The Sake Social Blog: Sake Guide & Store News

Aging Sake – Hey I Found a Bottle of Sake in My Closet – Is it Still Good?

As we all know, sake is a perishable product that is pasteurized and does not use the long lasting aging agents such as sulfites found in wine. Wi...

Can you serve sake on the rocks?

Many breweries recommend that you can add ice to your sake but I do not.Why? Firstly, the water that makes up the ice is not the same water used fo...

SakeSocial adds more premium Japanese sake to it's inventory

I am *very* excited to announce that we have added a new premium Japanese sake importer, JFC International, growing our total inventory to close to...

Will sake make me fat?

Hmmmmm! This question was asked several years back and I think my response was that everything today makes you fat. Seriously though, this question...

When do you warm sake?

As you know, of all the liquid libations out there sake has by far the greatest temperature swing points from volcanic lava hot to slushy frozen co...

How to Heat Sake -- and Why!

First let’s cut to the chase. Heating sake is good! When you have had bad hot sake it wasn’t the fact that hot sake is bad it’s that bad sake make...

The Gary V Experience

Not long ago I was asked to visit the radically fun and exciting video blog by the one-of-a-kind on-line wine guru Gary Vaynerchuk at winelibrary.c...

Clean Burning Fuel

The most dynamic aspect about sake is the simplicity. It really is so simple. Rice and water. That’s it! Well aside from the elf magic and star du...

My Life as a Kurabito

I have spent a lot of time in Japan, but I have never lived there. I think that there is a big difference in “living” and “visiting” a country. As ...

Selecting Japanese Sakes

Ahhhhhh ye’ol what sakes should I get question? I hear it all of the time – in fact I live it! Basically this is the perfect topic to kill at least...

The Name Game

When I get emails from readers, 9 out of 10 will say that they know nothing about sake, which is rubbish and I tell them that! Of course you know s...

Sweet Sake Brews

I have been saying it for years! A starch sweetness is far more muted than a grape juice sweetness. Huh? Converting a starch into a glucose produce...