Sake Guides
Articles on choosing, tasting, serving, and how sake is made. Currently available in Japanese.
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01A Beginner's Guide to Sake
Pick up a bottle of sake and the label greets you with a wall of unfamiliar words: "seishu," "junmai," "nama," "genshu." They all look alike, yet each means something different. Try to memorize them all and you'll be worn out before your first sip.
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24Tokkuri, Ochoko, and Ichigo: Sake Vessels, Measures, and Etiquette Explained
At an izakaya or a banquet table, the names of sake vessels and units can leave you guessing. Someone says "a tokkuri holds one go," and you have no idea how much that actually is. It's a common moment of confusion.
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25Shiboritate, Hiyaoroshi, Akiagari: The Language of Seasonal Sake
Sake carries the seasons in its name. Shiboritate belongs to winter, natsuzake to summer, hiyaoroshi to autumn. Even from the same brewery, the timing of brewing and shipping changes both the taste and what the bottle is called. Once you map these terms onto the calendar, picking the sake that's ...
Culture & History #Beginner #seasonal #terms