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Dive in to the world of sake. Plus Japan travel tips, recipes and much more.

  • Kimoto: The Living History of Sake

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    Kimoto: The Living History of Sake

    Over the past hundred years or so, the sake community as a whole has always had an intimate relat...

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  • Sake and Alcohol Content: The ABC’s on ABV

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    Sake and Alcohol Content: The ABC’s on ABV

    Recently, Tippsy has been receiving a lot of questions from curious drinkers on the alcohol conte...

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  • Seven Best Sake Picks for 2021

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    Seven Best Sake Picks for 2021

    With the year 2020 happily in the rearview mirror, we’re all hoping for better things to come on ...

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

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

    At the beginning of the fall, Tippsy began an exciting new approach to their subscription service...

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  • Beat The Heat: Cold Sake

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    Beat The Heat: Cold Sake

    Although the days of summer are behind us and autumn is officially here, sometimes the thermomete...

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  • A Silver Lining in Every Cloud: An Introduction to Nigori Sake

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    A Silver Lining in Every Cloud: An Introduction to Nigori Sake

    Nigori, meaning “cloudy,” refers to a style of sake that is coarsely filtered, allowing a portion...

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  • Dassai Sake: “23,” “39,” “45,” “Nigori” and “Beyond”

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    Dassai Sake: “23,” “39,” “45,” “Nigori” and “Beyond”

    Last updated: April 7, 2023. For many sake enthusiasts outside of Japan, myself included, drinki...

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  • May in Quarantine—Tippsy and Takeout, Part 2

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    May in Quarantine—Tippsy and Takeout, Part 2

    May rolls along and we find ourselves continuing to do our part to stay safe and healthy by remai...

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  • April in Quarantine — Tippsy and Takeout

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    April in Quarantine — Tippsy and Takeout

    So it’s been a month now. A month of isolation, a month of social distancing, a month of sorely m...

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  • My March Tippsy Box

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    My March Tippsy Box

    Let’s face it: we’re dealing with some very strange and uncertain times. It’s more important than...

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  • My February Tippsy Box

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    My February Tippsy Box

    I recently received my first subscription box from Tippsy, and couldn’t wait to see (and taste) w...

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