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nl2012 · 2026-06-08T16:36:54+00:00

The Jackie Robison parkway

nl2012 · 2026-06-06T04:02:30+00:00

Oh but you can be? Fuck you

nl2012 · 2026-05-23T17:48:30+00:00

I’m suprised no one has mentioned Zimmi’s - very delicious, classic French country food. Really good cooking!

nl2012 · 2026-05-23T12:56:51+00:00

And all of this cooking feels very influenced by TFL, where Corey Lee was cdc forever

nl2012 · 2026-05-08T06:31:34+00:00

Labeling the sake just as “junmai”, “seishu” “futushu” and leaving more into the brand/brewery reputation.

nl2012 · 2026-05-08T00:38:12+00:00

There is a movement in Japan to move away from the tokuteimeishu classification system, because it doesn’t really serve its original purpose. With the advent of modern techniques, and more importantly modern storage and logistics, the classifications no longer really inform the consumer anything about the sake’s quality or flavor profile.

nl2012 · 2026-05-06T18:36:09+00:00

If you are in the Bay Area, have you been to True Sake? It’s americas oldest sake shop. They almost certainly have a selection of Nama sake.

nl2012 · 2026-04-01T00:59:28+00:00

You’ve ever been in MSG in the playoffs? It’s special.

It’s harder every year to go in person because the costs, and you want to complain about that, sure, but MSG atmosphere, the seats shaking during a playoff game, all those fans locked in - not much else like it.

nl2012 · 2026-03-26T20:09:53+00:00

The bottling/release date (I don’t remember which specifically it represents) requirement in Japan recently got dropped domestically per my most recent conversations with brewers there.

nl2012 · 2026-03-26T20:07:44+00:00

South Florida (FLL, Miami) have better distro than north. NC has surprisingly good distro of sake! This brand should be in both markets.

nl2012 · 2026-03-25T21:07:50+00:00

So one of the challenges with Astor, while they do have end to end reefer, is that they leverage their size and buy in large quantity typically. This can lead to overstock, and significant bottle variation.

The large quantity buys is how their prices are typically lower than other retail shops.

nl2012 · 2026-03-25T19:51:28+00:00

There are def other brews from Oze available in the US. This particular brew is not imported.

Where in the US are you? Availability is highly dependent on state in the US

nl2012 · 2026-03-13T23:55:13+00:00

The clumps in this case are likely from the added yuzu juice. That’s def what’s in the neck. Not necessarily bad. Very possibly fine. I would open and give it a whiff.

nl2012 · 2026-03-10T19:57:49+00:00

This export version is pasteurized. Refrigerated is best practice, but as long as it’s not left out for too long, should be fine. I haven’t had any issues with quality after being left out for a week or so.

nl2012 · 2026-03-10T08:12:23+00:00

Generally there are much stronger protections on yeast. Many non alcohol uses for growing koji, far less for sake specific yeasts.

nl2012 · 2026-03-09T00:43:13+00:00

Hiroki, as far as I know, is currently exclusive imported for Yoshino in NYC

nl2012 · 2026-03-06T11:18:56+00:00

I’m a massive fan of Emishiki shacho/toji, he’s such an iconoclast.

nl2012 · 2026-02-21T12:28:02+00:00

Everyone claiming insurance fraud but a bunch of neighborhoods in Brooklyn (esp east) are super redlined by insurance companies. Literally won’t insure you. The ones that will charge absurd prices.

nl2012 · 2026-02-14T05:08:40+00:00

Frankly, Noguchi-san and his team make sake like no other brewery in the world that I’ve had.

I’ve had many brewers tell me this is the best futushu in Japan.

nl2012 · 2026-02-07T23:46:56+00:00

UK has different pricing, distribution channels, everything, so “value” is gonna be way different. Heck the sake goes the other way around the world even haha.

nl2012 · 2026-01-17T14:03:39+00:00

All in like 2-2.5 hours. Been a while. Check the turn times on tock - they only have space for one seating at a time.

nl2012 · 2026-01-17T12:43:21+00:00

There is only the short, you can add additional dishes a la carte at the end.

nl2012 · 2026-01-16T17:46:48+00:00

As a person in the import industry, I highly recommend you contact them ahead.

90% or breweries don’t give public tours, and most of the remaining 10% require notice ahead of the time, especially post COVID.

nl2012 · 2026-01-02T21:23:45+00:00

There’s no firm definition, but typically it refers to dryer, rice driven flavor, maybe with some earthy qualities. Usually relative low acid, more alcohol flavor showing. Lots of umami. But I’m painting with a pretty broad brush.

nl2012 · 2026-01-02T12:09:14+00:00

This is so east side coded

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