I've had a bottle of sake in my fridge for a long time...since last year (gifted to me by country via burgess).

I opened it today, and I'm not sure if its tastes how it should taste.

Thoughts?

it shoudl be just a touch sweet..kinda like a natural sweetness...shouldn't be pungent....I've had bottles for 2-3 years...they were just fine.

warm it a bit in a sauce pan and call us in the mornin ;0)

Hog

chit.. just seen that he posted 2.5 hrs ago.. he maybe toast by now? LMAO!!

Hog

If I were you, I would go to a good Japanese joint and drink as much and as many types as you can.........then go home and see if yours can rate with the others.

I tried it once with beer.........and ya know what......I found out that Old Milwakee can sit on a furnace for 16 years and still be wonderfully good.

Hog: warming it up in a sauce pan will affet the flavors of the sake. I usually bring water to a simmer, cut off the stove and dunk the bottle halfway in the pan for about a good 15 mins

or just mix it with lukewarm 7-up!!!!

So, don't drink it cold?

I have always had it warmed. Very nice and aromatic...........but not the best after a long flight when you have severe alcoholic drymouth.

"Hog: warming it up in a sauce pan will affet the flavors of the sake. I usually bring water to a simmer, cut off the stove and dunk the bottle halfway in the pan for about a good 15 mins"

Thats kinda what I meant.. still in the bottle..

I like it warm, better then cold ... cold always left me spittin ;0)

Hog

So, now that I've opened the bottle, how long can I keep it?

It's fine for a few weeks after opening. It isn't like wine made out of grapes. Sake is made out of rice, so it won't turn into vinegar

hog: some of the best ones are cold sakes. But like you I too like mine warm. I find that the flavors are a little more intense.

Also, don't heat it up too much. When it gets hot, the alcohol starts evaporating. Sake ain't very strong to begin with, so keep that in mind. StogeeBoy's method works quite well. Try to find some pine cups, it tastes even better in those.

Shot Glasses, one for you two for me "Method" pretty soon, non for you all for me... Gimmy back my Bullets! LOL

Hog

I was told that you warm the cheap sakes to "soften" the flavor (in other words mask the crappy taste).

I have had both and found that i prefer the taste of cold sake.

R

I found this link to be helpful :

http://www.kikumasamune.com/QandA/index.html 

R

dude, you drink it warm in the winter, cold in the summer...spring and fall are your choice.

to warm it, i put it in a ceramic vase (which i can find abundantly out here, as they are for warming sake), put the vase in a pot if water (it should stand up fine), and heat the water...pull out the vase, wipe off the excess water, and pour it into a small ceramic cup...presto!

but, i mostly drink it cold at this point in the season...but i guess it depends on where you live.

Keep sakes are forver!

Rimshot for Jack!

I've always had it cold; never had to warm. Something to try some day...