MY SAKE 淺酌微醺論清酒

Sharing my passion for sake

Sake and I

I knew how to appreciate alcoholic beverages at a young age. I feel like I was born with it. Until a day I discovered the unmentioned family history…

Nanbu Bijin Honjozo

Tasting summary for July 9, 2017

Brewery：	Nanbu Bijin Co. Ltd. www.nanbubijin.co.jp
Address :	Kamicho 13, Fukuoka, Ninohe-shi, Iwate 028-6101, Japan
Category：	Honjozo
Alcohol :	15% – 16%
Rice Variety：	Hitomebore and others
Polishing Ratio :	60%
SMV :	+5
Acidity :	1.3
Features :	Gold Medal winner in the Honjozo Category at 2016 IWC. It has a medium body, light cereal aroma, rice and walnut flavours, beautiful aftertaste. It is ideally paired with grilled meat. Savory foods make it taste sweeter, more fruity and fresh.
Price@LCBO：	CAN$34.05 for 720ml

Tasting Notes : Interracial Marriage

Interracial Marriage

East meets West. When Japanese sake meets Western steak, can you predict the outcome?

Kampai かんぱい！

Good foods and good sake are all in Kampai Toronto – Festival of Sake 2017, the largest sake tasting festival of its kind in Canada.

一見鍾情

大愛無邊，讓我能一見鍾情的，不一定是人類！最近就是它 – 「南部美人」本釀造。

Yellow Rubber Duck

For some people in Toronto, the giant yellow rubber duck may be their summer highlight, whereas mine is Dassai 50 sake.

好飲Duck

好Duck！好Duck！當多倫多的人都在說巨型黃色橡皮鴨「好Duck」時，我也在家獨酌「獺祭50」，對著這瓶純米大吟釀說：「好得！好得！」