Dancyu magazine

There is an article in the latest edition of Dancyu magazine, mentioning us.  
This is a lot of fun, as Dancyu is regularly read by millions!
Perhaps the Japanese understand us better than the Norewegians.............?

The Old Baker

We are frequently asked how our sake project is going.  

Frankly we are proud to tell that we are very happy about our products and its quality.

However, our wonderful sake(which we have a lot of!) goes nowhere, as turnover is extremely slow.

So how to explain our feelings about this? 
Poet and writer, Ingrid Hagerups’ children’s song (at least the first two verses) about the old baker really reflects our emotions.

Maybe this contemporary video is not what Ingrid Hagerup had in mind when she wrote this, but it is kind of descriptive anyway:

Water from Olavskilden- “Olav Sources”

We collect water for our Yamahai Moto (starter for Sake batches) from Olavskilden very near Fjære Kirke in Grimstad Kommune.  

We use this water because it is completely natural and pure which is very important for a strong, healthy Moto, the Mother of a Sake batch.

Olavskilder refers to “Olav Sources” named after Olav II, King of Norway from 1015 to 1028, who was canonized as St. Olav. There are many springs throughout Norway that bear his name. They are often related to the pilgrimage route. They commonly have the attributes of rarely running dry even in periods of drought. Many of these sources were likely associated with paganism before the introduction of Christianity.

The bottom line is everyone appreciates good water!

This is the second best sumo wrestler in the world.

He`s called Baruto and
he loves the products
from
Nøgne Ø

Japanese version of the sake description

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Newsletter from True Sake - America`s first sake store

Dear Sake Drinker,

Welcome to the October Issue of America's sake-centric Newsletter. In this issue read about the first batch of sakes made in Norway, discover what Chapter 11 means in the sake world, see how magazines get it wrong and right about sake, learn what a retailer in Hokkaido thinks about big vs small breweries, and drool over the great combination of chicken skin and Yamahai sake.

Read more: http://www.truesake.com/newsletters/newsletterCurrent.php

Name giving ceremony

On September 25th K-Line had a name giving ceremony for a new ship.  
We are proud to announce that K-line chose Nøgne Ø as supplier of sake for this traditional japanese ceremony.