quality and price of sake. Upon completion you will be able to assess sakes accurately, and use this information and your understanding of sakes to make authoritative recommendations. Upon successful completion you will receive a WSET certificate and lapel pin, and will be able to use the associa...
squeezed by charging an alcoholic solution prepared by FUNAGAKE treatment (process for removing rice wine lees) under pressure from one side surface of a specified porous glassy material, allowing the alcoholic solution to diffuse the fine pores and ooze out of the other side surface and ...
The art of making rice wine arrived in Japan via China thousands of years ago and has been perfected by Japanese producers over the centuries. Traditionally, sake was used to make offerings to the gods. The sake barrels commonly seen at shrines are called “sakedaru” (decorative sake barrels...
• Mirin is a kind of Japanese cooking wine, sort of a sweeter version of the usual sake. The mixture in making this wine usually consists of steamed mochigome rice, shochu (Japanese liquor), and komekoji (rice yeast). These are then fermented to make mirin. There are actually two typ...
Nothing is used to make sake except for rice, water, yeast, and koji, which is rice inoculated with a natural fermentation culture. At Sakaya in New York City, one of the best sake stores around, co-owner Rick Smith says, "Our business grew enormously during the pandemic. People wanted...
3. Prepare a pot of cold boiled water in advance, and pour the steamed rice into cold water to wash it immediately. The purpose of this is to break up the rice first, prevent the rice from being too sticky, and make the rice wine clear, and secondly. It also cools down quickly. Wh...
There are various ways to drink sake. By sticking to a particular sake and changing the temperature and vessel, your evening beverage will be entirely different. This article introduces the basics of choosing sake, drinking it deliciously, and arranging
Besides soy sauce and sugar, one important ingredient that gives teriyaki sauce its deep, rich flavor is mirin. Mirin is a Japanese rice-based cooking wine that has a lower alcohol content than sake and is usually lightly sweetened. It gives teriyaki sauces that characteristic rich umami flavor...
–Mirin is a type of Japanese cooking rice wine (it has less alcohol than sake but is sweeter). It’s available in the Asian aisle of some major supermarkets or from an Asian grocery store. Tips & Tricks: –Reserve the braising liquid and use it as a master stock or use it to add...
He says to always start with Junmai — it's the easiest way to make sure you're getting something of a quality that is worth drinking. Sullivan says, "I like to teach my students one word: Junmai. Junmai means pure rice. And if you see Junmai in the name of the sake, in the ...