
True Sake (truesake.com) is America's first all-sake store, opened in San Francisco's Hayes Valley in 2002, operating as a brick-and-mortar shop with nationwide e-commerce. It specializes exclusively in sake across every category - Junmai & Honjozo, Junmai Ginjo & Ginjo, Junmai Daiginjo & Daiginjo, Nama (unpasteurized), Nigori, Sparkling, Futsushu and Seasonal releases - with bottles ranging from under $20 to $4,000+. It curates collections by palate (e.g., for red-wine or white-wine drinkers) plus starter kits and staff picks, and educates customers via free Saturday tastings and a long-running blog. It serves both sake beginners and connoisseurs, offering nationwide shipping and local pickup for large-format bottles.
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