Sake Handbook

Author : Brian Ashcraft,Takashi Eguchi
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781462921409

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The Japanese Sake Bible by Brian Ashcraft,Takashi Eguchi Pdf

**2021 Gourmand Cookbook Award Winner for Japan in Spirits and Other Drinks** The Japanese Sake Bible is the ultimate book about Japan's national drink--from its history, culture and production methods to how to choose the best sake and recommended food pairings. Author Brian Ashcraft--the author of the popular guide Japanese Whisky--has put together lively commentaries based on dozens of interviews with master brewers and sake experts across Japan. His fascinating stories are accompanied by over 300 full-color photographs, maps and drawings. A unique feature of this book is that it includes reviews, tasting notes, scores and a buying guide for over 100 of the leading sake brands, written by respected Japanese sake expert Takashi Eguchi. These include all the sakes most commonly found outside Japan. Each sake has a photo of the label, tasting notes, a score and recommended food pairings. Information on the leading brewers is provided, and the sakes are grouped by flavor profile. Japanese sake is brewed worldwide today and is winning over many converts. A foreword by sake connoisseur and world-renowned DJ Richie Hawtin addresses the spread in global popularity and the shared mission of making this specialty beverage as accessible as possible. With the help of this book you'll soon become an expert in selecting, serving and enjoying Japan's favorite drink.

Author : John Gauntner
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0804834253

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The Sake Handbook by John Gauntner Pdf

The Sake Handbook is the foremost guide to the history, brewing, and distinctive flavors of sake. Just what are jizake, namazake and ginjoshu? The Sake Handbook answers all these questions and much more about sake wine and will help you enjoy Japan's national beverage in style. Author John Gauntner is recognized as the world's leading non-Japanese sake expert. A longtime Japan resident, he is well known among sake brewers and others within the sake industry. He wrote the Nihonshu Column in the Japan Times for many years before writing a weekly column on sake in Japanese for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's and the world's most widely distributed Japanese newspaper. In 2006, John received the Sake Samurai award. He has published five books on sake including Sake Confidential This sake book features: This new edition has been completely revised and updated Gives you all the information you need in a handy, portable format Offers a detailed explanation of the sake brewing process Reviews over a hundred sake brands, with illustrations of their labels for easy identification Profiles over 50 Japanese izakaya or pub-style restaurants in Tokyo and the surrounding environs Lists specialty shops in Japan where you can purchase hard–to–find Japanese wine brands Lists specialty retailers in the United States and elsewhere

Author : John Gauntner
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781462901548

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Sake Handbook by John Gauntner Pdf

The Sake Handbook is the foremost guide to the history, brewing, and distinctive flavors of sake. Just what are jizake, namazake and ginjoshu? The Sake Handbook answers all these questions and many more about sake wine, and will help you enjoy Japan's national beverage in style. Author John Gauntner is recognized as the world's leading non-Japanese sake expert. A longtime Japan resident, he is well known among sake brewers and others within the sake industry. He wrote the Nihonshu Column in the Japan Times for many years before writing a weekly column on sake in Japanese for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's and the world's most widely distributed Japanese newspaper. In 2006, John received the Sake Samurai award. He has published five books on sake including Sake Confidential This sake book features: This new edition has been completely revised and updated Gives you all the information you need in an handy, portable format Offers a detailed explanation of the sake brewing process Reviews over a hundred sake brands, with illustrations of their labels for easy identification Profiles over 50 Japanese izakaya or pub-style restaurants in Tokyo and the surrounding environs Lists specialty shops in Japan where you can purchase hard–to–find Japanese wine brands Lists specialty retailers in the United States and elsewhere

Author : John Gaunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 4900737445

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The Sake Handbook by John Gaunter Pdf

Sake, the popular, potent rice wine, was once a ritualiazed accompaniment to the elite moon-viewing ceremony of Japan's Heian period. Eight hundred years later, it is one of Japan's most popular exports. Readers will learn how to distinguish among various brands to develop their own informed preferences.

