in his excitement to show off his selections and the way his eyes light up at the mention of a particularly fragrant brand. He’s a guy who travels to Japan for tastings at the breweries and gets occasional visits from John...

If you’re at all interested in Tokyo izakayas with standout sake selections and good food to boot, you might want to try and get hold of the following book by John Gauntner who is a, if not the, leading non-Japanese...

Most of your questions seem to be more cultural rather than wine-related, so let me stick with the sake itself. I would urge you to check out: 1) http://www.sake-world.com/ — the site of John Gauntner; one of, if not THE...

to be snow on the ground or a very cold wet day. John Gauntner, one of the top sake experts has some comments on this subject. http://www.sake-world.com/html/hot-or-cold.html Inexpensive but good sake is available and can be drunk...

collection, as well as does the Koreatown Galleria on the corner of Olympic and Western. Good luck with your sake search. For fun, you can also check out John Gauntner's Sake World website. Link: http://www.sake-world.com/index.html

, unfortunately. Have you ever checked out one of John Gauntner's tastings? He writes for the Japan Times and does some tastings—also has an e-mail newsletter and a web site (see link below). I think he does events at least...

or subway stations) are amazing. Department store food courts have wild selections of prepared foods for snacks. They also have big sake selections ( 2000-3000) choices, so do some research, try to find some sake guides written by...

went to a very good place near Ikebukuro specialising in duck nabe, the rec came from John Gauntner`s Tokyo Izakaya guide. Bonus if the place has a good sake selection like the duck nabe place did. Also interested to know about...

From John Gauntner @ www.sake-world.com: The term Onikoroshi (Onigoroshi), or Demon Killer, has an interesting history to it. It originally was used to refer to a sake that was so bad that it would kill a demon, should a demon...

, it might be worth enquiring although with diligent research I think that you can put together some worthwhile ones independently. Also if you´re interested in learning more about sake, the Sake Guy (aka John Gauntner, an...

Go to esake.com. Most of their educational content is by a guy named John Gauntner, an American living in Japan. Besides exporting sake worldwide, he has also written an excellent book on the subject. Oh, and I’ve never...

On the Nigori-zake question, I am still waiting from an answer from my friend, sake writer John Gauntner, who knows all about these things. I should post what he says in a day or two.

point is a book by John Gauntner, see link below where you can order a copy. You’ll need a Japanese reader to translate but it gives you the names and addresses of 40 sake pubs in Tokyo metropolitan area and based upon the...

. Finally, all the good sake info you need in English is at John Gauntner's wonderful site, www.sake-world.com. Sign up for his free monthly e-mail newsletter. Link: http://sake-world.com

little time by visiting John Gauntner's Sake World site. Check it out — your time spent there will save you money when you start ordering sake in a restaurant or sushi bar. Often times, famous overrated stuff is priced way...