“selection” is pitiful. Even the web menu lists only 4, three of them at least being junmai ginjos. But the actual menu in Hamden had only three, one of them a fairly boring mass-producer’s product, one a junmai...

, if they have any bottles open of a junmai dai ginjo grade sake, I’d get a nice chilled glass of that (~$15). Oh, not to forget, it seems that kanpai was very finicky in picking their shochu, which makes a nice pre- or...

, then junmai ginjo and then junmai daiginjo is premium. since not everybody likes sake, consider offering some white wine and/or beer. consider bringing whatever you want to serve to the place ahead of time so they can chill it...

4-6 times a year with 80-100 available for a $18 fee for 2 hours. They haven’t had these lately which is too bad. You can throw down a big chunk of cash there on some great sake and food. I always run into trouble since I...

. On to the sakes—5&6 were actually the same thing, Shusen Rihaku Nama Junmai Ginjo. I agree, this was one of the better ones of the evening (helps that I was still sober enough to taste!), although most of what we had was...

SUDO HONKE SATO NO HOMARE JUNMAI GINJO 2008 VINTAGES 740142 | 720 mL bottle Price: $ 41.95 Wine, Sake, 14.7% Alcohol/Vol. Sugar Content : D Made in: Japan, Japan By: Sudo Honke Inc Release Date: Dec 6, 2008 That? I trust your opinions

Just did a dinner out of the Nobu cookbook and found an amazing sake in the Vintages section at Summerhill: its called TENZAN Junmai Genshu Jizake, comes wrapped in a dry banana leaf and retails for $30.00. Have tasted few sakes...

ordered it) liked it, as is. I was drinking Kikusui Junmai Ginjo sake (300ml) with dinner, and my wife had a nice Pinot Gris. Entree was Niman Ranch pork porterhouse with white corn/onion bread pudding, garlic mashed potatoes,...

, good but not extraordinary 8. dessert: tasty cheesecake and forgettable brown cake Meal + tip + carafe of excellent junmai ginjo ($28) exceeded $150. Service was excellent and courses came in smooth and quick succession. Overall:...

to Takara Sake. We rushed here about 15 minutes before it closed for the day. The tasting room is open daily from 12p-6pm for FREE tastings. We got to try 13 sakes: Tokubetsu Junmai-premium junmai Ginjo Nama Organic nama Nigori-silky...

, it was whisked away and replaced with a fresh cup of tea. The large carafe of junmai ginjo sake was also excellent. I’d easily give the edge to Mori Sushi over Nishimura. The freshness of the fish were equal between the...

with ponzu sauce. It was topped with finely grated daikon stained orange from chili spice and some chopped scallions. This was my favorite bite. I had a masu of Tamon Kinpaku Junmai Ginjo with gold flakes. This was placed on a...

The sake was Yamada Nishiki. It’s junmai ginjo shu, a very high level of sake, and is made from water and rice that comes from Hyogo prefecture, near Kyoto. The company that brews it is Michitsuru, based in neighboring...

Wakatake Onikoroshi ginjo, Gekeikkan Horin, Umenishiki or Nishoniseki etc), chestnut liquor (perhaps substitute Tuaca or Frangelico) and maple syrup. Or for something fruitier, some red rice sake such as Kikusakari Asamurasaki...

this table were several others packed jam-full of Sakes that are available Stateside. I don’t know a great deal about sake, but after trying several of the hundreds on offer I think I decided I prefer the more rustic junmai...