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Really Good, From bottom to top, explaining what's sake in general with out falling on saying to much or too little and easy to understand, examples with food and occasional small jokes, interesting, fun, Great job.
Such a perfect tutorial on sake. I am gifted with a bottle of sake recently. I'm not a regular drinker. I only drink sweet alcohol or beer. I had only mentioned to a friend to help me buy sake. I needed it for cooking. I would have shopped for the cheapest bottle of sake. My friend bought an expensive bottle of sake as a surprise. What a waste! Now, I'll have to follow your tutorial to determine if it is drinkable or good for cooking. Well, upon studying the label, I found it is Junmai Dai-Ginjo. So, I need to drink it chilled and not use it for cooking, unless I don't like the taste of it.
Nice friend you have there 😊 Try it chilled and see how you like it. If you don't, you can try it at other temperatures or just use it for cooking. Better to use it then let it go to waste.
Ive done masterclasses for waiters and bartenders and this is so much better than my class. I think the information you added and the speed of delivery is spot on. Really good for beginners
Immensely valuable information in a clear and comprehensive package. I do, however, have a question I would like to ask: how sake is stored and what is its “best before” interval?
Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video! That's a very good question and it really depends on the type of sake. But in general, it's best to keep it in the fridge after it's been opened and the sooner you drink it the better. Any nama (unpasteurized) sake and sparkling sake should be consumed within a few days and any daiginjos I recommend drinking within a week. Other types can last a little longer maybe 2-3 weeks, but you will notice a change in taste. Hope that helps!
I prefer Junmai - no added brewers alcohol etc. served warm. For me it is best for my budget & amount I like to drink in one drinking session. I serve from sake bottle I purchased in 1993 with set of 2 o-choko ceramic sake cups. Steamed rice, grilled snapper, tofu dengaku & finish with sake. Sushi & sake is nice but I like to see ceramics on the table & whole fish - not thin slices on rice.
I’m glad I like just regular hot junmai I typically don’t like sweeter alcoholic beverages so something dry works great for me. And you just can’t beat that warming feeling of hot 日本酒 with a good bowl of ramen 🤤
I typically drink my sake cold so I haven't tried too many warmed up. That said Kurosawa kimoto junmai is very solid, also a honjozo like the Eiko Fuji Ban Ryu is a good option. Both great when heated up.
Wine glass for aromatic sake! Yes, yes, and yes. Try both little shot glass , and in wine glass which your nose goes in the glass. Especially, daiginjo. You will feel a huge difference. Great video!
Couple of questions I have that were not covered by the video. 1. What is the shelf life of an open bottle? If I crack open a bottle of sake, and I drink some, how long do I have to finish it before it starts to go bad? Similar to regular wine (like a day, maybe two if you push it) or does it last longer? 2. Does Mirin go off? Its listed as a cooking wine, but when doing french cooking you use whatever wine is good, and cooking wine is considered kind of a scam. Does Mirin go bad and start to taste off? Should I just use a good sweet sake instead? Or is Mirin different?
Hey Lucas, good questions. Typically it's best to drink sake within a week, maybe two at the most. Just make sure it's capped properly and stored in the fridge. Mirin is different from sake, though both are often referred to as rice wine. Mirin has a much higher sugar content and less alcohol and used as a sweetener or to glaze certain dishes. Sake can be used for both drinking and cooking while mirin is used only for cooking. Storing mirin depends on the type, hon-mirin has more alcohol and can be stored at room temp (away from sunlight) for about 3-4 months. Other mirin that has less alcohol content should be stored in the fridge and same, about 3-4 months. Hope that helps!
That was super helpful. When you cook are you using the cooking sake you can get at an Asian grocer or a sake from the liquor store/department? I live in PA and where we can buy stuff is arcane.
Glad you found the video helpful! You can usually find cooking sake at both Asian markets and liquor stores, and sometimes even regular grocery stores. They're usually the cheapest ones, maybe like $8 for a 750ml bottle. Gekkeikan, Ozeki, Sho Chiku Bai, are all good brands. But don't get this confused with mirin, which is also sometimes referred to as cooking sake, but it's a lot sweeter and has a lower alcohol content. Hope that helps!
@@TheSushiMan Thanks I will note those and look in the liquor store. PA is a state that doesn't allow alcohol to be sold in markets. Recently they started allowing Beer and Wine in food markets but Sake is not there either. H Mart had Kikkoman Cooking Sake which I have. I will look in our liquor store for the ones you mention. I had read that cooking Sake has salt to make it undrinkable to be able to be sold as a grocery item.
another thing I would like to ask, is how do I keep the temperature of a heated sake? I ran into this issue recently, purchased a junmai, did everything the same way you described in sake heating video, but it got cold and, therefore, uninteresting after some time into the dinner
You can keep a pot of hot water on the stove at a very light simmer and then reheat the sake using the same method (make sure to turn off heat before putting the tokkuri in). But keep checking it often, it shouldn't take as long to heat back up to your desired temp. Hope that helps!
