SakeDrop

07/09/2023

We had an amazing day sharing our variety of hand crafted-sake 🍶 with new friends at today… thanks to as we have been invited back for tomorrow. Come join us to taste some of the most unique brews from 10:30-2:30pm.

07/07/2023

Join us this Saturday at to sample/purchase unique hand craft-sake 🍶

07/07/2023

We’ll be at the upcoming Japan Fair this Saturday so come by to sample/purchase some of our exclusive craft sake 🍶

Enjoy Japanese art, culture, performances, workshops, and seminars, all for free at the two-day event that is Japan Fair! Based in Bellevue, WA across the lake from Seattle.

12/26/2022

From our craft sake brewers, we wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday!

10/01/2022

Celebrating World Sake Day with all of our members and friends! Great to see everyone enjoying this year’s artisan sake collections! Share with your friends or check out out latest collections at wwwsakedrop.com

07/22/2022

Our latest sake collections have cleared customs and arrived for distribution!

Thank for everyone’s patience as we know you’ve been eagerly awaiting. We’ll be contacting members directly starting next week to arrange limited edition orders/invoice and starting drop-offs as early as Friday July 29th at 4pm.

For Non-member SakeDrop friends, please check out our website and place your “a la carte” orders @ https://www.sakedrop.com/order, OR subscribe to become a SakeDrop member where you’ll receive members discounts and access to limited edition @ https://www.sakedrop.com/subscription

We are looking forward to having you all enjoy our entire collection! On behalf of our artisan breweries, kanpai/cheers!

07/01/2022

This is our last week of product reveal before our shipment from Japan arrives 😄! We're very excited to introduce Tamayuki Ryu Daiginjo | 玉雪 龍 大吟醸 from Takahashi as one of our SakeDrop Members Exclusive Collection.

An extremely rare and special Daiginjo sake made with Yamada Nishiki 山田錦 (aka “king of sake rice”). Takahashi’s Toji brewed this special label in pursuit of Niigata's classic light, crisp, and dry taste. The aroma is delicate, while the taste is refreshing, and clean. It has an elegant crisp, and dry finish that many of our sushi chef friends love.

Did you know that a long time ago, there was a culture of drinking sake with ,only salt, especially in the Niigata region? For those that enjoy experimenting, we recommend you try it with a touch of salt, or with savory snacks. While this is extremely versatile. It can play a leading role by enjoying it straight, or pairing with both strong/light flavored dishes.

Learn more about our at: www.sakedrop.com/collections

06/24/2022

This week, we're super excited to introduce a very unique sake. This will be our first in the collection... Junmai Genshu Kawasemi no Tabi | 純米原酒カワセミの旅, from Takahashi.

This truly unique is unpasteurized and made entirely with rice (junmai). It carries a fruit forward aromas, a mellow sweetness, with a touch acidity to balance the medium mouth feel. Perfect for people who love experimenting with Japanese sake and an excellent choice for anyone trying sake for the first time. This is an excellent sake that offers a refreshing change from the standard light, dry Niigata sake. Have some fun and try pairing with dark/bitter chocolates, chocolates with fruit, cheesecake, ice cream, and a variety of strong cheeses such as blue cheese. Our favorite is to pair it with foie gras, lamb, or pork.

Read about how this unique became one of the favorite pairings at the Salon du Chocolate festival in Paris and Tokyo! https://www.sakedrop.com/collections

06/17/2022

This week we're introducing the 5th Generation Choryo Junmai Daiginjo | 五代目長陵 純米大吟醸 from Takahashi.

One of the town’s most favorite Junmai Daiginjo, this craft sake has mellow, fruity aroma balanced with a medium-body mouthfeel, while possessing a refreshingly crisp finish reflective of the local’s unique taste. We recommend serving it chilled. This is an elegant and delicious Junmai Daiginjo is extremely easy to drink on its own, or paired with a variety of your favorite cuisines like Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, or experiment with Italian and French dishes.

Check out exclusive collection of rare at https://www.sakedrop.com/collections.

06/10/2022

Introducing the Collection, from our newest artisan-brewery Takahashi Shuzo!

The 'Silver' Junmai Ginjo is an International Sake Challenge Award winner! This super delicious Junmai Ginjo has been carefully crafted for a gentle hint of citrus aroma, a touch of acidity, and a clean and medium-dry finish. We're excited as this will be one of our most versatile craft sake when it comes to pairing with a variety of seasonal dishes.

We'll also be offering the 'Gold' Junmai Daiginjo as an exclusive members' only pre-order product. In Japan, this Limited Edition Gold label Junmai Daiginjo is only sold exclusively to selected restaurants in the local neighborhood, on a seasonal bases. The Toji (Brew Master) intentionally crafted this special Junmai Daiginjo to be gentle and clean on the palate, “inspired by the gentleness and purity of the people in our snowy country.” There are delicate fruity aromas of green apple, balanced with a clean and crisp taste from start to finish.

You can subscribe now to become a member and be the first to get your hands on these at https://www.sakedrop.com/collections
More unique and exclusive products to share in the next few weeks!

06/03/2022

Introducing our newest member to the SakeDrop brewery selections, Takahashi Shuzo | #高橋酒造... not to be confused with the much larger/commercialized Takahashi Shuzo Co. Ltd.

