This weekend i had a chance to play in a Celebrity Kickball Tournament for the Aloha United Way. Thanks to this fun and absolutely hilarious event I got to play catch up with some old friends, namely Bruce Shimabukuro, Chris Salvador and Jody Kamisato of Ukulele Hale. Jody told me he got to meet the now world famous Makoto a.k.a The Cute Ukulele Kid who sings Jason Mraz I’m Yours.
I found a You Tube video of this chance meeting and you just have to see this for your self.
Tasting Notes This Junmai is crisp and light. After you get past the aroma of mushrooms and grassy tones you can really taste citrus (grapefruits) and melons. Very surprising flavors. This sake has the nose of earth, grass and mushrooms. Light Crisp Mouthfeel Complex but Clean Great Beginners Sake Serve Chilled or Hot
Talking Points Tomita Shuzo is one of the oldest and smallest brewerys of sake in Japan. Founded in the 1540s, only a brewmaster and two assistants produce every bottle. Recommended Dishes This sake is great with flavorful foods.
Brewery: Kodama Prefecture: Akita Ricetype: Yamadanishiki Seimaibuai: 60% Alcohol Content: 16% Sake Meter Value: +3.0 Acidity: 1.7 Sake Name English: Grand Mountain
Tasting Notes This Junmai Dai Ginjo is full bodied in texture but is super smooth. You can tell this was created with the old school brewing method. Very creamy and balanced This sake has the nose of fresh fruit leaning towards star fruit and melons Ricey Smooth Mouthfeel Fruity Special Occasion or Every Day Serve Chilled
Talking Points Taiheizan Tenko “Grand Mountain” is brewed using the Kimoto method which is one of the oldest and original methods of sake brewing. Very delicate and time consuming but creates much higher quality sake. Taiheizan has won over 5,000 gold medals Recommended Dishes This sake is a great pork and grilled meats. Can be served as a stand alone.
Tasting Notes This Junmai Ginjo (no alcohol added heavily polished) is light and smooth starting out with a fruity and nutty taste and smooths out with a crisp green apple finish This sake has the nose of white peaches, and apricots (stone fruits). Soft Crisp Mouthfeel Fruit Forward Easy Drinker Serve Chilled
Talking Points Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the southeast of the Tokai region of in the center of Honshū. Aichi is shaped like a crab. Aichi is the home of Nagoya. Recommended Dishes This sake is a great pork and grilled meats. Can be served as a stand alone.
In this episode of our new series on Sake. This episode covers Nanbu Ryu – Southern Stream. Thank You @sakeshop. Dont forget to follow us please: Twitter: @MeetoWorld Blog: http://www.meetoworld.com Facebook http://fb.me/meetoworld iTunes: http://bit.ly/sake101
In this episode of our new series on Sake. This episode covers Ohyama “Nama” – Big Mountain. Thank You @sakeshop. Dont forget to follow us please: Twitter: @MeetoWorld Blog: http://www.meetoworld.com Facebook http://fb.me/meetoworld iTunes: http://bit.ly/sake101
As some of you know I do a HD Video version of Meeto World Sake 101 Podcast every with my friends Linzy (@lalalinzy) & Topher (@Topher808). We normally discuss all things Sake 101 and sake related with a good splash of Japanese lessons and pure silliness. Well we’ve slightly upgraded to show a bit… we have two new co-host to add to the madness. Sake Lovers and Rest of the World meet Avy (@aaavious) and Marie (@mariemulan) our newest additions. They will surely bring smiles to your faces as they chime in with their ideas on sake, Japanese food and culture and of course making trouble to me.
Please welcome them, follow them on twitter and check out their personal blogs as well. I am giving you all the links so you can easily find them. I know you will enjoy the twisted musings of our new crew as much as I do.
FYI: Meeto World is a Language school currently teaching Japanese, Korean and soon Chinese online! check out our weekly Ustream shows for Japanese and Sake lessons for now! Why Meeto World? Well Meeto is a play on the katakana pronunciation of “meet” or “meet up”. Meeto also is a play on “Mi” for “3″ and “Tomodachi” for “Friends” as in Japanese we often truncate and concatenate words. Lastly the old school way of pronouncing the number “3″ and “10″ would been “Mee Tou” and “Ten Sai”. (Tensai also means “Genius” just to add that special touch).
In this episode of our new series on Sake. This episode covers Dewazakura Nama Genshu – Primal Strength. Thank You @sakeshop. Dont forget to follow us please: Twitter: @MeetoWorld Blog: http://www.meetoworld.com Facebook http://fb.me/meetoworld iTunes: http://bit.ly/sake101
Japan has the chance to make history today. This is the furthest this team has ever been in World Cup. Four times in succession to the World Cup and each time a little better. No one could have expected this a few months back when Coach Takeshi Okada said he would resign as head coach.
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