Everything you want it to go with I suppose haha. Typically if a restaurant has only one type of sake then it's a pretty generic one that's usually heated up, but depends on the type of restaurant.
i don't mean no. disrespect not every one in this world. can read Japanese words u can always say can i buy some japanese ask the server what hey recommend if your A first time. japanese beer drinker
@@TheSushiMan They probably mean Gluehwein or mulled wine. You can find it here in the US pretty easily and it tastes very good heated up. You can do it yourself with red wine, whiskey, star anise, orange peels, cardamon and some other spices.
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Probably the best video on sake ever made
Appreciate the kinds words!
was going to leave the exact same comment!
Really Good, From bottom to top, explaining what's sake in general with out falling on saying to much or too little and easy to understand, examples with food and occasional small jokes, interesting, fun, Great job.
Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed the video!
Such a perfect tutorial on sake. I am gifted with a bottle of sake recently. I'm not a regular drinker. I only drink sweet alcohol or beer. I had only mentioned to a friend to help me buy sake. I needed it for cooking. I would have shopped for the cheapest bottle of sake. My friend bought an expensive bottle of sake as a surprise. What a waste!
Now, I'll have to follow your tutorial to determine if it is drinkable or good for cooking.
Well, upon studying the label, I found it is Junmai Dai-Ginjo. So, I need to drink it chilled and not use it for cooking, unless I don't like the taste of it.
Nice friend you have there 😊 Try it chilled and see how you like it. If you don't, you can try it at other temperatures or just use it for cooking. Better to use it then let it go to waste.
Extremely helpful, thank you so much!!!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Ive done masterclasses for waiters and bartenders and this is so much better than my class. I think the information you added and the speed of delivery is spot on. Really good for beginners
Appreciate the kinds words! And glad you found the video helpful!
Thanks for sharing this !! I had a great time watching it .
Glad you enjoyed the video!
you are my inspiration to make different way to explain , i am learning many things with your , thanks for your great time 🤗
Thanks for the support Santosh and keep up the great work!
this video is really underrated
Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video!
Great Video! Thank you. This was exactly what I was looking for!
Glad you found the video helpful!
Thanks for the video. I’m an Irish man who moved to Florida and I got a job as a bartender in a sushi and bistro place. These videos are doing wonders
Glad you found the video helpful!
Also a bartender, here to learn
Very good. Short and very informative
Thanks glad you enjoyed the video!
Outstanding video. Thank you.
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Nice info.. Love u bro.. Simple n good for understanding.. I will support ur video
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I learned a lot from your video 🙏🏻 thank you!
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Incredible video! thanks for the accurate information
Thanks and glad you found it helpful!
Immensely valuable information in a clear and comprehensive package. I do, however, have a question I would like to ask: how sake is stored and what is its “best before” interval?
Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video! That's a very good question and it really depends on the type of sake. But in general, it's best to keep it in the fridge after it's been opened and the sooner you drink it the better. Any nama (unpasteurized) sake and sparkling sake should be consumed within a few days and any daiginjos I recommend drinking within a week. Other types can last a little longer maybe 2-3 weeks, but you will notice a change in taste. Hope that helps!
@@TheSushiManthank you, mate, gonna try different time frames. cheers
i just got a small bottle of sake today at the asian market lol hopefully i got the right one
Nice! Just keep trying different ones and see which one you like, it really comes down to preference.
Super helpful video !!!
Glad you found it helpful!
I prefer Junmai - no added brewers alcohol etc. served warm. For me it is best for my budget & amount I like to drink in one drinking session. I serve from sake bottle I purchased in 1993 with set of 2 o-choko ceramic sake cups. Steamed rice, grilled snapper, tofu dengaku & finish with sake. Sushi & sake is nice but I like to see ceramics on the table & whole fish - not thin slices on rice.
Very good pairing, thanks for sharing!
i live in italy so I understand your hand gestures
Brilliant, thanks!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
I’m glad I like just regular hot junmai
I typically don’t like sweeter alcoholic beverages so something dry works great for me. And you just can’t beat that warming feeling of hot 日本酒 with a good bowl of ramen 🤤
Regular junmai is great warmed up, especially on cold winter nights👍
@@TheSushiMan what brand of sake is best for warm sake?
I typically drink my sake cold so I haven't tried too many warmed up. That said Kurosawa kimoto junmai is very solid, also a honjozo like the Eiko Fuji Ban Ryu is a good option. Both great when heated up.
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Thank you!
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Thanks for sharing!
Wine glass for aromatic sake! Yes, yes, and yes.
Try both little shot glass , and in wine glass which your nose goes in the glass. Especially, daiginjo.
You will feel a huge difference.
Great video!
