Small Batch of Sparkling Sake Now Available!
We have just released our first ever batch of sparkling sake! It is light nigori-style cloudy sake, with lively fruit and natural effervescence […]
Distillery Christmas Market is now in full swing – come visit Toronto’s own Sake Brewery!
The Toronto Christmas Market is running now through December 15 in the Distillery District. During this time […]
Izumi Nigori available at LCBO starting today!
Our fresh local Nigori Junmai Sake is now available at the LCBO, just in time for the holiday season! Luscious, creamy and […]
Celebrate Sake Day in Toronto October 1 at Japan Foundation and here at the brewery!
October 1 is Sake Day, celebrated in Japan and the world over! Come join the fun in Toronto! The Sake Institute of […]
This weekend on our patio – Japanese Street Food with CoroCoro Foods!
CoroCoro Foods will be serving up Yakisoba Dogs and Yakisoba Musubi (Rice balls) this Saturday and Sunday 12 noon – 7pm on our patio at […]
Ki Modern Japanese + Bar to present an intimate dinner with Ken Valvur and Greg Newton from Toronto’s Ontario Spring Water Sake Company
We are delighted to be invited to an intimate dinner at Ki Modern Japanese + Bar to feature local food creations […]
Izumi Genshu Junmai Sake now on shelves in SAQ!
Our award-winning undiluted Izumi Genshu Junmai Sake is now on the shelves throughout the province of Quebec within the SAQ system. Up until […]
Announcing the line-up of Izumi Sakes at next week’s Kampai Toronto 2013 Sake Festival
Ontario Spring Water Sake Company will be featuring 9 sake products at Kampai Toronto 2013, which will take place on May 30 in […]
Sake Institute of Ontario announces Kampai Toronto 2013
A very exciting event will take place adjacent to our brewery on May 30, 2013: the second annual Kampai Toronto, which […]
Batches 31-33 Underway – Please Submit Koji Orders Now for Pick-up Next Weekend
We have started a new cycle of 3 brews, including of course koji-making. A number of customers are now ordering fresh koji […]
Learn all about warm sake at SIO’s Winter Sake Warm-up Jan 21 at Japan Foundation!
This week the Sake Institute of Ontario (a non-profit organization of which we are a founding member dedicated to introducing Ontarians to […]
Toronto’s Holiday Media-recommended Sake and Largest Sakeware Collection are ready for Last-minute Shoppers
You may have noticed that our sake has recently been getting a fair bit of holiday media attention as one of The Best […]
Christmas at Toronto’s own Sake Brewery – Market Starts Tomorrow!
The Toronto Christmas Market is running tomorrow through December 16 in the Distillery District. During this […]
Izumi Teion Sakura teams with George Restaurant Chef Lorenzo’s black cod dish to win Silver Medal at 2012 Gold Medal Plates
The Gold Medal Plates organizers today announced the winners of the September 25 Toronto event, including silver medal winner George Restaurant […]
Newsflash: fresh Koji and Shiokoji available in limited supply this Sunday Sept 23!
Many of our customers have asked about the possibility of buying freshly made KOJI and/or SHIOKOJI from the brewery. As an experiment, we will […]
Sake Institute of Ontario announces Educational Event on National Sake Day October 1 featuring Head Brewer Greg Newton
Sake Institute of Ontario announces Educational Event on National Sake Day October 1 featuring Head Brewer Greg Newton The following announcement has been […]
Fresh Izumi sake now for sale online!
No time to drop by our brewery or an LCBO outlet? No problem, Izumi sakes (including unpasteurized “namazake”) are now available online via […]
Izumi Genshu now on sale at LCBO!
Our smooth, deep-flavoured Izumi Genshu, winner of a Commended Award at this summer’s International Wine Challenge in London, England, has started to […]
Fresh Sake Alert – Dry and delicious Brew #25 pressing today thru Saturday!
This morning we started pressing Brew #25, a dry yet still fruity, relatively high alcohol batch (est. 18% alc/vol). This fresh-pressed sake […]
Izumi-at-the-LCBO Update – Namacho now at 100 stores, and Genshu coming soon!
Distribution of our fresh local sake within the LCBO system continues to grow. This week we surpassed the 100-store mark for our […]
Announcing Izumi Sake Line-up for Kampai Toronto Sake Festival May 31
Ontario Spring Water Sake Company will be featuring 10 sakes at Kampai Toronto, which will take place on May 31, 2012 in […]
Sake Brewing Update: Batches #21, 22, to be pressed by Kampai Toronto, #23 pressing around May 31
With all the buzz surrounding the upcoming Kampai Toronto Festival of Sake, which will take place adjacent to our brewery on May […]
Come celebrate our 1-Year Anniversary this Sunday April 29 – all sake by the glass 30% off!
This Sunday Ontario Spring Water Sake Company will have been open to the public for a whole year – we hope you […]
Sake Institute of Ontario announces Kampai Toronto
A very exciting event will take place adjacent to our brewery on May 31, 2012: Kampai Toronto, the largest sake tasting festival […]
Dry, strong, clean and fresh-pressed – Brew #19 pressing now!
What has turned out to be our driest, strongest, sake so far – Brew#19 – is now being pressed. The first-run arabashiri is indeed characterized […]
Fresh Sake Alert: Brew #18 pressing today thru Saturday!
