In this article from April 2022 SAKETIMES speaks to veteran brewmaster, Noguchi Naohiko, about his sake philosophy and his rise to the top of brewing. The article is full of great insight and quotes from the man himself, including: “No matter how skillful a mentor may be, it’s never a good idea to study under […]

12 new sakes for you to try! Six from existing suppliers and six from a brand new brewery to the UK – The Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute!

Some good news! We’ve added nine new sakes to tengusake.com. Here’s a summary of the new additions:

Last month I explained that Gozenshu’s “The Silence” line up was proving so popular with trade customer that I couldn’t list it on the website but I promised it wold be available in February 2020! Well, I’m afraid, I have to go back on that promise – but all is not lost! Let me explain […]

A while back I participated in an event with the British Sake Association where I introduced the enthusiastic crowd to Gozenshu’s new line up – The Silence. In summary it’s fantastic and was very well received. I vowed to have it on the website by the end of the week…

The wait is finally over! We have launched our premium spirits range. Our initial line up consists of: 2x Japanese gins 3x awamori 1x shochu Unfortunately we are not currently offering the spirits for sale on tengusake.com but they are available at Master of Malt, Hedonism Wines and Berry Brothers and Rudd. You can find […]

This year marks a world first – the first sake ever to be polished down to a mere 1% – Tatenokawa “Zenith” Komyo Dewsansan It is difficult to overplay the level of technical complexity and, thus, achievement associated with this astonishing accomplishment. Tatenokawa are well known for pushing the boundaries of what is achievable with […]

Hayashi Honten have been expanding their Hyakujyuro range of sake, all instantly recognisable by their fantastic kabuki mask label design. Their Junmai Daiginjo (Black Face) and Yamahai Junmai (Purple Warrior) from part of our core portfolio. The brewery have, however, a bunch of other sake in the lineup, mostly Junmai Ginjo, and we’ve brought a […]

Recreated from a 1703 recipe Polished to only 88%! Brewed in wooden barrels using half the water, natural yeast & natural lactic acid bacilli “Like stepping back in time and trying sake from a bygone era” Available now in the Tengu Sake online shop introductory offer, 20% off until 26/05/17!  

The accolades keep rolling in! Rocky Mountain has been voted “Best Sake with British Food” at this year’s Sake Experience at Hyper Japan. Over 1100 people visited the Sake Experience (a 44% increase on last year). To celebrate our award I’m offering a 10% discount and free delivery for a half case (6 bottles+) of Rocky Mountain! NB – […]