sake

The reason for choosing this particular sake is because it will be featured in the March 2010 Edition of Dancyu, a very popular gourmet food & sake magazine here in Japan. Another reason is because there’s only a limited supply left and this is the best time of year for nice creamy milky colored sake.

Another wonderful sake for he seasons. Kokuryu-Tarekuchi Usunigori. aka Black Dragon.

Every sat on top of the world and ate an exquisite autumn lunch with your favorite squeeze while enjoying the view.

Another gem of a sake that has amazing texture and aroma.

Descartes once said that “I think, therefore I am!” And with that one phrase he became the father of modern philosophy. “I drink good sake, therefore I am” is what I say, and boy, did I choose a good one

It's not very often I get to attend one of these events, but last Sunday was an exception. This October and November will be excellent sake months.

The longer Atsuko Kobayashi spent away from Japan, the more she grew to appreciate it. She loved her life in Australia, where she had married and worked as a winemaker, but she missed the four distinct seasons of her homeland, the cuisine, the beauty of the landscape and its centuries of tradition...

A long time favourite, the izakaya En, in Kichijoji, is always a great destination for a night of relaxed dining.

Oh wait! -- there is one. I went to JETRO, the Japan External Trade Organization, where I learned the following about Aomori rice:

"The value that is delicious by the security that only the person who ate understands.
Please enjoy it in your mouth."

OK, at least we know where to put it. Let me tell you what I do know.

Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc., a leader in ultra-premium wine and spirits, is proud to announce that Gekkeikan Sake U.S.A. celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Parent company, Gekkeikan Sake Company, Ltd., based in Kyoto, Japan, is the world's most popular sake brand and was founded in 1637 by the Okura family.

There are more than 300 private Umeshu labels in Japan offering a large variety of very different flavors. Guest post by Nicolas Soergel, the Managing Director of Chinriu Honten Limited, on Umeshu in Japan.

In Japan, sake refers to all alcoholic beverages, In the West, it is commonly referred to as Japanese rice wine.
To most, sake is something kitschy to accompany sushi, served warm to mask its flavours. Premium sake, however, is served chilled and it can be as dynamic as a fine bottle of wine.

Have you ever sat on the warm place a beautiful Japanese woman just indented on the trains narrow seat? “He gave her a hug, you were great too, you still have “dickie”** to do. If I could undo it all I would. Where would you begin? There was no place. Giving him courage. He lies down on the passenger

Yet another great value Jackpot izakaya in Shimo-Kitazawa.

Sake lovers will have an opportunity to sample 500 varieties of the drink from around the country at the Nihon-shu Fair 2009, to be held at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Sunshine City on June 17.