7 replies to this topic

[Rooster]

Please recommend a few to sample.
Tx in advance.

[vballnut1]

Rooster, on 31 January 2010 - 04:51 PM, said:

Please recommend a few to sample.
Tx in advance.

Paging Moki...

[petecaps]

Kubota makes a few good sakes. The Senjyu is nice, but for a bit moe dosh the Manjyu is very good and smooth (for Sake anyway). I used to also like Otoko-Yama from Hokkaido.

To be honest, nearly any sake is good (acceptable anyways) if served hot. Only matters if you are going to drink it cold or at room temperature.

Having said all the above, I gave up Sake (will have a sip over the New Years Holiday for tradition's sake ) years ago. Just go bored of the stuff.

Cheerio

[Fuente Fan]

Better talk to Moki about this!

[moki]

Rooster, on 31 January 2010 - 04:51 PM, said:

Please recommend a few to sample.
Tx in advance.

So I'm pretty familiar with sake; the best place to buy sake online is IMHO:

http://www.truesake.com/

As for what you're going to like, part of it is of course personal taste, but there is an incredible variety of sake out there (or as it is known in Japan, Nihonshu). If you have specific questions, feel free to ask.

The wikipedia entry for sake gives a good rundown on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake

Contrary to popular belief here in the USA, sake is not often served warm. It's served chilled the way a white wine would be... the only time you'll have warm sake in Japan is when it's cold outside, as a seasonal thing (sort of like mulled apple cider or eggnog here).

Most of the sake served at Japanese restaurants in the USA is crap; they serve it warm to make it seem exotic, I guess. There are some really fantastic sakes that range from light and refreshing to very sweet desert sakes, to aged cognac-esque sakes.

[reflex]

moki, on 04 February 2010 - 03:52 PM, said:

If you have specific questions, feel free to ask.

With over 1,400 posts since October when do you get any work done?

[moki]

reflex, on 04 February 2010 - 07:30 PM, said:

With over 1,400 posts since October when do you get any work done?

I don't sleep much.

[Rooster]

Have been getting my sea legs recently. Finding that meduim dry with tropical fruit nuances are to my liking. Am looking around for a tokkuri/serving set for home.