Comments on: New Years Day For Sake Brewing in Japan http://www.moippai.com/blog/2009/09/sake-day-in-japan/ Wine, beer, whiskey and more... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:45:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Joeshicohttp://www.moippai.com/blog/2009/09/sake-day-in-japan/#comment-867 Joeshico Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:48:21 +0000 http://www.moippai.com/blog/?p=260#comment-867 Thanks Jim, It answers my questions and will allow me, without guilt, to dump a gift box I have had for many, many years. The ceremic cups and silver chop sticks that were included I will keep. Thanks Jim,
It answers my questions and will allow me, without guilt, to dump a gift box I have had for many, many years.
The ceremic cups and silver chop sticks that were included I will keep.

]]> By: MoIppaihttp://www.moippai.com/blog/2009/09/sake-day-in-japan/#comment-851 MoIppai Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:02:27 +0000 http://www.moippai.com/blog/?p=260#comment-851 Sake doesn't age the way wine does, in fact your everyday sake doesn't age very well at all and can become cloying. There is a type of sake called "Koshu" that means "aged sake" but even this tends to only be aged 3-5years. It's an acquired taste apparently.As for storing sake, you don't have to lie it down like you do wine, as there is generally no sediment in the sake. (Nigorizake isn't completely strained of the mash so does have solids in there, but even that isn't usually stored lying down). It does however react to sunlight, so the best sake shops will wrap the bottles, sometimes in a fine cloth or I've even seen newspaper.Which of the 4 types age better? Well like I said none of them really age well and the cheap "futsushu" sake isn't worth hanging on to anyway. The more expensive sakes, the Daiginjoshu's for example you might save for a special occasion, but I wouldn't keep them for more than a year (well, in my house they rarely last a couple of months!).I will say though that sake, once opened, does tend to stay drinkable a lot longer than wine. I'm not sure of the exact length of time, but I've had a bottle in the fridge for over a month and had a glass or two now and then and it was fine.Hope that answers your questions. Sake doesn’t age the way wine does, in fact your everyday sake doesn’t age very well at all and can become cloying.
There is a type of sake called “Koshu” that means “aged sake” but even this tends to only be aged 3-5years. It’s an acquired taste apparently.

As for storing sake, you don’t have to lie it down like you do wine, as there is generally no sediment in the sake. (Nigorizake isn’t completely strained of the mash so does have solids in there, but even that isn’t usually stored lying down).
It does however react to sunlight, so the best sake shops will wrap the bottles, sometimes in a fine cloth or I’ve even seen newspaper.

Which of the 4 types age better? Well like I said none of them really age well and the cheap “futsushu” sake isn’t worth hanging on to anyway. The more expensive sakes, the Daiginjoshu’s for example you might save for a special occasion, but I wouldn’t keep them for more than a year (well, in my house they rarely last a couple of months!).

I will say though that sake, once opened, does tend to stay drinkable a lot longer than wine. I’m not sure of the exact length of time, but I’ve had a bottle in the fridge for over a month and had a glass or two now and then and it was fine.

Hope that answers your questions.

]]> By: Joeshicohttp://www.moippai.com/blog/2009/09/sake-day-in-japan/#comment-832 Joeshico Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:41:11 +0000 http://www.moippai.com/blog/?p=260#comment-832 Interesting and informative about Sake production. Do have questions on aging. How long does Sake age before it starts to break down? Is there a proper way of storing for aging other than how grape wines are stored? Of the 4 types, does one age better than the other? Interesting and informative about Sake production.
Do have questions on aging.
How long does Sake age before it starts to break down?
Is there a proper way of storing for aging other than how grape wines are stored?
Of the 4 types, does one age better than the other?

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