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Kageno Tori - The JP restaurant founded by Mirror & Error members

I came from Japan, but I know how popular Mirror in Hong Kong nowadays. I also personally like Fat boy from Error actually. Then, suddenly I heard that there was a restaurant founded by AK & Jer from Mirror and my idol, Fat boy. Moreover, it is a Japanese restaurant that has their original Sake, so I could not stop myself from going there and trying it...

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The Sakes you must know among 10K of market choices

Written by Yuta Shirahata 白幡雄大   Japan has so many Sake manufactures and more than 10,000 kinds of Sake, which might confuse you. Do not worry. Even Japanese people do not know so many of them. But actually among thousands of Sake, there are ones that Japanese Sake lovers would typically choose.      Kubota/久保田 This is a typical dry type of Sake from Niigata. There are several grades and the best one, Manju/萬壽 is amazing. Niigata is known as the best rice place in Japan. Kubota/久保田 is made only of local rice, which makes the clear taste and it is good to drink at normal temperature or after making it cold.   Hakkaisan/八海山 This is also an authentic dry type of...

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Best Sake temperature: Hot or Cold?

If you want to enjoy sake more, temperature is one of the key factors you need to consider. As you might know, there is hot sake & cold sake as a category. Actually, there is normal temperature sake as well. Also, we can separate each category into more detailed ones, but I will talk about only hot & cold Sake in this article to make it simple...

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Tips to understand all Sake Grades: What is Junmai Daiginjo (純米大吟醸)?

Dassai (獺祭), Dewazaku (出羽桜), Juyondai (十四代)...... There are thousands of Sake, and many amazing ones which are waiting for us to discover. However, it makes us confused when we buy Sake as well. In fact, Sake could be completely different, which depends on many factors such as the percentage of rice that is polished and whether it is made of only rice, which affects the taste. If I explain all of them now, I can write a book. Therefore in this article, I would like to share one of the tips by which you can understand better of Sake’s grades.

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Tatenokawa: the master in the highest grade of Sake

Written by Yuta Shirahata 白幡雄大 My hometown, 山形 (Yamagata), is famous for Sake and it has many famous Sake manufacturers such as 出羽桜 (Dewazakura). Yamagata has a beautiful nature, and manufacturers can get high quality ingredients for Sake such as water and rice. Raising up in a heaven of sake, I would like to introduce one of my favourite Sake brand, 楯の川 (Tatenokawa). This manufacturer is located in the northern part of Yamagata, which is the centre for producing rice in Japan. They has produced Sake since 1832. Sake has several grades based on many factors, such as 純米大吟醸 (Junmai Daiginjo), 純米吟醸 (Junmai Ginjo), 本醸造酒 (Honjozo), etc. Basically Junmai Daiginjo is the best grade, and Tatenokawa in fact produce only this type of sake. It is imaginable...

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