Most sake fans are familiar with Japanese drinking culture and the complex social protocol for toasting. It’s a country that prides itself on unbeatable etiquette, and the right ‘cheers’ is no exception. So if you’re interested in Japanese culture, planning a trip, or you’d like to drink with Japanese friends, it helps to know the…
There are many dilemmas about drinking sake. One of them is whether it is better to warm it or not, A.K.A. the ‘hot or not’ debate. If you decide to heat it, the next one is how to warm sake without a tokkuri. One of my earliest memories of sake is watching the James Bond…
In the globalized world of the 21st century, we should know better than to draw lines between West and East, orient and occident. They are doubtlessly different, but none of them deserves to be regarded as a standard from which the other one would deviate. Despite all of our efforts to decentralize the world, most…
You’ll often hear that there are two types of people: those who love sake, and those who have never tried sake. Those of us in the first category know that sake is always a good time. It’s easy to enjoy, it’s exciting and different, it’s a crowd-pleaser. Yet when it comes to bringing it home,…
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