After sampling 35 different Japanese sakes over many years, I was curious if we had indirectly covered the length and breadth of the country.
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Broadening our sake range beyond junmai daiginjos
When we first started drinking sake, we focused mainly on junmai daiginjos. However, more often than not, they didn’t pair so well with food. This changed once we started expanding our boundaries.
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After a year of drinking sake, here are our favourite junmai daiginjos
It’s been a while since we started on our exploration, and after sampling more than a dozen bottles, we’ve managed to identify our top three.
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Back again at Niningashi for uni, sake and oishii izakaya food
We liked our first meal there so much that we made a return visit soon after. This time, with reinforcements so that we could order a lot more food, and also open a few bottles of sake.
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Sake x Uni x Ikura combo at Ippudo Ramen
Ippudo Singapore runs regular sake food pairing events, and this particular one featured uni and ikura from Hokkaido, perfect accompaniment to some cold and refreshing sake.
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Pairing junmai daiginjo sake with Chinese food at Xi Yan
When we found out that Xi Yan (囍宴) was hosting a special one-night only junmai daiginjo sake-paired dinner, we quickly gathered reinforcements and made a reservation.
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The surprising sake selection at Ippudo Ramen
I would never have imagined that a ramen chain store would have such a wide selection of nihonshu across so many different flavour profiles.
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Enjoying a lazy afternoon in Singapore as local tourists
Theoretically, it’s now possible to fly again. But with all the uncertainties and inconsistencies in travel policies, we’ve decided to remain grounded for at least another year. While we wait for skies to clear, we wanted to enjoy the experience of being local tourists and spent a lazy, boozy weekend afternoon with old friends.
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Three sakes from three prefectures using three different types of rice
Based on our preferences so far, it does seem like we have a bias for low SMV, high acidity sakes made with Yamadanishiki rice, though we haven’t sampled widely enough to make a strong judgement call yet. Likewise on the choice of prefectures, especially since there are so many in Japan.
Looks like we just have to keep drinking and comparing in order to gather enough samples to make a statistically significant decision. In moderation of course, and reasonably spaced out over time.
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Sometimes, sake tastes better warm
“Hmm… I wonder how it would taste if I heated it up further?” said my inner voice to my brain. And then I rigged a makeshift sake warmer using a measuring jug and a coffee glass.
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