John Puma 1/29/18 John Puma 1/29/18

Nito “Two Rabbits” Junmai

John Puma 11/22/17 John Puma 11/22/17

Sake Caliente ‘Sake Workshop’ at Brooklyn Kura

We spent a fantastic evening at @brooklynkura for Sake Caliente’s first ‘Sake Workshop’ event! We sampled 4 types of @nanbubijin 'Yuzo Special’ sakes both warm and room temperature. Yuzo Kuji is an expert at producing sake that is meant to be enjoyed warm. There was also a special Umami Butter themed dinner that was provided for pairing. You can check out some live footage on our Instagram story!
#brooklynkura #brooklyn #industrycity #nyc #sumsetpark #dake #nihonshu #hotsake #nycsake

John Puma 11/12/17 John Puma 11/12/17

Dassai 50 Junmai Daiginjo

This was a promo shot we did for an early test episode that we ended up not publishing. It was dedicated to understanding sake labels, and featured Dassai 50! We need to revisit this concept someday! #dassai #sake #sakesunday #sakekampai #dassai50 #… — This was a promo shot we did for an early test episode that we ended up not publishing. It was dedicated to understanding sake labels, and featured Dassai 50! We need to revisit this concept someday! #dassai #sake #sakesunday #sakekampai #dassai50 #日本酒 #山口県 #純米大吟醸

John Puma 11/5/17 John Puma 11/5/17

Junmai Muroka Genshu

John Puma 11/4/17 John Puma 11/4/17

Taiten Shiragiku Junmai Mikinishiki

Taiten Shiragiku’s Mikinishiki is new to New York and uses a recovered strain of Yamadanishiki rice to amazing effect! Keep an eye out for this fantastic Okayama brewery! #sake #nihonshu #mikinishiki #junmai #日本酒 #純米酒 #みきにしき #kuramotous #gosa… — Taiten Shiragiku’s Mikinishiki is new to New York and uses a recovered strain of Yamadanishiki rice to amazing effect! Keep an eye out for this fantastic Okayama brewery! #sake #nihonshu #mikinishiki #junmai #日本酒 #純米酒 #みきにしき #kuramotous #gosakeman

John Puma 10/12/17 John Puma 10/12/17

Azakura Apple Chan Nama

Another shot from a great night at Saketory in Osaka, this time featuring Azakura’s Apple Chan lurking behind a ginjo that I can’t quite recall. #sake #nihonshu #junmai #日本酒 (at Saketory)

John Puma 10/10/17 John Puma 10/10/17

Jikon Junmai Ginjo

John Puma 10/8/17 John Puma 10/8/17

Chiyomusubi One Cup Tasting

It’s October and we’re getting ready for Halloween with an extra special, extra spooky episode! This week we’re featuring a trio of spooky one cup selections from Chiyomusubi Shuzo in Tottori Prefecutre! Check out our tasting notes on YouTube and Facebook! 👻😱🎃👁️🍶 #sake #sakesunday #nihonshu #chiyomusubi #日本酒 #onecup

John Puma 10/6/17 John Puma 10/6/17

Tedorigawa Yamahai Daiginjo

John Puma 9/30/17 John Puma 9/30/17

Tatenokawa "Phoenix" Junmai Daiginjo

Enjoying a personal celebration with this outstanding limited edition Phoenix Junmai Daiginjo that our friends at @tatenokawa.jp were kind enough to send our way! We’ll be talking about this on a the show very soon! #sake #tatenokawa #junmaid… — Enjoying a personal celebration with this outstanding limited edition Phoenix Junmai Daiginjo that our friends at @tatenokawa.jp were kind enough to send our way! We’ll be talking about this on a the show very soon! #sake #tatenokawa #junmaidaiginjo #sakecelebration #日本酒 #純米大吟醸 #楯の川酒造

John Puma 9/26/17 John Puma 9/26/17

Joy of Sake 2017 is Coming!

Joy of Sake NYC starts at 6:30 TOMORROW! 😳🍶😱🍶
We’ve got our mobile set-up ready to go and will be live streaming all throughout the event! There will be 380+ sakes available and we can’t wait to try them all!
Make sure you are subsc… — Joy of Sake NYC starts at 6:30 TOMORROW! 😳🍶😱🍶
We’ve got our mobile set-up ready to go and will be live streaming all throughout the event! There will be 380+ sakes available and we can’t wait to try them all!
Make sure you are subscribed to facebook.com/TheSakeNotes so you get notified each time we go live at the event!
There will also be a very special live stream of the Kagami-biraki before the main doors open!#kanpai #sake #nihonshu #sakenyc #joyofsake #joyofsake2017 #kagamibirakiipa

John Puma 9/16/17 John Puma 9/16/17

Joy of Sake Preview 2017!

We had the opportunity to take part in a special press preview tasting last week for the Joy of Sake New York and already have a few favorites! This year JoS is on Sept 27th and will feature over 380 different sakes and dishes from 16 outstanding NYC restaurants. This is, without a doubt, the largest and most exciting sake tasting event in North America. Take a look at our “must taste recommendations” below and go to www.joyofsake.com to buy your tickets today!

Isojiman’s Omachi Tokubetsu Junmai is a huge favorite of John’s, combining fruitiness with a delightfully dry finish

Myshell prefers her sake flavors bold, and Tamagawa always delivers! This is their “Heart of Gold” Daiginjo, and it was her favorite of the night.

The event was hosted at the lovely Sen Sakana in midtown, they will be one of the 16 New York restaurants serving up their famous dishes at this year’s show. Their Ceviche De Pescado is featured above