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Big Baby
Cloudy Style Craft Sake - Nigori 濁り酒
Vibrant and creamy with notes of melon and subtle hint of banana. This cloudy style sake is unfiltered leaving behind tiny rice particles giving it a big texture and a bold rice flavor.
Big Baby
Cloudy Style Craft Sake - Nigori 濁り酒
Vibrant and creamy with notes of melon and subtle hint of banana. This cloudy style sake is unfiltered leaving behind tiny rice particles giving it a big texture and a bold rice flavor.
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Real Magic
Junmai Craft Sake - 純米酒
Clear, mellow, and smooth with notes of pear, crisp apple, and a long umami finish. This great American craft sake is a traditional junmai grade made only from rice milled to 70% making it well rounded, hitting all the right...
Real Magic
Junmai Craft Sake - 純米酒
Clear, mellow, and smooth with notes of pear, crisp apple, and a long umami finish. This great American craft sake is a traditional junmai grade made only from rice milled to 70% making it well rounded, hitting all the right...
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Quiet Giant
Extra Dry - Karakuchi Genshu 辛口原酒
We let this sake ferment long and cold, allowing it to become extra dry and boosting the alcohol content. This renders the sugar dry giving it earthy, cedar flavors while remaining extra smooth.
Quiet Giant
Extra Dry - Karakuchi Genshu 辛口原酒
We let this sake ferment long and cold, allowing it to become extra dry and boosting the alcohol content. This renders the sugar dry giving it earthy, cedar flavors while remaining extra smooth.
Pour me one and then pour me another
“That first glass of truly great sake changed my perspective on the whole thing. The aroma, the taste, the depth and complexity. It was a wake up call to my palate. The more I learned the deeper I wanted to go. Open yourself up to this incredible craft.”
-Andrew Centofante, Head Brewer (Toji 杜氏)
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Chef Yoshihiro Tauchi Joins Bad Luck Ramen as Executive Chef
Chef Tauchi brings his 40 years of Japanese culinary experience to Virginia’s first sake brewery and cult favorite ramen shop CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (Friday, May 1, 2026) – In 2018, Andrew...
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Event held in Washington to promote the appeal of Japanese sake to expand the market
December 12, 2024 4:11 An event aimed at expanding the Japanese sake market was held in Washington, D.C., on the 11th at the former residence of the Japanese ambassador in...
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Ambassador of Japan Tours and Tastes at North American Sake Brewery
CHARLOTTESVILLE (September 28, 2021) – The Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Koji Tomita, visited and met the staff of North American Sake Brewery (NAS) for a tour of their brewery and...
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522 2nd St SE, Unit E Charlottesville VA, 22902
Located south of downtown Charlottesville in the IX ART Park near Three Notch'd Brewery and Brazos Tacos.