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Sake and Alcohol Content: The ABC’s on ABV

Recently, Tippsy has been receiving a lot of questions from curious drinkers on the alcohol conte...
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Seven Best Sake Picks for 2021

With the year 2020 happily in the rearview mirror, we’re all hoping for better things to come on ...
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U.S. National Sake Appraisal Gold Award-winners

On October 17, 2020, nine sake experts gathered at the Hawaii Convention Center to judge 502 sake...
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Best Budget Sake Under $30 and $50

Last updated: July 1, 2022. Choosing sake can be a little overwhelming at first. It might be temp...
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Beat The Heat: Cold Sake

Although the days of summer are behind us and autumn is officially here, sometimes the thermomete...
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One-on-one Sake Tasting with Hakkaisan

When I learned that Tippsy would be offering a set of Hakkaisan sake, I couldn’t wait to try it. ...
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A Silver Lining in Every Cloud: An Introduction to Nigori Sake

Nigori, meaning “cloudy,” refers to a style of sake that is coarsely filtered, allowing a portion...
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Dassai Sake: “23,” “39,” “45,” “Nigori” and “Beyond”

Last updated: April 7, 2023. For many sake enthusiasts outside of Japan, myself included, drinki...
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Sparkling Sake Brunch at Home

Brunch is a most pleasurable time. In some places, it can begin as early as 9:00 in the morning a...
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Finding Your Zen with Sake

The weeks leading up to cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., are packed with much anticipat...
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5 Sake Picks for a Romantic Date

February is just around the corner! That means that Valentine's Day is approaching. If you are lo...
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Top 5 Best Sake for Beginners

It’s been an amazing year for Japanese sake and 2020 has much more in store! With sake, “beauty i...
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Best Hot Sake

For many people, their first encounter with Japanese sake was through a sake bomb, a spin-off fro...
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Is the Most Expensive Sake the Tastiest? Not Always

Sake ranges in price from affordable to expensive, but prices aren't the only determination for t...
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Fact 5: Sake Complements More Than Japanese Cuisine

Where do you drink sake? In San Francisco, where I live, we often see them at sushi spots, izakay...
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Fact 4: You Should Not Make Sake Piping Hot

If you’ve just started becoming interested in sake, you might lean towards serving it warm or hot...
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Can You Make Sake with Regular Table Rice?

Not all rice is suitable for brewing sake. Certain types of Japonica rice have special components...
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Fact 3: Sake should Not Always be Preserved Like Wine

Saki Kimura, a Sake Sommelier/ Food Journalist based in San Francisco, writes a special series of...
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Fact 2: Sake is Not a Spirit

One of the most shocking sake experiences working as a sake sommelier in Tokyo was when I saw a v...
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Why Is the Brand “Dassai” So Famous?

How did “Dassai” brand become so famous? See how a small brewery located in a distant town in Yam...
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What is Rice Polishing Ratio?

Seika studies "Japanese sake" at Niigata University in Japan, which is located at the center of s...
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Fact 1: Sake is Made From Rice

Sake, Japanese traditional alcoholic drink, is mysterious and complicated. Its flavor can easily ...
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