Blog

Drake, Bourbon, and Twin Peaks Drinks
July 21, 2017
All Twin Peaks fanatics should listen to Wrapped in Podcast - a podcast dedicated to...
G. I. Yamagata (July 2017)
July 15, 2017
This month's sakes are all from Yamagata Prefecture, to belatedly celebrate that Yamagata's sakes were...
Niku Soba
July 14, 2017
If you didn't know already, we have a sake club called Sake Gumi and it's...
Umeshu Highball
July 11, 2017
I've been really excited to see the umeshu (Japanese plum infused in shochu) popping up on...
Happy Hour: White Ale Shiso Spinner
June 27, 2017
Since celebrating Solstice last week, we can finally say that summer is here. In the...
Sake + Cheese (June 2017)
June 15, 2017
Pulling out balled-up leftover cheeses and one-cup sakes from my fridge is my weeknight, wind-down,...
Okkon Pops Up in Oakland for Okonomiyaki
June 12, 2017
Okonomiyaki is everywhere in Japan. It's one of those foods that appear in festivals and...
Donna Lo of Far Leaves Tea
May 30, 2017
Far Leaves is a treasure in Berkeley, CA. A place to enjoy a pot of...
Noriko Kamei of Sequoia Sake Brewery
May 23, 2017
Since opening in 2015, Sequoia Sake Brewery has been a gem in the heart of...
Miho Imada of Imada Sake Brewery
May 16, 2017
The first time I tried an Imada Shuzo (brewery) sake was in 2014 when we...
Sake Gumi News: Women Sake Makers (May 2017)
May 15, 2017
Miho Imada of Imada Sake Brewery and me with two of the bottles offered this...
Jennifer Colliau of Small Hand Foods
May 11, 2017
Jennifer Colliau is one of Bay Area's greatest bartenders. To use words such as "smart,"...