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Jul 02, 2024

Okan Lover Masterclass- Kanzake basics & class notes

1.23.24 - Okan Lover Master ClassChef Jo Takasaki @takasakinookan“Akai” Kohei @akai.kohei Menu Matsunoi Tokubetsu Honjozo $28Kaze no Mori Akitsuho 657 “White Label” Namagenshu $33Niida Honke “Hyakunen Kijoshu” - NFSFukuraijyun 3Y Hon Mirin - $42 (720ml) + Terada Honke Katori 90...

Dec 23, 2021

Matsutake-zake: The joys of warm sake infused with cinnamon-flavored Fall mushrooms

File this away for next year: the best sake for matsutake-zake just might be a good, earthy, well-made honjozo. November 2021, I had a surplus of fresh matsutake mushrooms. Eager to reach some conclusions, I compared about a dozen different styles of matsutake-enriched sake this...

Nov 18, 2021

Kanzake: dispelling the myths around hot sake

photo credit: Marie Meyers Introduction to Kanzake One of the great and unique pleasures of sake is the dimension of temperature, which can be used like an equalizer in a sound system. At cool temperatures aromatics are muted (much like wine)...