to cook, there is no other sake out there that can touch the amazing flavors of this cooking brew. \u003cstrong\u003eWORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Liquid Umami \u003cstrong\u003eWINE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nope \u003cstrong\u003eBEER: \u003c\/strong\u003eNope \u003cstrong\u003eFOODS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cook your heart out with this!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Formerly the \"Fish Label\", as seen in the second photo. We still have extra fish labels if you want to get nostalgic with us! Let us know! -Chris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAKE TENGOKU","offers":[{"title":"720ml","offer_id":519114657,"sku":"UN21-02","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/files\/UN21-02_OokiDaikichiHotenKonnichiwaCookingSake_FlowerLabel_720ml_WM.png?v=1750359807"},{"product_id":"choryo-yoshinosugi-omachi-taru-yamahai-junmai-cedar-country","title":"Choryo Yamahai Taru Junmai Yoshinosugi Omachi \"Cedar Country\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nose on this very elegant cedar sake is filled with cedar, vanilla, mineral, and roasted rice aromas. Wow! Talk about a cedar sake that doesn’t drink like the cedar element is right in your face. This very smooth, round, and gentle \u003cem\u003eTaru\u003c\/em\u003e sake is one of the best balanced cedar sakes out there. There are smoky roasted rice flavors, but it’s the cedar whispers that take the day. It’s not too zesty or fake woody like other Taru efforts, and it’s not bold or heavy! It’s the opposite, with a lower alcohol content (14.5%) and a gentle \u003cem\u003eOmachi\u003c\/em\u003e rice flow. There is a subtle complexity that gets more “woody” in a larger glass. Good chilled. Good at room temp, and really nice warmed! \u003cstrong\u003eWORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Balanced \u003cstrong\u003eWINE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep Reds\/Oaky Whites \u003cstrong\u003eBEER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crisp Ales \u003cstrong\u003eFOODS:\u003c\/strong\u003e The brewer Choryo Shuzo recommends seafood, meats, teriyaki chicken. 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But also keep an eye out for powder sugar and pear hard candy with a very gentle nougat appearance as the fluid warms in the glass. Very silky and slippery and just a fun fruit party in the glass, and it’s just rice and water.\u003cstrong\u003e WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fruity \u003cstrong\u003eWINE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fruity seasonal reds\/fruity whites\u003cstrong\u003e BEER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet ales \u003cstrong\u003eFOODS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seafood, shellfish, oysters, sashimi, cold crab.","brand":"NA FOOD","offers":[{"title":"720ml","offer_id":5986084061216,"sku":"DG134-02","price":103.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/products\/DG134-02_StellaJunmaiDaiginjoShizukuMurokaGenshu_720ml_1365x2048_WM.jpg?v=1603764704"},{"product_id":"kenbishi-kuromatsu-honjozo-black-pine-1-8l","title":"Kenbishi Kuromatsu Honjozo \"Black Pine\" 1.8L","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll 1.8L bottles are for Store Pick Up. If this item is in your cart, you’ll only see the local pick up option—shipping will not be available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nose on this extremely famous Honjozo from the brewery that calls itself “The Oldest Brand Since 1505” is a dynamic collection of steamed rice, cocoa, maple syrup, and noughet aromas. The distinctive labels shows a sword tip coming at you just like the deep, rich and full-bodied flavors come right at your palate. This brew is dense and thick and feels great in the palate. Look for savory and sweet rice flavors that flow on a fat liquid that is excellent for warming. Dig deep and you find a layer of cocoa tones and even deeper you will happen upon a cream brulee flavor that is out of this world. Truly one of the classic Honjozos that every sake explorer should try at some point. \u003cstrong\u003eWORD\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rich \u003cstrong\u003eWINE\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep Reds\/Fat Whites \u003cstrong\u003eBEER\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stouts \u003cstrong\u003eFOODS\u003c\/strong\u003e: Perfect for pub food salty and savory and greasy, also soup and stews when warmed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JFC","offers":[{"title":"1.8L","offer_id":42473707766003,"sku":"JH09-01","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/files\/JH09-01_KenbishiKuromatsuHonjozo_BlackPine_1.8L_WM.png?v=1744918153"},{"product_id":"kikuizumi-hitosuji-sparkling","title":"Kikuizumi Hitosuji Junmai Sparkling","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe nose on this superb \u003cem\u003eSparkling\u003c\/em\u003e sake is a great collection of steamed rice, lemon peel, straw, ocean water, bread, and yeasty aromas. Stop the presses! Say hello to world class \u003cem\u003eSparkling\u003c\/em\u003e sake that is umami-loaded, crisp, compact, and dry; very much like a Brut-style sparkling wine. Featuring a 12% ABV, this beauty drinks bright, layered, rich, and balanced, with good bubble action, and gentle hints of steamed rice, apple, green grape, pear, plum, cooked apple spice, and chocolate covered cherry flavors. To say this brew is just \"another sparkling sake\" is an understatement, as it won the trophy for the entire \"Sparkling Sake\" field at the 2021 International Wine Challenge. Great for gifting, and great to have on just an ordinary evening when you want a little of the extraordinary! 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