bushido

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Man, i just may be a full out drunk.

For years now. And i do mean "years" i have been drinking wine. Red wine to be exact. (i never truely could get into the whites) And over the years my "pallot" has become more advanced. Which is sad/good at the same time. Good because i know the characters of a fine wine. Sad because over the years bottles of wine are going from $7 (years ago) to now $15-$55 a bottle now. And it drains me completely.

But now (about a year ago) that i have turned to a Sake freak the prices have gone down. Of course over the past 20 years i have been drinking "Hot sake" either at home or out at dinner etc.. But now i'm WAY into the "chilled" sake. Filtered or un-filtered. And many of them, even the ones of quality can be bought for much less than most wines. Although to date my favorite Sake (right now) is this one called "Wandering Poet". O.M.G. is that a good one.

So is there anyone else out there that enjoys "good" sake? If so let me know what you drink.

-rich

Salty

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I enjoy good sake when I drink with my In-laws. Other than that I'm not really into it too much.

I used to buy cheap, boxed sake in Tokyo's duty-free shop and gulp it all down in order to pass out on JAL and Space “A” back home.

There's supposed to be a great sake brewery in Folsom, Ca. if you're interested.

http://www.gekkeikan-sake.com/

SF miami WRX

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rich,

me too in to SAKE. haaa haa haa.

eric.

bushido

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Thanks Salty.

The other day my wife and i were over at the Sho Chiku Bai brewery over there in Berkeley. They're not my favorite but they have a few that i like. I happen to be sampling there Nigori "unfiltered sake" chilled right now while i'm typing. And on the 8th when i go to the Japantown meet for sushi, i'll be drinking there "Nama Sake" made with 'organic rice'

-rich

bushido

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That's a boy. Nice to hear from you Eric. Hey Eric... if i put together my 2nd "wine tour" meet/drive whould you come to it?

-rich

SF miami WRX

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hell yeah!!!! if it is going to be on a saturday. if it is going to be on a sunday, please give me two weeks in advance notice. thank you.

eric.

VIBEELEVEN

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Homare pure, Oni kiroshi and even Ozeki are great

bushido

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you got it

bushido

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well, several hours have passed by now and i'm feeling pretty damn good. I've put down more than 25 oz. while putting together a Soul / Funk / R&B compilation CD for a close friend at work.
Songs include
1.) Bill Withers: Lean On Me
2.) The Staple Singers: Respect Yourself
3.) Sly & the Family Stone: Everyday People
4.) Curtis Mayfield: Pusher Man
5.) The Five Stairsteps: Ooh Child
6.) Stevie Wonder: Signed, Sealed, delivered i'm yours
7) The Staple Singers: I'll take you there
8.) Isaac hayes: Theme from Shaft
9.) Johnny Nash: I can see clearly now
10.) The Gap band: Burn Rubber (why you want to hurt me)
11.) Brothers Johnson: Strawberry Letter 23
12.) Dazz Band: Let it Whip
13.) Cheryl Lynn: Got to be real
14.) Walter Jackson: My Ship is comin' In
15.) Barry White: I'm goona love you just a little more, baby
16.) Barry White: can't get enough of your love, babe
17.) Bobby Womack: Across 110 Street
18.) Glady's Knight & the pips: Midnight Train to georgia
19.) Otis Redding: (sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
20.) The Three Degrees: When will i see you again
21.) The Main Ingrediant: Everybody Plays the Fool
22.) Marvin Gaye: Let's get it on
23.) Marvin Gaye: What's going on
24.) Al Green: Tired of being alone
25.) Al Green: Let's Stay Together
26.) Al Green: Love and Happiness
27.) Curtis Mayfield: Superfly
28.) Isaac Hayes: Walk on By

I'm still working on it an it seems as though it'll be a 2 part thing. but i believe he's going to did it.

-rich

hatchy

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http://www.aa.org/

bushido

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Ha ha mother f' er

Group B

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raise your glasses!

*clink*

I love sake, I just order the house stuff served hot at my favorite sushi house.

I might start getting into it though, I've read a couple articles about high-end stuff and serving chilled, mmmm!

Hayai_Yo

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My fav, but not seen everywhere and pretty hard to come by is Denshu. Awesome warm, but also very delicious when cold...

I did a search and here is what it is described by:
Denshu, Junmai-shu, Aomori Prefecture

Every year, this sake tops the "op 100 warmed sake"lists in Japan. Good, solid construction with a nice rice-laden flavor. A true "mami,"that hard-to-describe deliciousness, comes out when slightly warmed.

also:

Denshu is perennially on a list of favorite sake, especially favorite O-kan(warmed sake) selections. Denshu has a proper rice flavor with a great texture to it. A very mild fruity tone to the fragrance as well. A sake-drinker's sake that grows on you quickly.

Nice thread BTW - making a "To Drink List..." much better than a "To Do"

thebankman

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What sake brands are made using organic rice? Is there one that has the purest ingredients?

Hayai_Yo

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Here is a link to a couple pages that refers to organic sake (about half way down)..

http://www.sake-world.com/html/sw-2002_8.html also http://www.sake-world.com/html/jt-2002_11.html
- Not much info out there on it but I'll have to keep an eye out for some...

Hmmm - I'm getting thirsty...