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This month's sakes defy expectations and are undeniably funky. With mushroomy aromas or yeasty flavors, they throw curveballs in how they’ve been brewed.

Kimotos and yamahais are wild and intense in flavordue to the fact that lactic acid is allowed to develop naturally in the yeast mash.

October's Sake Gumi theme highlights the images of Japanese legends and folklore on sake labels. Many sakes are named after ghoulish characters. Learn more!

All of the sakes this month were chosen to exhibit how umami plays an important role in sake, and chosen for their umami-rich profiles.

Sakes chosen to celebrate our anniversary: Fisherman Sokujo Junmai Ginjo, Ohyama Tokubetsu Junmai, Enter.Sake Black Dot Honjozo, Shinpaku Junmai Daiginjo.

Sakes that represent disparate points on the sake spectrum: Akane 10.5, Okunomatsu Daiginjo Sparkling, Jozen Junmai Ginjo White, Kioke-Jikomi Iroha Kimoto.

We took a field trip to the Bay Area's very own sake brewery – Sequoia Sake in San Francisco, which specializes in 3 sakes: Nama, Genshu, and Nigori.

A Sake Gumi members-only field trip to Sequoia Sake Brewery in San Francisco. Featuring facility tour and a sake tasting with food pairing. Limited tickets!

For our May Sake Gumi offerings, we've chosen 4 sakes that'll taste great with smoky, spicy, and grilled foods – just in time for the upcoming summer BBQs!

April sakes ship today for Sake Gumi, our monthly sake subscription club. If you like what's on deck here, you should join! To celebrate the start of rice-planting season in April, we are highlighting the most popular sake rice Yamada Nishiki. Why is it the...

March sakes ship today for Sake Gumi, our monthly sake subscription club. If you like what's on deck here, you should join! On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku region was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. As if that wasn’t enough, a tsunami that...

February sakes ship today for Sake Gumi, our monthly sake subscription club. If you like what's on deck here, you should probably join! Every winter, we take a trip to Niigata Pref. where sake and rice are king. Coincidentally, it is also where...

Jitsuraku Tokubetsu Junmai Kimoto, Shichi Hon Yari “The Seven Spearsmen” Junmai, Yamato Shizuku Junmai, Inemankai “Ine’s Full Bloom” Red Junmai Genshu sake.

Yuki no Bosha “Cabin in the Snow” Junmai Ginjo, Gunma Izumi Honjozo, Nechi Otokoyama Junmai Ginjo, Gunma Izumi Yamahai Junmai sake.

We wanted to choose sake that would compliment this day when many of us will be eating turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy.

What is genshu? Learn all about cask-strength sake – robust sakes that are usually 19-20% ABV – with Jake Myrick (Sequoia Sake, SF). At Ramen Shop, Oakland.

Hakushika Goka Sennenju Junmai Daiginjo, Hatsumago Junmai Kimoto, Yuki Otoko (Snow Yeti) Junmai, Fukucho Hattanso Junmai sake.