We were lucky as we walked into an empty Artisan Sake Maker on a Sunny Fall afternoon. We were able to do a sampler $5/3 and chat with the staff a little about their sakes. 10 minutes after, the store was packed with a walking tour group of 15!
I really like the idea of how Artisan Sake Maker has started some initiative including having locally rice operation and how production are centre upon "sustainability, all natural and locality."
We sampled all 4 available that afternoon for $5+$2:
Osake Junmai Nama
Osake Junmai Nama Nigori
Osake Junmai Nama Genshu
Osake Junmai Sparkling Sake
All the above was fruity and really easy drinking. The price is right as Nama at $15 or so for 375 ml. Just my personal taste as the sake did not really wow me.
Conveniently located on Granville Island, so as a tourist, one would probably be in the hood anyway. Worth coming if there is no tour group because this place becomes a mad house with only 1 storefront staff!
A lovely educational experience.
I look forward to my next visit once I finish the lovely bottle.
Creamy Sake Kasu Ice Cream. For 3.50 including tax, you get a scoop of a unique icecream flavoured with the remaining rice paste from sake. I had the sake kasu raisin and it was so refreshing! The sake kasu is mild and not overpowering while the raisins complemented it just fine. I highly recommend trying this if you'd like to add a new treat to your roster of granville island stops.
Artisan Sake Maker is a commercial sake brewery that first opened its doors in Granville Island back in 2006 (it says 2007 on their website, but for some reason they have a sign on the door that says 2006). It is the first of its kind in all of Canada, and Masa Shiroki, the owner and sake maker, has won numerous awards since its conception (unfortunately he wasn’t there the day we went). I’ve walked by Artisan Sake Maker many times during my visits to Granville Island, but the timing has never really worked out for me to sit down and taste their sakes until now. Articles and information about Sake/Masa Shiroki Even before heading into the shop, I wanted to point out that Artisan Sake Maker is incredibly welcoming in its storefront design. I love how they have menus and articles outside for people just passing by to stop and flip through. They also have a really big board of all their offerings. Sake and food options Masa Shiroki makes his sake in this small studio, and that includes th
I was around Granville Island yesterday with my sisters and we were passing by the Artisan Sake Maker shop and the sign "Rice Raisin Ice Cream" caught our eye. We haven't heard of this flavour, so we really wanted to try it out. Since they are a shop dedicated in their craft of sake, we were a bit afraid the ice cream would be alcoholic. It turns out they are not and are 100% kid friendly. You can also go for some sake tasting as well. You can try 3 of their signature sakes for $5 or just $2 for 1. A lot of people seem to be trying all their sake's so, it is quite popular. Since I was with my sisters, we really didn't feel like trying the sake out. Perhaps in the future I will return with M since he is a huge sake fanatic. Green Tea ice cream with white chocolate chips ($3.50) was very subtle. It's not as strong as the usual green tea ice cream you would encounter at other shops. I didn't take a liking to it since it has the embedded white chocolate chips. I found it a bit random putti
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