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The TRUE SAKE TEAM 2026! 🧡

IT'S HIYAOROSHI SEASON! 🍁🎃🍶🍂

Imagine this as your sake equivalent to the ubiquitous pumpkin spice! Hiyaoroshi are pasteurized once, then aged for a few months and many are made to express a cornucopia of autumnal scents and flavors. But in the case of hiyaoroshi, they are not so easily found!

Lucky for you, we have the widest selection of hiyaoroshi in the USA! *Link in bio to hunt for your next fall favorite!

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Congratulations to all of the SAKE DAY UNIVERSITY graduates! 🎓

Let us know what you learned this year at SAKE DAY in the comments!

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BEHIND THE SCENES!!! We are getting ready for YOU! HAPPY SAKE DAY!!!! SAKE DAY 2026 💪🎉🍶

A Tribute to the Assemblage Kings - Naraman & IWA 5

Featuring new addition to the store:
Naraman Junmai Daiginjo "Assemblage" 2025 夢心酒造株式会社
..and industry icon brand .sake by Richard Geoffroy

Both are masters of blending vintage sake to create ethereal taste realms we never thought possible. Explore IWA 5 and Naraman today! *Links in bio

When asked what sake turns curious drinkers into dedicated sake fans, Assistant Manager Chris Cabrera answered, "Ohmine, hands down. It's the industry's new gateway sake!" ✌️

ALERT! 🚨 NEW COOL SAKE BAR IN OSAKA!

Sake Daruma is a new premium sake bar five stories up, located just north of Dotonbori Canal in Osaka. Besides being decked out in Daruma garb, it has a chill vibe and nice bartenders with the sitcom Friends playing on repeat.

Discovered by Kj Sakura on her recent visit, she said Daruma has all the goods, even sake shes been hunting down for years such as Senkin Kabutomushi, a summer release with a colorful rhinoceros beetle on the label. Kagura and Mimurosugi also made an appearance... iconic must-haves from nearby regions and fresh as can be.

Next time you party in Osaka, be sure to check out Sake Daruma!

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In the mood for something dreamy? Try Isojiman Tokubetsu Junmai "Omachi 53." 小池 隆昭

"The nose on this updated fan favorite brew is a gentle collection of pear, cooked apples, cream, nougat, and steamed rice aromas. Say hello to one of our favorite brews that has been Tokubetsu-d aka “specialized” to a new milling rate of 53% for their Akaiwa Omachi rice and using their special house yeast called Isojiman New-5-1. In a word, this is a professional sake through and through, and it will astound the sake aficionados, and will be a very welcome drinking experience for new sake drinkers. Dry, clean, smooth, gentle, round, lush and layered, this is a rich sake that drinks more smooth than full-bodied. Basically, this takes Omachi to a new amazing level of scope and balance with a flavor field that is not like your typical fruity brew. Look for sweet rice, nougat, cooked apples, powdered sugar, butter, ocean water, and a whole lot of umami, on a full-bodied flow that is buoyant and soft. This is one of those Bucket List Brews that every True Sake fan should taste."

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Beau's Choice: Fukuumi Yamadanishiki Hiire Junmai "Lucky Sea"

The nose on this sake from Nagasaki (not a lot of breweries down there) is a fun collection of grapefruit, green apple, honeydew, tangerine, peach jelly, strawberries and cream, powdered sugar, kiwi, vanilla, and white floral aromas. The label reads, “The tides have brought all good fortune.” And we like to add, “And good sake.” Light, clean, spritzy, bright, lively, fresh, refreshing, slightly dry and with a w**e-lover’s astringency, this brew drinks like the tides coming in and going out. Look for lychee, lemon water, watermelon, white cherry, green apple, green grape, mochi, and steamed rice flavors that excel in a white w**e glass. This is modern sake at its best that is flavorful and bright with a very fragrant aroma and lively dry character. Some say it drinks like it looks!

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