Comments on: Hakutsuru Superior Junmai Ginjo Sake

By: vinicultured

vinicultured — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:35:25 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Pam and Michael! It’s very reasonably priced and absolutely delicious. I’ve given it to people who swear they don’t like sake and they all love it. I hope you’re able to enjoy more bottles in the near future (same goes for me… it’s been a little while)!

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:52:22 +0000

We shared a small bottle last night and it was one of the best that we had ever tasted. Not sure about the chalk comment though?????? But it was so good I had to research it.

Pam and Michael

By: vinicultured

vinicultured — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:48:07 +0000

Ah, how apropos. I actually picked up a small bottle of this sake yesterday at a Japanese market and had it after dinner. It was wonderful, as I remembered it.

By: jj

jj — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:41:59 +0000

Sake and Sushi not compliment each other, that’s madness!! I recently returned from a trip to Tokyo where I found this little liqueur store that specialized in wine and sake. I asked the owner for Junmai Ginjo sake, he breaks out 5 bottles and a sake glass, lets me taste each bottle, and I bought the one of my choice…can’t read any of the kanji on the bottle, however, I’ve been drinking sake for 20+ years and by far, this was the best!!! Junmai Ginjo, cold and dry is the only way to go…with sushi, I might add!!!

By: Shea

Shea — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:29:43 +0000

Nope I haven’t heard of that. I should try to make time. There is an amazing Sake store in SF called True Sake, though – several hundred sakes in stock. Lots of amazing imports. Worth checking out if you are ever in the Bay Area.

By: vinicultured

vinicultured — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:23:47 +0000

I should have suspected you were a sake drinking–very refined, sir!

Have you heard of the Berkeley sake factory tour? There are free tastings there and it’s somewhat of a “thing to do” while in Berkeley–though I never got around to doing so myself:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/takara-sake-usa-berkeley

By: Shea

Shea — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:11:13 +0000

That’s true about sake and sushi – sashimi works well. But, don’t be limited to think that Sake only goes with Japanese food – it pairs with a wide variety of food, including cheese, depending on the style.

As a note, the labels Ginjo or Daiginjo indicate the refinement level of the rice, both of which are better than the basic level (Dai being the best). I should write up a few notes on sake too.

By: vinicultured

vinicultured — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:35:59 +0000

Interesting point. However, one COULD then drink sake with sashimi and avoid that problem!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:20:59 +0000

did i say saki? i meant sake

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:20:39 +0000

technically you are not supposed to drink saki with sushi as they both contain rice and are said not to complement each other
/end snobbery