Events

IN ADDITION TO TODAY'S SAKE TASTING, THE BAR IS OPEN NORMAL HOURS FROM 1PM - 11PM

Experience Palpitations As You Take Your White Horse Up the Big, Manly Mountain and Taste Some Sake (or EPAYTYWHUBMM for short)

     Finally, the 2008 Sake tasting we've been promising many of you for months.  Our excitement can best be summarized in haiku...

Rice wine in glass

life is short

meet my tummy

      Join us this Saturday for a whole new sake line-up including the very hard to find Ishizuchi Niogri Sake which just happens to be the best Nigori style sake we've ever had. 

Ishizuchi Shirouma "White Horse" Nigori

This one is rather potent and will sneak up on you like a ninja with a Jagermeister shot if you're not careful.  High in alcohol but not 'hot' on your palate, this unfiltered nigori sake has a flowery nose with a hint of anise -- rich and starchy, but not sugary sweet.  Remarkable.

(we have no picture for this one because the all-mighty Google claimed it didn't exist)

Otokoyama "Man's Mountain" Junmai

This popular sake is extremely dry, light, soft, smooth and alkaline with a rich palate.  That's a lot of descriptors....you'll just have to try it for yourself.

Harushika Tokimeki "Palpitation of Sake" Sparkling Junmai Sake

This festive sparkling sake is subtley sweet, but ends dry on the palate.  We get notes of sesame, pears, bananas and melon.  Low alcohol  SMV –80, acidity 5.5

Tsuki no Katsura Ginjo

If there is any brewery that isn't afraid of experimenting, it's the Tsuki no Katsura brewery in the Fushimi district of Kyoto in western Japan. One of the oldest and most regal of breweries in the area, it is single-handedly responsible for the fact that nigori sake even exists today as a commercial product.  But, this Saturday, we do not taste their Nigori...oh no...on Saturday we taste their ridiculously good Ginjo sake.  It's yeasty, nutty and floral all the same time, finishing with a smooth texture that would make you smile even on tax day.

Ohyama Ginsuika "Big Mountain" Ginjo