We began pressing our 18th batch this morning. The free-run Arabashiri has a bit more body, less sugar and same low acidity in […]
Jamie Kennedy featuring Izumi Sakes at next “Spirit of Local” event
A group of Izumi Sakes will be featured at Jamie Kennedy’s “The Spirit of Local” event March 5, 2012, 6:30-9:00pm at Gilead […]
Announcing Brewery Tasting Tour Schedule
Ontario Spring Water Sake Company has recently started conducting regularly scheduled Tasting Tours at our Distillery District sake brewery. Initially we are […]
Fresh Sake Alert – Brew #17 now being pressed! Just-pressed sake available today at our tasting bar!
This morning we have started to press Brew #17. We have just paused to taste the Arabashiri first run sake, and it is […]
Converting Sake Lees into Wagyu Beef!
Last week we made our first delivery of sake lees (“sakekasu”) to Brian Knox’s Wagyu Beef Farm in Formosa, Ontario. Sakekasu is […]
Brew #17 Now Underway – First led by Greg Newton
Earlier this week we began brewing our 17th batch during ideal sake-brewing weather. This is our first batch led by Greg Newton. […]
Izumi Namacho now available in 70 LCBO Stores – Great as a holiday gift or stocking stuffer!
After launching in a limited number of LCBO stores in a Vintages release in September, Izumi Namacho Junmai Sake is now offered […]
Fresh Sake Alert! Batch #15 is now being pressed- click here for tasting notes and more brewery info.
We are currently (Dec. 16) pressing Batch #15, which is available for tasting at the bar. This batch has turned out great […]
100% Natural Soap made with our own Sake Kasu Now Available at the Brewery Store!
Our new all-natural sake kasu soap is now in stock at the Ontario Spring Water Sake Company’s brewery store, located in Toronto’s […]
Bottles of Shiboritate (Freshly Pressed) Batches #11, 12 & 13 available for a limited time.
Batches #11, 12 & 13 have been pressed in the last week, and each one has its own distinct character. For those […]
Batch #13 “Fukuro-tsuri” now being “drip” pressed and ready for tasting– see photo!
Today (Nov. 10), we started pressing batch #13, using both the “fune” press and the bag-hanging (“fukuro-tsuri”) method. Batch #13 is a […]
Now Pressing Batch #12- Ready for tasting at this Thursday’s Sip and Learn
We just started pressing batch #12 today, and it has turned out great- a soft, delicate sake that is ready to drink now! We are […]
Announcing topics for our weekly Sake Sip & Learn events thru December 15
Please note the topics for upcoming Sake Sip & Learn events scheduled on Thursday evenings 6-7pm: November 3 Pressing, Shiboritate and Kasu I […]
Freshest sake alert: Pressing has started this morning for Batch #11 – Batches 12 & 13 to follow over next few days!
This morning we started to press Batch #11, which from initial tasting is another fresh, deep and lively brew! Shiboritate just-pressed sake now […]
October 27 Sip & Learn sold out – Registration for November 3 Sip & Learn now open!
Thank you to all who registered for tomorrow’s inaugural public Sake Sip & Learn event – we hope you will find it […]
First weekly “Sake Sip & Learn” Event next Thursday Oct 27 6pm
Ontario Spring Water Sake Company is very pleased to announce that we will be holding our first public “Sake Sip & Learn” event […]
Brews 11-13 now underway – Tomorrow through next Sunday (Oct 16) will be the best days to view batch production
Now that our master brewer Takahashi-sensei has returned from vacation in Japan we are back in full production mode. During the current production cycle […]
Nuit Blanche Specials – Warm October Blend and Arabashiri (free run) Sake Flights
Nuit Blanche is almost upon us and the Distillery District will be one of this Saturday night’s hottest spots! To celebrate we will […]
North 44, Nota Bene now offering Izumi sakes
We thought you may be interested in hearing from time-to-time which restaurants are offering our sakes. Our customers at our Distillery District brewery, retail […]
We Now Deliver – Our refrigerated van brings you unpasteurized sake at its peak!
Ontario Spring Water Sake Company is happy to announce that we are now able to make refrigerated delivery of all of our […]
IZUMI Namacho now available at the LCBO!
The LCBO started stocking IZUMI Namacho Junmai Sake (#260174 300ml $12.95) on their shelves a couple of days ago. Namacho is a once-only pasteurized […]
Pressing Batch#10 Crazy Horse today and Saturday – maybe our best yet!
Weeks ago our master brewer started calling this batch “ja-ja uma”, or Crazy Horse, for its uncontrollable character. Those who have been […]
Pressing sake today thru Sunday. Shiboritate at bar, Black Sesame ice cream too!
We are pressing Batch #8 today, which we expect will be a nice balance of fruit, acidity and sugar. “Shiboritate” fresh-pressed sake […]
Kassei Nigori is back today and Saturday
Our Batch #8 is now at the peak time for extracting Kassei Nigori, the luscious and creamy, slightly effervescent and textured mid-brew […]
Sake-making can be viewed today thru Monday early each day
Many of our customers have expressed interest in observing the “busy” part of sake-making. As the active production stage of our Batches […]