Takahashi and its team, led by Echigo Toji (Brew Master), is well known for its focus on individuality, creating different labels to showcase each craft sake's uniqueness. All of the brews are done using the highest-quality local sake rice, clean and crisp water, and leveraging the snowy cold winter climate of Niigata, Japan to craft the best artisan sake slowly.

We'll be revealing their unique products next week. We are very excited to have Takahashi on board for our members this year! Subscribe to get first hands on this year's collection at www.sakedrop.com/breweries

05/27/2022

Many of you are excited about this week's reveal! We'll be adding Yoikana Nigori| 善哉 にごり酒 to this year's new collection!
This will be our first Nigori-style from . Nigori literally means “cloudy sake”. This nigorizake has been carefully crafted and pressed to provide a unique texture that is smooth on the palate. It carries a delicate rice flavor with a sweetness that makes it extremely easy to drink. Even those who do not like sake will enjoy it! Ideal as an aperitif, chilled and sipped alone. Or paired fabulously with spicy foods. Check out this bottle and others in the 2022 collection coming soon at https://www.sakedrop.com/collections
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05/20/2022

Introducing the second of three in the Yoikana Sake Brewing collection!
The Junmai Ginjo Soucho Shibori “Early Morning Squeeze”| 善哉 大安吉日 早朝しぼりis an artisan sake that is super rare! Yoikana’s Toji (brewmaster) had hand crafted this special Nama-Chozo-Shu* (single pasteurization right after bottling) for those that enjoy the freshness and richness of nama-zake, while being able to withstand a bit more storage time. This wonderfully delicious craft sake is made with traditional techniques using Yamae nishiki (a newer Nagano Prefecture sake rice). Enjoy this fresh, fruity sake by itself, or try pairing it with all kinds of food, such as sushi, sashimi, and hot pot.

Check out this bottle and others in the 2022 collection coming soon at https://www.sakedrop.com/collections

05/13/2022

Introducing Yoikana Sake Brewing's newest craft sake to the SakeDrop 2022 collection. Revealing the first of three: Metoba no Izumi Daiginjo | 女鳥羽の泉 大吟醸. This sake is known for the artistic qualities through its special aroma and umami! More to share in the upcoming weeks!

For those who are unfamiliar with Yoikana Sake Brewing, they are the only sake brewery remaining in the city core of Matsumoto, Nagano. Using pure spring water from their well, 100% Miyama-nishiki, and generations of brewer’s traditional skill, they have created a distinctive collection with excellent rich, clean, and unique taste.

As the 2022 collection continues to be revealed, you can join our subscription service and get access to the sake right away through our website via the link in bio.

05/06/2022

As we await for our shipment, we wanted to start introducing you to some of our newest collections, starting this week.

Many of you have raved about our Mizuo collection. For this year we'll be introducing to our subscribers and friends Mizuo Daiginjo | #水尾 大吟醸! This was hand crafted by the award winning Brewing team in Iiyama, Nagano, Japan. Slow and low temperature fermentation give this Daiginjo profound flavor and aroma that is refreshingly smooth. Great for sipping and pairs well with many Japanese dishes such as Sushi, and Sashimi, as well as light Asian dishes that uses dashi stock-base. In anticipation of the release of the 2022 collection, you can join our subscription service and get access to the sake right away at https://www.sakedrop.com/subscription-1

For those that are new this is one of our legacy artisan breweries. They use naturally sweet clear spring water from the foothills of Mount Mizuo and 100% of the rare highly regarded “Kinmon Nishiki” sake rice to brew their sake. As a reminder, we still have a limited amount of the current collection, so order now before it sells out!

04/22/2022

2022 COLLECTION UPDATE:

We are very excited about this year's collection as are you. However, as you may know, there has been a global supply chain issue that has plagued many companies ability to recieve materials for thier businesses, and unfortunately sake is not immune to that. We are experiencing some delays on this year’s shipment, which we are actively working with our Breweries and shippers on. We will announce the availability date asap! We still have a limited supply of our current collection so if you would like to get your hands on some artisan sake while you wait visit: https://www.sakedrop.com/collections as we are close to being completely sold out!

04/01/2022

Our 2022 collections will be filled with new types of sake to help broaden your sake flavor palette. One of the rarer, but flavorful types of sake is sweeter sake. Some of you may have experienced amazake, which is a sweet sake. However, the sake coming this year is at a sweetness level between amazake and regular sake to bridge that gap between sake and amazake lovers.

Sweeter sake can be described as having stronger aromas with a stronger and more complex flavor. With the flavor being so complex, it is important to understand what foods it pairs well with. Sweeter sake pairs well with the likes of cheese, pork, chocolate, and a personal favorite of SakeDrop's, foie gras!

We cannot wait to reveal more in depth about this year's collection in the coming weeks with our shipments coming in soon!

03/18/2022

As promised, we will begin to reveal some of this Spring’s unique collections while our artisan sake is being bottled/shipped. Let’s get started!

We are excited to announce that this Spring's collection will be involving the unique tastes of nama-zake / nama-chozo that many of you had been asking for!

In case you didn’t know, regular sake normally undergoes two stages of pasteurization (typically, after pressing and before bottling) vs. nama-zake which is unpasteurized. Nama-chozo (single pasteurization) skips the first and goes straight through to the second pasteurization, which allows the brew to achieve many of the delicious and delicate flavors of nama-zake while allowing longer, more stable storage. This delicate balance of optimizing fresh taste and longevity is only possible under the handcrafted skillset of our artisan breweries. There will be more to share in the coming weeks!