Yes, it really does! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Couple of questions I have that were not covered by the video.
1. What is the shelf life of an open bottle? If I crack open a bottle of sake, and I drink some, how long do I have to finish it before it starts to go bad? Similar to regular wine (like a day, maybe two if you push it) or does it last longer?
2. Does Mirin go off? Its listed as a cooking wine, but when doing french cooking you use whatever wine is good, and cooking wine is considered kind of a scam. Does Mirin go bad and start to taste off? Should I just use a good sweet sake instead? Or is Mirin different?
Hey Lucas, good questions. Typically it's best to drink sake within a week, maybe two at the most. Just make sure it's capped properly and stored in the fridge.
Mirin is different from sake, though both are often referred to as rice wine. Mirin has a much higher sugar content and less alcohol and used as a sweetener or to glaze certain dishes. Sake can be used for both drinking and cooking while mirin is used only for cooking. Storing mirin depends on the type, hon-mirin has more alcohol and can be stored at room temp (away from sunlight) for about 3-4 months. Other mirin that has less alcohol content should be stored in the fridge and same, about 3-4 months. Hope that helps!
Ok I can pair Junmai with making kimchi pancakes or Okonomiyaki
Both of those would be great with a lot of junmai sake. I especially like kimoto style junmai.
@@TheSushiMan oh awesome!
My bottle of Gekkeikan has no info on it... does this mean it is crap? I heat it to 128 degress F and it works for me 🙂
Haha, Gekkeikan makes a bunch of different types of sake so doesn't necessarily mean it's crap 😆 As long as you like it then it's all good!
Very good video. Tks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m afraid this is too much for me to remember 😂 but I will continue to enjoy different sakes regardless 😅
😆yes, that's the best way to learn!
Anyone else here from hearing sake talked about in one piece over and over again?
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@@TheSushiMan that's the reason I wanna try it tbh 😂
Yohohohohoho 💀
Yes lol
Yesss I’ve been wanting to try because of this😂
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That was super helpful. When you cook are you using the cooking sake you can get at an Asian grocer or a sake from the liquor store/department? I live in PA and where we can buy stuff is arcane.
Glad you found the video helpful! You can usually find cooking sake at both Asian markets and liquor stores, and sometimes even regular grocery stores. They're usually the cheapest ones, maybe like $8 for a 750ml bottle. Gekkeikan, Ozeki, Sho Chiku Bai, are all good brands. But don't get this confused with mirin, which is also sometimes referred to as cooking sake, but it's a lot sweeter and has a lower alcohol content. Hope that helps!
@@TheSushiMan Thanks I will note those and look in the liquor store. PA is a state that doesn't allow alcohol to be sold in markets. Recently they started allowing Beer and Wine in food markets but Sake is not there either. H Mart had Kikkoman Cooking Sake which I have. I will look in our liquor store for the ones you mention. I had read that cooking Sake has salt to make it undrinkable to be able to be sold as a grocery item.
another thing I would like to ask, is how do I keep the temperature of a heated sake? I ran into this issue recently, purchased a junmai, did everything the same way you described in sake heating video, but it got cold and, therefore, uninteresting after some time into the dinner
You can keep a pot of hot water on the stove at a very light simmer and then reheat the sake using the same method (make sure to turn off heat before putting the tokkuri in). But keep checking it often, it shouldn't take as long to heat back up to your desired temp. Hope that helps!
Thanks!
Really appreciate the tip Peter! Glad you enjoyed the video!
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In restaurants the have only one kind of Sake, that goes with everything right?
Everything you want it to go with I suppose haha. Typically if a restaurant has only one type of sake then it's a pretty generic one that's usually heated up, but depends on the type of restaurant.
i just tried nigori sake and i love it! its a delicious smooth flavor, im excited to try different varients
Glad you enjoyed it! The world of sake is so fun once you get into it, cheers!
i don't mean no. disrespect not every one in this world. can read Japanese words u can always say can i buy some japanese ask the server what hey recommend if your A first time. japanese beer drinker
Japanese sake? As opposed to what other kind of sake?
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I'm alcohol intolerant 😂
what do you mean hot wine sounds like crap? have you ever tried drinking hot wine it is p fuckin good tbqh
Hmm.. I've had red wine at room temp many times but never hot. Doesn't sound appealing to me but guess you don't know until you try!
how come u have never heard of hot wine its p popular here in France don't about USA but i always drink it in Christmas markets @@TheSushiMan
Not sure if it's as popular in the States but I'll definitely look into it, I'm always up to try new things. Thanks for your input!
@@TheSushiMan They probably mean Gluehwein or mulled wine. You can find it here in the US pretty easily and it tastes very good heated up. You can do it yourself with red wine, whiskey, star anise, orange peels, cardamon and some other spices.
Sounds good, thanks for the suggestion!
Great vid! Answered all my questions!
Glad you found the video helpful!