uhno wrote:

The waitress recommended it as a "girly" drink.

She's nuts.

Maybe because it's sweeter than filtered sake, so it's "girly."

It's still sake...

I have a bottle of filtered sake at home. I actually bought it for cooking (couldn't find any sweet cooking sake) but it's not that great. Is it better to drink it chilled or room temp?

I love orange juice.
Orenji. Mamechichi is also good. But I must put ice on it.
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orange.. hmm i like that too but i usually drink iced tea..

Anime Dad wrote:

I have a bottle of filtered sake at home. I actually bought it for cooking (couldn't find any sweet cooking sake) but it's not that great. Is it better to drink it chilled or room temp?

Chilled if it's good quality. Warm if it's cheap to hide the imperfections. All the nicer ones, like demonslayer, are slightly chilled. Boy do they go down smooth.

I like the unfiltered nigori sake. Inexpensive and sweeter. Anyone know if Korean Makgoli is like it?

Kijinnmaru wrote:

I like the unfiltered nigori sake. Inexpensive and sweeter.

I've had some rather pricey nigorizake as well... And potent.

picked up 2 more bottles.. Glenlivet 18yr Scotch and Glenlivet 15yr Cask Strength Nadura.

Kijinnmaru wrote:

Chilled if it's good quality. Warm if it's cheap to hide the imperfections. All the nicer ones, like demonslayer, are slightly chilled. Boy do they go down smooth. I like the unfiltered nigori sake. Inexpensive and sweeter. Anyone know if Korean Makgoli is like it?

Thanks Into the fridge it goes.... just to see what it's like

bmwracer wrote:

I've had some rather pricey nigorizake as well... And potent.

The smoothness is like the siren's song. Draws you in all nice then

I wonder if dr pepper would go good with vodka. I'm trying to stay away from sake bombs this year. I don't know if mixing my own drinks would be good though.
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From the Los Angeles Times

Here's how Japan's brews stack up

January 2, 2008

I was joined at an informal tasting by Los Angeles Times Magazine acting editor Leslie Brenner and Food assistant editor Betty Hallock. We tasted the following craft beers available at Los Angeles-area stores. (Note: Supplies are limited, and some retailers complain of delays in delivery.) Prices are per bottle. The beers are listed in order of preference.

Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale: This is a malty, mouth-filling beer with a clean, floral-woodsy nose and a long, rather hoppy finish -- it had the most hop bitterness of the tasting. The striking outdoorsy aroma comes from aging in cedar barrels. It would go wonderfully with flavorful fish such as mackerel or sardines. At Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, (949) 650-8463, www.hitimewine.net; and Vendome Liquor and Wine, Studio City, (818) 766-9593, $4 to $5.

Hitachino Nest White Ale: Here Hitachino presents its version of a Belgian wheat beer, flavored with orange peel, coriander and nutmeg. It has the proper hazy straw color and yeasty nose, with a lightly creamy texture on the palate followed by a gently bitter finish and lingering spice aromas. Available at Hi-Time Wine Cellars, Wally's Wine & Spirits in Los Angeles, (310) 475-0606, www.wallywine.com; selected Beverages & More stores, www.bevmo.com (call local branch for availability); and Cap N' Cork Jr. Market in Silver Lake, (323) 665-1260, www.capncork.net; $4 to $4.50.

Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale: This is distinctive from first glance, just because of its reddish amber color. It's brewed from red rice and fermented with a mixture of sake yeast and German beer yeast. It has a scent of sweet raspberry with a faint whiff of the barnyard; the palate is appealingly round and the finish continues the fruit flavors. At Hi-Time, Wally's, Beverages & More and Cap N' Cork, about $4.

Echigo Stout: The color is almost black, with flavors following suit. The aromas suggest molasses, dark soy sauce and mushrooms, with charcoal and bitter chocolate notes on the palate, leading to a long, soy-molasses finish. This is far more of a food beer than most stouts. At Hi-Time, about $4.50.

Echigo Koshihikari Beer: The intense aroma recalls a grassy New Zealand Sauvignon, but the flavor is much like an ordinary lager with a moderately creamy finish. It would be good with delicately flavored fish. At Hi-Time and Wally's, about $4.

kitakaze wrote:

I wonder if dr pepper would go good with vodka. I'm trying to stay away from sake bombs this year. I don't know if mixing my own drinks would be good though.

Use Grey Goose or Belvedere and it will. Try the "nectar of the gods":Red Bull and Grey Goose. Once I went premium, I can't drink the common stuff anymore.

Tanget here, I've never understood when people say "make it strong". If I'm ordering any kind of mixed drink, I want a flavor created by proper proportions of the parts. If I wanted it to only taste like alcohol, I would have ordered a shot.

kitakaze wrote:

I wonder if dr pepper would go good with vodka. I'm trying to stay away from sake bombs this year. I don't know if mixing my own drinks would be good though.

Flaming Dr Pepper.

4/5ths mug Dr Pepper, 1 shot Bacardi 151
Light.
Drop.
Down.
Avoid Fizz.

been drinking absolut vodka from the freezer mixed with cranberry juice. lovely.
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The Sake Association is sponsoring a lecture on the 21st of the month about Sake Therapy, part of which includes information on how drinking sake helps your looks. The lecture will explain how, with over a hundred active ingredients, sake can help your skin, improve your circulation, slow down ageing and also help your hair grow back. It's 2,000 yen to hear everything you've ever wanted to hear about slugging back booze but attendance at the lecture is limited to women.


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There should also be a male Sake Therapy lecture...the more you drink the more that busu onna across the table from you seems to be getting more beautiful.

Tu_triky wrote:

the more you drink the more that busu onna across the table from you seems to be getting more beautiful.

that works also the other way round, looking at guys... the more I drink the more bishonen they seem

EstherM wrote:

that works also the other way round, looking at guys... the more I drink the more bishonen they seem

Agreed. It is a two way street

It helped ugly people get laid since the dawn of time.


I wonder if their conclusion aren't a little biased. I mean, it's sponsored by the Sake Association. Slow down aging? Maybe. help your hair grow back? Yeah right. Everything that suppose to help your hair grow back is probably fake. How come there are bald boozing oyaji then?
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tabana wrote:

It helped ugly people get laid since the dawn of time. I wonder if their conclusion aren't a little biased. I mean, it's sponsored by the Sake Association. Slow down aging? Maybe. help your hair grow back? Yeah right. Everything that suppose to help your hair grow back is probably fake. How come there are bald boozing oyaji then?

Totally....I don't see it as anything but a marketing ploy to sell more sake.

kenjilina wrote:

been drinking absolut vodka from the freezer mixed with cranberry juice. lovely.

I just prepared myself the same while waiting for my sister to arrive at my place before going out for dinner! Hope she arrives before I finish the bottle.