Tippsy Sake Blog

Enjoy our collection of unique stories written by our talented writers, many of whom are certified professionals in sake, wine, beer and spirits. Here you’ll find articles that are informative, entertaining, and span the gambit! Our blog has posts for both beginners and sake connoisseurs alike, with topics like sake trivia, cultural/educational readings, food recipes, travelogues, interviews and more.

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Tippsy Presents: An Evening with IWA SakeFood & Drink

Tippsy Presents: An Evening with IWA Sake

Taylor Markarian
Taylor Markarian

Connecting sake makers with sake drinkers is central to Tippsy’s purpose, so orchestrating an intimate dinner with IWA founder and maker Richard Geoffr...

Japan’s 5 Best Yatai Foods and Sake PairingsFood & Drink

Japan’s 5 Best Yatai Foods and Sake Pairings

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

July and August are full of exciting summer festivals (“natsumatsuri”) throughout Japan. The word “natsu” means summer and “matsuri” means festival. H...

How To Make the Perfect SaketiniFood & Drink

How To Make the Perfect Saketini

Jake Lee
Jake Lee

The saketini is a familiar yet nuanced modern cocktail. It’s a great beverage for sake drinkers as well as cocktail lovers. Utilizing sake rather than ...

What Is Omakase? An Evening at Sushi NakazawaFood & Drink

What Is Omakase? An Evening at Sushi Nakazawa

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

A few months ago, I was at Japan Village in Brooklyn’s Industry City, an old warehouse complex turned into a vibrant community of food, arts and crafts...

A Complete Mixology Guide: 15 Sake Cocktail RecipesFood & Drink

A Complete Mixology Guide: 15 Sake Cocktail Recipes

Jake Lee
Jake Lee

Sake is often drunk on its own as a stand-alone beverage. But what if it didn’t have to be? This article will explore different cocktail recipes that f...

5 Reasons Sake Box Is a Perfect GiftFood & Drink

5 Reasons Sake Box Is a Perfect Gift

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

When the holidays come around, three things come to mind: don’t stress, don’t overspend and make the best of time with family and friends. So when it c...

Japanese Hot Pot and SakeFood & Drink

Japanese Hot Pot and Sake

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

When the crisp autumn winds tap on the window, it’s time for hot pot! Nabemono, a compound word made up of nabe for “cooking pot” and mono for “things...

Yuzu—1 Sake, 3 WaysFood & Drink

Yuzu—1 Sake, 3 Ways

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

As watermelon is the fruit of summer in the United States, so is fresh yuzu in Japan. But exactly what is this bright yellow surprise? Believed to be a...

Best Sushi in Los Angeles: Kiriko SushiFood & Drink

Best Sushi in Los Angeles: Kiriko Sushi

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Hi Tippsy fans! My name is Alice Hama. I am one of the contributing writers at Tippsy. For those of you who do not know about me, I am a certified som...

Perfect Pairings with Plum SakeFood & Drink

Perfect Pairings with Plum Sake

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

Early spring in Japan You might believe the flowering trees to be cherry blossoms but it is actually the plum blossom that graces the landscape beginn...

For a Happy Valentine, Try Chocolate with SakeFood & Drink

For a Happy Valentine, Try Chocolate with Sake

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

Here we are, 2021! Although we’re still figuring out a lot, the new year brings a sense of relief and excitement that we might one day soon be able to ...

Seasonal Sake Box for Every Taste—a Sake Sommelier’s GuideFood & Drink

Seasonal Sake Box for Every Taste—a Sake Sommelier’s Guide

Bryan West
Bryan West

At the beginning of the fall, Tippsy began an exciting new approach to their subscription service. Each season, subscription holders will now receive s...

Virtual Sake Party — How to Celebrate the Holidays during COVIDFood & Drink

Virtual Sake Party — How to Celebrate the Holidays during COVID

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

Holiday gatherings are a little tricky this year. We want to keep safe but as the holidays roll in, it becomes more difficult to keep to ourselves. Aft...

Filipino Food and SakeFood & Drink

Filipino Food and Sake

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

Although it might seem that Japanese restaurants are everywhere, this wasn’t the case 50 years ago. Until the 1960s, Japanese food was still perceived ...

Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Shinsei “Junmai Daiginjo”Food & Drink

Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Shinsei “Junmai Daiginjo”

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Yamamoto Honke was established in 1677 in the Fushimi Ward of Kyoto Prefecture. Fushimi is home to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Japan’s best-known Shin...

Fun & Safe Summer Bucket ListFood & Drink

Fun & Safe Summer Bucket List

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

These days may have you feeling like Rapunzel wondering, When will my life begin? You’ve probably baked dozens of bread, completed a few DIY projects, ...

Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Asabiraki “Suijin”Food & Drink

Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Asabiraki “Suijin”

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Asabiraki “Suijin” is one of the popular sake produced by Asabiraki Brewery located in Iwate Prefecture. Asabiraki brewery was established in 1871 by t...

Comprehensive Sake Pairing Ideas for Wine Lovers and Sake BeginnersFood & Drink

Comprehensive Sake Pairing Ideas for Wine Lovers and Sake Beginners

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

As the Japanese culinary trend evolves and consumers become familiar with sake, sommeliers are increasingly observing the rise of the importance of “sa...

May in Quarantine—Tippsy and Takeout, Part 2Food & Drink

May in Quarantine—Tippsy and Takeout, Part 2

Bryan West
Bryan West

May rolls along and we find ourselves continuing to do our part to stay safe and healthy by remaining at home. It seemed right to pair this month’s sak...

April in Quarantine — Tippsy and TakeoutFood & Drink

April in Quarantine — Tippsy and Takeout

Bryan West
Bryan West

So it’s been a month now. A month of isolation, a month of social distancing, a month of sorely missing all the creature comforts we took for granted n...

Cheese and Sake PairingFood & Drink

Cheese and Sake Pairing

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

As sake attracts growing interest among international sommeliers, the idea of cheese and sake pairing has become a trendy topic. Sake contains lactic a...

My March Tippsy BoxFood & Drink

My March Tippsy Box

Bryan West
Bryan West

Let’s face it: we’re dealing with some very strange and uncertain times. It’s more important than ever to find a way to inject a bit of joy into your l...

How to Setup a Sake Bar at HomeFood & Drink

How to Setup a Sake Bar at Home

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

The next best thing to actually being in Japan is eating really good Japanese food with sake in hand. There is something so comforting and satisfying a...

My February Tippsy BoxFood & Drink

My February Tippsy Box

Bryan West
Bryan West

I recently received my first subscription box from Tippsy, and couldn’t wait to see (and taste) what they had sent me. It’s so fun to get a package eac...

Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Nanbu Bijin “AWA Sparkling”Food & Drink

Sake Sommelier Pairing Ideas: Nanbu Bijin “AWA Sparkling”

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

This is a refreshing and elegant sparkling sake made by Nanbu Bijin Brewery located in Iwate Prefecture. Established in 1902, the brewery has been a tr...

Pairing Sake with Your Thanksgiving MealFood & Drink

Pairing Sake with Your Thanksgiving Meal

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

The Thanksgiving meal is one of my favorite meals to prepare because it’s the single occasion out of the entire year when I don’t have to figure out wh...

Sake Recommendations for Wine DrinkersFood & Drink

Sake Recommendations for Wine Drinkers

Saki Kimura
Saki Kimura

Do you like wine? If you like wine, you might be interested in sake, which is commonly known as "rice wine". Sake has high affinity with wine and it is...

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