Author : Hannah Kirshner
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781984877536

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Water, Wood, and Wild Things by Hannah Kirshner Pdf

"With this book, you feel you can stop time and savor the rituals of life." --Maira Kalman An immersive journey through the culture and cuisine of one Japanese town, its forest, and its watershed--where ducks are hunted by net, saké is brewed from the purest mountain water, and charcoal is fired in stone kilns--by an American writer and food stylist who spent years working alongside artisans One night, Brooklyn-based artist and food writer Hannah Kirshner received a life-changing invitation to apprentice with a "saké evangelist" in a misty Japanese mountain village called Yamanaka. In a rapidly modernizing Japan, the region--a stronghold of the country's old-fashioned ways--was quickly becoming a destination for chefs and artisans looking to learn about the traditions that have long shaped Japanese culture. Kirshner put on a vest and tie and took her place behind the saké bar. Before long, she met a community of craftspeople, farmers, and foragers--master woodturners, hunters, a paper artist, and a man making charcoal in his nearly abandoned village on the outskirts of town. Kirshner found each craftsperson not only exhibited an extraordinary dedication to their work but their distinct expertise contributed to the fabric of the local culture. Inspired by these masters, she devoted herself to learning how they work and live. Taking readers deep into evergreen forests, terraced rice fields, and smoke-filled workshops, Kirshner captures the centuries-old traditions still alive in Yamanaka. Water, Wood, and Wild Things invites readers to see what goes into making a fine bowl, a cup of tea, or a harvest of rice and introduces the masters who dedicate their lives to this work. Part travelogue, part meditation on the meaning of work, and full of her own beautiful drawings and recipes, Kirshner's refreshing book is an ode to a place and its people, as well as a profound examination of what it means to sustain traditions and find purpose in cultivation and craft.

Author : Stephen Lyman,Chris Bunting
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781462921102

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The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks by Stephen Lyman,Chris Bunting Pdf

**2020 James Beard Award Nominee** **2020 Gourmand Cookbook Award Winner for Japan in Spirits Books** Drink your way through Japan (even from home) with the help of this book! Japan is home to some of the world's most interesting alcoholic beverages--from traditional Sake and Shochu to Japanese whisky, beer, wine and cocktails that are winning global acclaim and awards. In this comprehensive survey of Japanese drinks, experts Stephen Lyman and Chris Bunting cover all the main types of beverages found in Japanese bars and restaurants, as well as supermarkets and liquor stores around the world. The book has chapters on Sake, Shochu, whisky, wine, beer, Awamori (a moonshine-like liquor from Okinawa), Umeshu plum wine and other fruit wines. There is also a fascinating chapter on modern Japanese-style cocktails--complete with recipes so you can get the authentic experience, including: Sour Plum Cordial Sakura Martini Improved Shochu Cocktail Far East Side Cocktail Thorough descriptions of the varieties of each beverage are given along with the history, production methods, current trends and how to drink them. Detailed bar and buyer's guides at the back of the book list specialist establishments where readers can go to enjoy and purchase the drinks, both in Japan and cities around the world, including London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Shanghai and more! This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in brewing, distilling, new cocktails or Japanese culture, travel and cuisine. Kampai! Cheers!

Author : Hayato Hishinuma,Elliot Faber
Publisher : Gatehouse Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Breweries
ISBN : 9810795289

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Sake by Hayato Hishinuma,Elliot Faber Pdf

SAKE: The History, Stories and Craft of Japan's Artisanal Breweries is a compendium of the most important generational sake breweries in Japan, featuring profiles of and interviews with the passionate families who run these operations, along with luxurious photography of the small batch processes, landscape and people involved. The 75 profiles include 60 sake breweries, 10 shochu distilleries and 5 awamori distilleries from Okinawa all the way to Hokkaido for geographic and stylistic diversity. For over 2000 years, sake has been a uniquely Japanese product in some shape or form. Today, Japan even hosts a National Sake Day. However, despite 21st century globalization, it remains an industry that is little understood by outsiders, regardless of the fact that there is growing interest. In addition to the colorful, deeply personal stories behind the owners and brewers, the book will serve as a guide to Japan's most unique generational sake, helping to enlighten a new drinking audience on artisanal alternatives to the popular mainstream offerings. To ensure a well-rounded approach, the book will also provide an introduction to unique shochu and awamori distilleries, two close relatives of sake. Beautifully illustrated with full color photography by one of the world's top travel photographers (Jason Lang), the book will appeal to a broad audience but is intended for readers outside of Japan. For novices, it will open a window to the world of sake and the stories of the passionate people who make it. Well initiated enthusiasts will benefit from a curated list of sake, shochu and awamori breweries and distilleries they can further research, buy and taste. Because many of these breweries and distilleries do not actively export their products outside Japan, beverage professionals will discover many brands that they wish to contact and consider importing for their menus.

