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Naraman Sake Tasting at Sake Hana
When Sake Hana talks, people listen! or at least rabid sake fans listen. I was happy to be on the Sake Hana email list to get a notice about a special event being held in their little sake hideaway.
Scott, Chizuko-san and I made our reservations for a special event: Naraman Muroka sake at different [...]
Fall 2009 Wine of Japan Sake Tasting
The good sake times keep rollin’ people! What is it about the Fall that delivers so many wonderful sake-rific events?! Must be the start of the sake brewing season that gets everyone’s sake mojo flowing and the events underway.
I’m all for sake mojo so let’s take a look at my latest tasting adventure [...]
“Underground” Sake Tasting at Decibel
I was lucky enough to hear about a true “underground” tasting at Decibel, the much beloved downstairs sake bar in the East Village. The vibe was very much a Japanese speakeasy crossed with a flash mob. It was crowded, but fun to see all the regular Decibel customers enjoying a taste of some fantastic [...]
Umenoyado at Matsuri
Matsuri Restuarant has been ramping up their sake events and I was delighted to attend a recent event there devoted to Umenoyado sake sponsored by Daiei Trading Sake Importers. I last had Umenoyado sake at a tasting event at Sakaya back in Feb 2009. It was there that I first met Mr. Moriura. [...]
Interviews »
Interview: Chizuko Niikawa, Sommelier & Cup Sake Fan
Cup Sake Fan Chizuko NiikawaOur friend Chizuko-Niikawa-Helton of SakeDiscoveries.com is a famous Sake Sommelier and a fan of “cup sake”.
I recently caught up with Chizuko-san at the beautiful
Interview: Maki Osugi, Cup Sake Blogger
I first discovered Maki Osugi’s ‘One Cup Sake’ Blog, bq69 collectibles, when I was searching the internet looking for any information I could find about Japanese one cup style sake.
You can’t imagine my surprise when I wrote to Maki-san and discovered he spoke fluent english! Below is the interview!
Interview: Sake Social’s Marc Smookler
Well, it’s been the 21st Century for a few years now and while we don’t yet have flying cars in every garage, there has been some pretty cool stuff happening! We’ve elected the first African American President, driven remote controlled rovers on the surface of Mars, and even invented Twitter!
As for [...]
Interview: Paul Tanguay
Mr. Paul Tanguay is well known as a real sake authority and a go-to guy for sake education in the US. I first met him when he was Corporate Beverage Director for SushiSamba, and developing a special interest in Sake.
