{"id":90,"date":"2008-02-27T20:13:51","date_gmt":"2008-02-28T00:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sakayanyc.com\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=90"},"modified":"2008-02-27T20:13:51","modified_gmt":"2008-02-28T00:13:51","slug":"sakayas-march-tastings-come-roaring-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sakayanyc.com\/blog\/sakayas-march-tastings-come-roaring-in\/","title":{"rendered":"SAKAYA&#8217;s March Tastings Come Roaring In&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March is the crazy month that can&#8217;t make up its mind.  It&#8217;s an unpredictable mixed bag with frigid, blustery winter weather one day and a gentle, mild glimpse of Spring the next.  The March tastings line-up at SAKAYA follows this theme of unpredictability with its own mixed bag of sake topics:   regionality, special early Spring namazake releases,  collections of two experts&#8217; favorites, and some well-chosen selections from an importer&#8217;s impressive portfolio&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 1, 2 to 4PM &#8211; <\/strong>Mr. Ataru Kobayashi of Niigata nihonshu importer Niigata Sake Selections will offer visitors an exceptional opportunity to taste several of their small production brews including Kakurei Daiginjo, Midorikawa Honjozo, Yukikage Tokubetsu Junmai and one more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 4, 6 to 8PM &#8211; <\/strong>Mr. Kohiyama from Hokkaido brewer, Takasago will visit us to introduce Taisetsu  Junmai Ginjo, and Ginga Shizuku Junmai Daiginjo, the &#8220;ice dome&#8221; sake that epitomize this sakagura on the northernmost island of Japan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 8, 2 to 4PM &#8211; <\/strong>Our good friend Mr. Sake Samurai, aka the well-known <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbansake.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UrbanSake<\/a> blogger, and sake authority Timothy Sullivan shares his insightful commentary while pouring several of his favorite sake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 13, 6 to 8PM and Saturday, March 15, 2 to 4PM &#8211; <\/strong>JotoSake Founder and CEO Henry Sidel and his NY Sales Director, Midori Nakazawa debut a selection of their artisanal breweries&#8217; early spring namazake (unpasteurized sake).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 20, 6 to 8PM &#8211;  <\/strong>World Sake Imports&#8217; sake expert Andrew Richardson will share several selections from their exemplary portfolio of premium nihonshu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 29, 2 to 4PM &#8211; <\/strong>Sakagura sake sommelier par excellence  Chizuko Niikawa returns to SAKAYA to share her picks for sake to celebrate Spring!<\/p>\n<p>Please join us  to experience and explore the pleasures of these outstanding sake.  We look forward to welcoming you at SAKAYA!<\/p>\n<p>Kanpai!<\/p>\n<p>Rick &amp; Hiroko<\/p>\n<p>SAKAYA<\/p>\n<p>324 E. 9th Street<\/p>\n<p>NYC  10003<\/p>\n<p>212.505.7253<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March is the crazy month that can&#8217;t make up its mind. It&#8217;s an unpredictable mixed bag with frigid, blustery winter weather one day and a gentle, mild glimpse of Spring the next. 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