Sake Blog

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

Spotlight

Flavor of “Never Giving Up” Passion—Fukucho Sake and Miho Imada

Welcome to our Spotlight series! We hope you enjoy this delightful dialogue with Miho Imada, a fe...
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Sake

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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Food & drink

Fun & Safe Summer Bucket List

What’s on your summer bucket list? Here are ideas for fun things to do while practicing social di...
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Food & Drink

Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Asabiraki “Suijin”

Asabiraki “Suijin” is one of the popular sake produced by Asabiraki Brewery located in Iwate Pref...
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Sake

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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Culture

Five Perfect Sake to Celebrate Father’s Day

Fathers are a talented bunch. Even when something is new to them and there are no manuals or road...
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Food & Drink

Comprehensive Sake Pairing Ideas for Wine Lovers and Sake Beginners

As the Japanese culinary trend evolves and consumers become familiar with sake, sommeliers are in...
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Sake

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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Food & Drink

May in Quarantine—Tippsy and Takeout, Part 2

May rolls along and we find ourselves continuing to do our part to stay safe and healthy by remai...
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Food & Drink

April in Quarantine — Tippsy and Takeout

So it’s been a month now. A month of isolation, a month of social distancing, a month of sorely m...
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Food & Drink

Cheese and Sake Pairing

As sake attracts growing interest among international sommeliers, the idea of cheese and sake pai...
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Sake

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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Food & Drink

My March Tippsy Box

Let’s face it: we’re dealing with some very strange and uncertain times. It’s more important than...
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Food & Drink

How To Set Up a Sake Bar at Home

The next best thing to actually being in Japan is eating really good Japanese food with sake in h...
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Food & Drink

My February Tippsy Box

I recently received my first subscription box from Tippsy, and couldn’t wait to see (and taste) w...
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Sake

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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Sake

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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Food & Drink

Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Nanbu Bijin “AWA Sparkling”

This is a refreshing and elegant sparkling sake made by Nanbu Bijin Brewery located in Iwate Pref...
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Food & Drink

Pairing Sake with Your Thanksgiving Meal

The Thanksgiving meal is one of my favorite meals to prepare because it’s the single occasion out...
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Sake

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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Culture

Raise Your Glass for World Sake Day

Today is World Sake Day! Across Japan and around the world, sake’s heritage and history will be c...
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Spotlight

Spotlight: Aya Nomoto

Aya Nomoto is an accomplished and dedicated sake professional, sommelier, and educator with Level...
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Recipe

Tippsy Recipe & Shichida “75”

This sake has a complex aroma of baked fruits like fig and prune followed by grain nuances such a...
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Spotlight

Spotlight: Jessica Joly (Part 2)

Jessica Joly is Marketing Director for Sake Discoveries, a New York-based company spreading sake ...
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