Gras and Apricot Compote on a toasted Brioche Veg: Spring Roll with cucumber, Haricot Vert and Cilantro 1st Course Kobe Culotte with Achiote BBQ Veg: Beet Carpaccio with Hazelnuts and Gruyere Sake: Dezakura Arabishiri Junmai Ginjo 2nd...

). Funnily enough the two misses that come to mind – kobe beef/foie gras croquettes and the salmon tartare with ikura sauce are two of the dishes that you didn’t like either. I also wasn’t impressed with the...

Amuse Bouche - Sashimi of Hamachi paired with a junmai ginjo by Suishin A lovely piece of yellowtail rested on a fried-wonton “cigarette”, giving this starter a really nice balance between soft and crisp. Pasta -...

a fairly expensive ($21) sake to us, but we were not at all disappointed in our selection: Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo, with clean dry flavors, and a wonderful accompaniment to the appetizers and sushi we were planning to order. They...

surprising. There should be other information on the label, such as the type of sake — Junmai, Ginjo, Daiginjo, Junmai Daiginjo, Namazake, etc. This will help you find out more about the bottle in question. I wish I could...

The Jozen Mizuno Gotoshi Junmai Ginjo was arguably the most popular sake of all among our Stanford group of students when I was teaching in Kyoto. The pink bottle retailed for about $10 there and $30 here. They also have a...

(this includes our lunch at French Laundry.) All three were wonderful, but the scallop/sea urchin and smoked trout were truly special. Paired with saki- Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo. lovely. Second Course: Cream of Sunchoke Soup with...

started my meal with a wonderful cold sake. In a previous post for Wakasan, I mention a cold sake that tastes of honeydew melon. A commenter asked what sake it was, and I had unfortunately not taken note. Hakutsuru Junmai Ginjo...

“Arabashiri” junmai Ginjo Narmazake. I don’t normally care much for sake, but this went very well with the fish and watermelon. Concord Grape – this was grape juice contained in a bubble of cocoa butter , served like a shooter –...

from Japan: Kikusui “Chrysanthemum Mist” Junmai Ginjo Sake from Niigata, Japan. The Kikusui representative mentioned that most Japanese Sake were Organic by Japan standards, but the new Organic Kikusui Junmai Ginjo...

-black cod w/ saikyo miso. It was good, two good size pieces. We also shared a glass of premium cold sake-Kaiun Junmai Ginjo $9. Pretty good. Total with tax Before tip $75.77! Yikes. Thought we would need some tacos afterwards but...

oh, also Saito’s in Belltown has a fairly impressive sake menu, with sakes broken out by classification (ginjo, daiginjo, junmai, etc) as well as dryness rating.

Some of the California sakes are pretty good. Check out the Sho Chiku Bai line of products. I’m no expert, but think their junmai ginjo is pretty good stuff that goes well with sashimi and sells at a price ($4-6 / 300ml)...

) junmaishu, then a yamahai ginjo. Of the two, I prefer the former, as it’s got a little more acidity and kick. The third sake was from Kariho (Akita Pref.), a yamahai junmai genshu that ranks a +23 on the Nihonshu...

friend, and I think she found her favorite in the superb duck. To drink, we each ordered the three-sake sampler. This included two junmai's and one ginjo. While I preferred both of the fresher and fruitier junmai's with our food...