Author : Philip Harper,Haruo Matsuzaki
Publisher : Kodansha International
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 4770029985

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The Book of Sake by Philip Harper,Haruo Matsuzaki Pdf

Once found only in sushi bars and Japanese restaurants, Sake now lines the shelves of gourmet food shops, supermarkets and restaurants of all persuasions, listed alongside the customary wine selections. Written by a Sake brewmaster, this book shows how to select a good sake and how to match an evening's selection with food. Once found only in sushi bars and Japanese restaurants, Sake now lines the shelves of gourmet food shops, supermarkets and restaurants of all persuasions, listed alongside the customary wine selections. With demand on the rise, the timing of The Book'

Author : Anthony Rose
Publisher : Academie Du Vin Library Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-27
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1913141799

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Sake and the Wines of Japan by Anthony Rose Pdf

- Sake is a growing industry and there is much interest in this subject among wine students and enthusiasts but little information available at this level - Shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason Food & Drink Awards 2019 - Includes chapter on other Japanese wines - Author is a respected wine writer, regularly contributing to Decanter and World of Fine Wine Once brewed throughout Asia, sake has come to be inextricably linked with Japanese culture, tradition and society. In Sake and the Wines of Japan, Anthony Rose argues that, after decades in the doldrums, sake is well on its way to becoming the next big thing. Neither a wine nor a spirit, sake's purity, centuries-old brewing methods and umami taste have gained it fans among the sort of younger drinkers who sparked the revolution in craft beers and artisan spirits. A return to quality, plus the modern outlook of today's generation of sake makers is opening up sake, particularly premium sake, to the world. Exports have increased and sake breweries, some artisan, some offshoots of big Japanese names, have sprung up in destinations as far flung as Oregon and Australia, not forgetting England. To demonstrate how deeply woven into Japanese society this drink is, Rose first takes us through the history of sake production, from offerings to the gods made from rice chewed by priestesses, to the heyday of sake, when master craftsmen - tojis - were instrumental in a brewery's success or failure, to sake's new wave, epitomized by Berlin techno DJ Richie Hawtin, founder of ENTER.Sake. Rose then details sake types, demystifies polishing ratios, explores the issues around ageing sake and discusses how best to enjoy sake. The four basic ingredients - rice, koji (rice mould), yeast and water - are introduced ahead of a thorough explanation of the brewing process. Rose profiles a personal selection of sake producers and ends the sake section with a chapter on sake producers outside Japan. Japan's wine industry is small and young but improving rapidly; here some of the best exponents are profiled alongside a history of wine production in Japan and details of grape varieties used. Sake and the wines of Japan ends with a guide to Japan, making it an essential tool for all those seeking a way into this enigmatic and enticing culture.

Author : ジョン・ガントナー
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 4805313064

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The Saké Handbook by ジョン・ガントナー Pdf

Author : Christopher Pellegrini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Alcoholic beverages
ISBN : 1940745284

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The Shochu Handbook - An Introduction to Japan's Indigenous Distilled Drink by Christopher Pellegrini Pdf

"For hundreds of years, shochu and awamori have dwelled near the center of Japan's vaunted culinary traditions. Despite outselling most other alcoholic beverages in Japan, however, these premium distilled treats have largely remained hidden from the rest of the world. But that is beginning to change. The Shochu Handbook is the first major reference published on the subject in a language other than Japanese and covers everything from how distilled beverages arrived in Japan to a step-by-step overview of the distilling process. There are also detailed chapters devoted to deciphering bottle labels, food pairing, serving styles, and speaking the language of these drinks. Packed with information, The Shochu Handbook also includes an extensive list of recommended bottles, a chapter devoted to cocktail and homemade liqueur recipes, and Japanese-English language assistance for everything from ordering shochu in a bar to telling the difference between single-distilled and multiple-distilled drinks."--Amazon.com.

Author : John Gauntner
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-10
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781611725513

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Sake Confidential by John Gauntner Pdf

An American sake expert takes you to a whole new level of insider knowledge and expertise

Author : Bob Daisley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Guitarists
ISBN : 0992276055

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For Facts Sake by Bob Daisley Pdf

Author : Shoichiro Nakamura
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1987452801

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Handbook of Making Sake, Shochu, Koji, Amazake, Miso, Natto, Mirin and More by Shoichiro Nakamura Pdf

This book describes easy ways to home-brew koji, sake, shochu, amazake, mirin, miso, natto, as well as how to serve green tea. Home brewing of those drinks and foods are not only economical but provides what cannot be tasted by buying from stores. All of them have astonishing medicinal effects that decreases chances of cancer, diabetes, brain and heart strokes and other serious illnesses without side effects. In the 2nd edition, the chapters for sake and koji brewing are enhanced. Also the 2nd edition includes the information about methanol that is included in almost all alcoholic drinks. Another new subject in the 2nd edition is about moonshine activities in various countries in the world.

Author : Dan King
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Japan
ISBN : 0764318810

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Japanese Military Sake Cups, 1894-1945 by Dan King Pdf

"The main purpose of this book is to provide the reader with accurate information to aid in translating, determinig the origin, value, and history of the Japanese military Sake cups"--Page 2 of cover.