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Post by cecilia on May 16, 2023 20:47:13 GMT
www.facebook.com/OrigamiSake?mibextid=ZbWKwLA sake brewery was just opened in my hometown. As anyone ever tried it? Post says tours and tastings start in July so I will probably head there after that. Volunteer group I am in tours places in town so it may be an option for that. (We have toured local Gangster Museum, a local pottery maker, and Alliance Rubber, who makes most it not all of rubber bands for US). They are going to use water from the Ouachita Mountains. Some of the rice will be Arkansas rice. I think some will be imported from Great Britain.
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Post by epeanymous on May 16, 2023 20:55:59 GMT
I enjoy sake but do not pretend to really know what to look for. Sounds fun!
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Post by Basket1lady on May 16, 2023 21:03:33 GMT
When we lived in Seoul, it was a popular item to gift from the ROK to US service members. Unfortunately, the gift couldn't be worth over $20, so we got a lot of cheap sake. Us wives used to drink it out in the garden while the kids played on Friday summer afternoons. It wasn't worth the paperwork to move it back to the states, so we were tasked with the hard job or using it up. It was a contest to see which was the most potent. We all ordered pizza for dinner a lot on those Friday summer afternoons. Thanks for that sweet memory!
But no, I have no idea of what is the good stuff or what it tastes like.
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Post by elaine on May 16, 2023 21:10:57 GMT
We love sake in our household. We also go sake tasting in Epcot when we are there.
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Post by katlady on May 16, 2023 21:20:28 GMT
Yes, I like sake! We usually have some for special occasions. Premium sake is usually served chilled, while sake that is served warm is usually of lower quality. Warming the sake brings out some of the flavors, which you don’t need to do with premium sake. Also, you feel drunk sooner with warm sake.
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Post by workingclassdog on May 16, 2023 21:46:25 GMT
I just tried it on Saturday and yuck. LOL
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Post by littlemama on May 16, 2023 21:50:50 GMT
Ive had Plum sake at a hibachi restaurant. It was fine, but I wouldnt necessarily consider it something I have to have.
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Post by Delta Dawn on May 16, 2023 23:34:50 GMT
I buy nice sake (sa-Kay) to cook with and it does take your Asian cooking to a new level. I don’t use tons but I use enough and neither of it’s like to drink it. Gekkikan or Hakuzuru are good brands from Japan if anyone wanted a name.
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Post by iowgirl on May 16, 2023 23:40:21 GMT
MMmmmm.. vague memories. Sake bombs.
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Post by Lexica on May 17, 2023 2:09:06 GMT
Ive had Plum sake at a hibachi restaurant. It was fine, but I wouldnt necessarily consider it something I have to have. I haven’t tried sake, but I have had plum wine and it was delicious. Sweet, of course, but delicious. I wonder how the taste of plum sake varies from plum wine. |
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Post by katiekaty on May 17, 2023 4:09:51 GMT
We keep a small bottle in the fridge that we use in a couple of Japanese recipes. We don’t really drink it though—I don’t particularly care for sake on it’s on but it does make a nice addition to the recipes.
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Post by seaexplore on May 17, 2023 4:38:06 GMT
To me sake tastes like warm perfume. No thank you!
I don’t drink so there is that.
My DH loves it when he’s enjoying sushi.
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Post by Zee on May 17, 2023 7:34:31 GMT
MMmmmm.. vague memories. Sake bombs. At the sake bar at the casino in Burlington where my best friend got married 🤣🤣 |
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Post by lg on May 17, 2023 10:14:49 GMT
At my friends traditional Japanese wedding in Tokyo… when I’m Japan! I prefer plum wine 😁
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Post by peppermintpatty on May 17, 2023 11:03:51 GMT
I've tried so many varieties of sake and I have yet to find one that I like.
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Post by birukitty on May 17, 2023 21:17:01 GMT
I first tried sake the first time I visited Japan when I was 24 years old in 1984. I was engaged to a guy who was stationed in Japan with the navy and ended up staying there for 6 months which was a wonderful adventure! The guys were out to sea for 4 months of that time and I hung out with the "navy wives" while living off base in an apartment. Anyway, I think sake is an acquired taste. I enjoyed it right away, but I think that had a lot to do with where I was (first time I had it was at a tiny Japanese restaurant with sushi), the atmosphere adding a lot to the experience.
I like sake warm in the winter and cold in the summer, but I really prefer it while eating out in a Japanese restaurant.
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Post by Sarah*H on May 18, 2023 1:38:31 GMT
I also really enjoy sake. We still have state controlled liquor stores and our local one doesn't sell many varieties but they sell a pear sake which I think is divine.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 18, 2023 13:04:04 GMT
I’ve had it but can’t say I’ve really loved it. Quite probably I’ve had only the cheaper versions and would feel differently about a quality sake.
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Post by angel97701 on May 19, 2023 3:26:41 GMT
Sake, yes I have tried it both warm and chilled as a HS exchange student in Japan 46 years ago. Can't say I developed a taste for it  |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on May 19, 2023 9:06:45 GMT
Yes I've had it. It was OK. Just OK.
I would definitely go to a tasting though, as there will be the same subtleties about the processing that will make the results different and interesting as there are in wine and beer making and distilleries. I always find those fascinating.
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