Where to get Sake in/around Philly?

[tektite]

From the PLCB web site:

"SLO" or "Special Liquor Order" products can be ordered by one of our Wine & Spirits Specialists. To place an SLO order, e-mail ra-lbslo@state.pa.us or call 1-800-332-PLCB. Please include your daytime phone number in your e-mail, so that we may contact you to complete the order. (A deposit must be placed upon a credit card, and at this time we do not have a secure site to take these orders.)

A while back, I ordered something by visiting one of the stores. I didn't need the ID#. They looked it up for me.

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Nice, I just took care of it via their website. Thanks so much. Now I just have to wait 4 weeks. I ordered 4 bottles ;)

[KatieLoeb]

Tektite:

Glad you managed in my absence. I recently attended a sake taasting sponsored by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia that had several excellent sakes represented at the tasting. Perhaps if you could contact them and see if they still had the promotional materials or the list of local purveyors that could give you a good start.

Locally, Assouline & Ting also carries some fine sake, as well as the selection at Moore Brothers Wine Company, my former employers. Assouline may only be able to sell to "licensees", such as restaurants, but I'm not sure how that works, since I don't really deal with them for that. If you head to the Pennsauken Moore Brothers store, my good buddy and resident sake expert Jonathan Read should be able to hook you up.

[tektite]

I actually didn't end up taking care of it. the cop shop told me via email that I had to get 12 bottles to get an order of my favorite sake :( I will look into your leads, thanks KatieLoeb!

[herbacidal]

Tektite:

Glad you managed in my absence.    I recently attended a sake taasting sponsored by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia that had several excellent sakes represented at the tasting.  Perhaps if you could contact them and see if they still had the promotional materials or the list of local purveyors that could give you a good start.

Locally, Assouline & Ting also carries some fine sake, as well as the selection at Moore Brothers Wine Company, my former employers.  Assouline may only be able to sell to "licensees", such as restaurants, but I'm not sure how that works, since I don't really deal with them for that.  If you head to the Pennsauken Moore Brothers store, my good buddy and resident sake expert Jonathan Read should be able to hook you up.

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Both are excellent recommendations.

If the Wilmington Moore Bros store is more convenient, as I expect, stop in there.

I'm sure if they need to, they can teleconference in Jonathan.