Abstract

Japanese sake is a rice-based alcoholic beverage that is popular among locals and foreign visitors to Japan alike.
From pure rice sake to premium Daiginjo-shu, this book is a complete guide to sake. Covers famous sake breweries all over Japan, how to enjoy sake at an Izakaya (a Japanese-style pub), and how to pair food with sake. Very handy as a general primer and when drinking and shopping on your travels in Japan.
Chapter 1: Classification and category of flavors / How to make sake
Chapter 2: Complete guide to sake
-Pure rice premium sake -Junmai Daiginjo-shu and Junmai Ginjo-shu
-Pure rice sake -Special Junmai-shu and Junmai-shu
-Premium sake -Daiginjo-shu, Ginjo-shu and Honjozo-shu
-Regular sake, aged sake, sparkling and kiokeshikomi sake (superior-quality sake made in wooden barrels)
Chapter 3: How to enjoy sake
Chapter 4: Visiting an Izakaya (Japanese-style pub)
Chapter 5: Shops where you can drink sake in Tokyo
First Published: June

Author’s Information

Haruo Matsuzaki was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1960. Matsuzaki graduated from Sophia University with a degree in foreign languages. He then worked at Seibu Department Store as the buyer for the sake department until 1997. He now serves as chairman of Sake Export Association (SEA).