Donguri – Sippin’ It Old Skool

New York’s Upper East Side is a bastion of Old Money, well preserved traditions as well as many well preserved ‘Ladies who Lunch’. Kinda goes without saying that this mostly makes for a decidedly un-hip place to hang out. On my last trip to the UES, my search for sake took me to [...]

Sake Hana Hosts Dassai

Our friend Toshi at Sake Hana was host to another Late Night tasting devoted this time to the fantastic Dassai brand sakes from Asahi Brewery in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The July 20th tasting was indeed late – starting at 11pm, but in the name of sake research, I persevered.
An entire tasting devoted to one brand [...]

July ‘07 Sake Reviews

Here are four unique Junmais I’ve reviewed in the month of July. Click through to the Full review page to see more. If you’ve tried any of these, please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Ohyama Tokubetsu Junmai Nama

Sake Grade: Junmai
Brewery: Ohyama
Prefecture: Yamagata
Ricetype:
Seimaibuai: 60%
Alchohol Content: 15.5%
Sake Meter Value: +3
Acidity: 1.5
lightly [...]

SobaKoh-dependent

Hello. My name is Timothy and I’m SobaKoh-dependent.
It all started out so innocently. A little nibble of tempura here, a sip of sake there and before I knew it I was loudly and forcefully slurping soba broth and gulping sake with wild abandon. Let this be your warning – if you read further – [...]