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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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Thirsty Thursday: Uehara Brewery Forest Spirit Sake Junmai Ginjo
Sake. I love it but rarely do I splurge on it. Yet with summer’s heat, something chilled, refreshing, yet deceptively high in alcohol sounds perfect (next time Fino Sherry, I promise).
This Thirsty Thursday our glasses travel to Japan. Uehara Brewery began in 1862 amidst upheaval in Japan. Commodore Perry had shelled Japan into trade with the US eight years prior. Centuries of Shogunate and Samurai rule were crumbling. Smelly Westerners ran rampant in the streets. Famine, unemployment, riots, and hysteric movements raged throughout: good time to start a brewery. Continue reading
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Tagged history, Japan, rice, rice wine, sake, travel, Uehara Brewery, wine
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Thirsty Thursday: Saké: Harushika Junmai Daiginjo, Nara, Japan
I know near to nothing about saké. I never review it. But secretly, this wine geek loves it. Every time I drink it, regardless of quality, it consistently fascinates.
Saké is not beer, but it is brewed grains. Saké is not wine, but alcohols also average in the tweens. Truly, any comparisons fall apart. For saké is uniquely Japanese: like Kimonos, matcha green tea, or Godzilla…taking a tea (?) break between destroying cities: Continue reading
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Tagged Aspergillus oryzae, Buddhist, Gewürztraminer, Godzilla, Harushika, Harushika's, Hefeweizen, Imanishi Seibei Shoten, Japan, Nara Prefecture, rice, rice wine, sake, Shinto
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