Archive for the ‘sake’ Category

Saké tasting lineup

So here’s the lineup for our saké tasting next wednesday night. A flight of five sakés chosen to sample a wide variety of sakés since this is an introduction to many. Exploration is the theme here, these are all very distinctive brews; hopefully each person is going to like some much better than others. I’m [...]

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Seeking Saké Sippers in South FL

OK I know a lot of people who love sushi. Ya think? And there are loads of wine enthusiasts in South Florida – just ask Matt Horbund (@mmwine) But I rarely run across people who are serious devotees of saké. Why not? Is saké appreciation limited to cold-weather places and nobody told me? Is there [...]

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Beau Timken of True Sake

Beau Timken of True Sake covers a lot of the basics of Sake in this, my absolute favorite sake video ever! I highly recommend watching this whether you’re a beginner or a sake connoisseur. Beau discusses the three basic categories of sake, different styles, talks about sake rice and the philosophy of milling it and [...]

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