Sake Blog

Dive in to the world of sake. Plus Japan travel tips, recipes and much more.

Spotlight

The Pride of Aizu Toji and Suehiro Brewing Company

Suehiro Brewing Company is one of the most fun breweries to visit—located in one of the beautiful...
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Koshu: Aged Sake Brands, History and How-To

Aged sake was considered a luxury product for hundreds of years. It was the pinnacle of sake. Th...
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Culture

Sake for Tsukimi, the Harvest Moon

What is it about the moon that brings wonder? Is it the glow or pull on the waves, or how it appe...
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Culture

Best Sake for Your Chinese Zodiac Sign

Last update: January 12, 2023. Japanese culture and Chinese culture have always been intertwined...
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Spotlight

How Heiwa Transformed Their Sake Brewery with a Startup Approach

Among many innovative sake breweries out there, Heiwa Brewing Company sheds light on a bit of a d...
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What is Junmai Sake or ‘Pure Rice’ Sake?

“To junmai or not junmai … that is the question,” and one I hope to answer in this article. There...
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10 Best Cold Sake

Many people ask whether they ought to drink sake hot or cold. The quick answer? Sake is the only ...
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Does Sake Go Bad?

Last updated: June 6, 2022. Does sake go bad? The answer is: yes and no. It all depends on how ...
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Food & Drink

Yuzu—1 Sake, 3 Ways

As watermelon is the fruit of summer in the United States, so is fresh yuzu in Japan. But exactly...
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Nada vs Fushimi Sake Tasting

Terroir is a French word meaning a sense of place. The term is often associated with wines from t...
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Recipe

Napolitan Pasta recipe

I cooked this dish one night when my sommelier friends came over to my place after working a late...
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Spotlight

Sake without limitation—Daishichi

If you are a kimoto sake fan, you might have come across Daishichi Brewing Company at some point....
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How To Pour Sake: Mokkiri vs Wine Glass

Have you ever seen sake being served with a wooden box and wondered how you should drink it? Thi...
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Spotlight

Sake Evangelist, John Gauntner

John Gauntner is one of the world’s first few leading non-Japanese sake professionals, and is cel...
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How To Drink Sake With the Right Sake Cup

Last updated: September 29, 2022. So, you’ve poured over the incredible selection of sake at Tip...
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Recipe

Japanese Katsu Sando Recipe

Katsu sando “Sando” is the word Japanese people use for sandwich for short, like a nickname. Whe...
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Kimoto: The Living History of Sake

Over the past hundred years or so, the sake community as a whole has always had an intimate relat...
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Spotlight

500 Years of History and Beyond—Shichi Hon Yari and Yasunobu Tomita

Tomita Brewing Company is one of the most historical sake breweries in Japan. Their world-famous ...
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Travel

My SAGA SAKE SAGA Experience

This past March, Tippsy partnered with Sake Discoveries to host the Saga Sake Saga event which no...
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Food & drink

Best Sushi in Los Angeles: Kiriko Sushi

Hi Tippsy fans! My name is Alice Hama. I am one of the contributing writers at Tippsy. For those...
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Behind The Scenes: Tippsy’s Quality Control

Tippsy currently carries 300+ different sake. We are in the process of adding 120 more delicious ...
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Spring Sake for Cherry Blossom Season

The Japanese cherry blossoms have arrived in D.C.—spring is here! And with spring comes the best ...
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Recipe

Easy Hand Roll Sushi Recipe with Sake

Temaki literally means “a hand roll.” At a sushi restaurant, it is usually a cone-shaped sushi wr...
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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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