The Charming Sake

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🌀𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳

The bottled poetry of Nihonshu (Sake)

The classical companion

In search of the next perfect pairing…

Details Soon \\ Manila 2024 \\ Part 2

Follow the journey.

•|• Happy World Sake Day 2024. Dassai Future (Polishing Ratio 8%), paired with AMBUSH x HEAVENSAKE sake cups, a limited-edition collaboration between AMBUSH and HEAVENSAKE.

Music Companion: Chopin - Piano Concerto in E Minor

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•|• A Fresh Nightcap. 3 Types of Zaru (Cold) Soba: Kyoto, Soba and Matcha Soba with homemade Tsyu dash-based dipping sauce. Paired with a Yuzushu Yuzu, citrus sake liqueur.

Sake Class: Liqueur
Subcategory: Yuzushu Yuzu Liqueur
Alcohol: 8%

•|• A Classic Evening. Grilled eel with unagi sauce on top of rice & mushroom miso soup. Paired with an earthy Kurosawa Kimono Junmai.

Sake Class: Junmai
Subcategory: Kimoto
Rice: Miyamanishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 65%
Alcohol: 15.5%

•|• Umami Snack. Miso & mirin baked mussels paired with a special Moon Bloom Kunoichi Yamahai Junmai.

Sake Class: Junmai
Subcategory: Yamahai
Rice: Hitogokochi
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 70%
Alcohol: 15%
Prefecture: Ueda, Nagano
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•|• 🍶🇺🇸🎆. Fourth of July night cap with a bright Tozai "Living Jewel."

In Japan, koi fish are called "living jewels" for their beauty, perseverance and longevity.

Class: Junmai
Rice: Koshihikari
Rice-Polishing Rat

•|• A grand experience. Kyoto Takashimaya Sake Festival 2024. A very special day tasting and meeting more than 20 special breweries from across Japan. Oversized luggage necessary.

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•|• Beyond expectations. A sterling collection of the most premium seasonal nama zake and other sublime selections. More than 10 superb selections. Located the heart of Kappabashi Street, Tokyo. Thank you @sanwakappabashi for the experience

•|• Midweek pleasure. 21-day dry aged rib eye. Neat. Paired with clean and savoury Akashi-Tai Tokobetsu Honjozo.

A lighter-bodied sake to which the sake master adds a small amount of alcohol prior to the filtering stage. This technique bri

•|• Supreme Supper. Obanzai Bento (Seared Wagyu, Hamachi Sashimi, Grilled King Mushroom, Braised Kabocah Squash) with a vibrant Otokoyama Kitano Inaho Sparkling Sake.

Say hello to a feel good sparkling sake made with Hokkaido’s famou

•|• Lunar New Year 2024. The Year Of The Dragon. A grand assortment of traditional vegetarian plates. On day one, the first dish eaten is typically vegetarian. This stems from a Buddhist tradition that believes that vegetables purify and cl

•|• Sunday Solace. Korean Kim Chi Fried Rice, Skirt Steak & Roasted Squash. Paired with a rare unpasteurized Kaze no Mori “Wind of the forest" Tsuyuhakaze 507 Namazake. We’ve been waiting a long time for this sake to be

•|• 2024. A heavenly start. Dassai “Beyond."

There are certain sakes that one should not miss in their sake drinking lifetimes, and this is one of them.

To this day, the superlative standards for Dassai Beyond keep production

• | • Midnight crave. A heavenly sashimi selection. Paired with a fitting HeavenSake Junmai Ginjo “Urakasumi". Elegant. Umani.

This sake is a product of the collaboration of Regis Camus, the world-famous cellarmaster at Piper H

• | • Monday joy. Prime rib eye with mushroom jus and a side of truffle mashed potatoes. Paired with clean and savoury Akashi-Tai Tokobetsu Honjozo.

A lighter-bodied sake to which the sake master adds a small amount of alcohol prior to the