I gotta get back on the program...

:-k

yup, "program" may have been misleading.

I gotta get back on the sake

:-k

now what?

Idk, still thinkin'....

15 - Nanbu Bijin Shinpaku Junmai Daiginjo - Silver Medialist at the recent Joy of Sake Festival.
16 - Silk

17 - Silk - finished off the bottle. 😞

18 - Silk - got a new bottle.

19 - Mizubasho Junmai Daiginjo - liked it the first time around but not as smooth as Silk.

Never had sake but have always wanted to try it. What is recommended for a beginner?

Get a good quality cold sake. There are 3 main grades so if I were starting out I'd get the middle one, Junmai Ginjo, and go from there. Think of sake like you would white wine so they'll run the gamut of dry, fruity, sweet, sour, etc. Lotta times the bottle will have a short description of the flavor profile, if not, ask the wait help (...or sushi chef if you're sitting at the bar at a sushi place...) and they can recommend something close to your tastes. Don't always be fooled by the price tag, sake, like wine and cigars, is often times a personal choice so what tastes good to me, may not taste good to you. Trying different types and grades will help you determine what you like and with what foods. I rarely eat meat when I drink sake, I have mostly sashimi and sushi topped with raw seafood (...toro, cooked octopus, ebi, and scallops are good...). My favorite pairing is hamachi (...yellowtail...) with sake. I don't "waste" hamachi on sushi, I eat it as sashimi so I can savor the softness and the way it melts in my mouth.

But, like I said, a lot of it is personal tastes so have fun trying different ones.

Last night we drank the last of the Silk but haven't been able to find another bottle. 😞

Also, sake is more of a sipping drink. Slamming them down like they're going out of style will only lead to a real quick drunk (...and possible mean hangover...). It's a sneaky drink so take it easy the first few times.

20 - Ty Ku Sake White - according to the little tag on the bottle, this was voted the world's best sake in 2010 (double gold) at the San Francisco International Wine Festival. It's good but my wife and I still prefer Silk.

just picked up a bottle of the Ty-Ku good tastin stuff

21 - Ty Ku - my wife thinks this has a slight bite but we finished the bottle tonight.

22 - Mizubasho

Taking a line from Frank - I must be drinking most of the sake here.

God I can't remember the last time I had sake.

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