A Growing LA Sake Company Leaves Its Secret Apartment Tasting Room Behind - Eater LA
"Sawtelle Sake is a growing local sake brand co-founded by Troy Nakamatsu and Jon Rugg. They aim to bring a locally made version of the traditional Japanese beverage to Los Angeles with a new tasting room and production facility. The brand uses California rice and focuses on making sake more approachable to a Western audience by using English labels and unique packaging designs. They have been hosting private events at a ground-floor apartment and plan to open their new tasting room in Sawtelle Japantown this fall, with a brewery space in Los Angeles County next year." - Farley Elliott
