What was your first experience trying sake?

Where did you have it? What was it like for you and which sake did you have? Do you remember liking it at first, or did it take you a while to come around?

Status: Open Sep 03, 2020 - 09:46 AM

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ruronikevtaro

on 9/17/2020 5:37:43 PM | Like (0)

I don't remember my first time drinking sake, but I do remember my first time drinking sake hot! On a trip to Japan back in winter of 2016, I stop for sushi somewhere near Tokyo Station. I stood next to a gentleman who was enjoying his sushi with a hot beverage. Curious, using the little Japanese I knew, I asked what the drink was and it surprised me that sake could be enjoyed hot. It was an amazing experience because the gentleman offered me a cup and it paired so well with my otoro! Thinking of it makes me miss that winter in Japan.

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Mimi

Sep 04, 2020 - 03:51 PM

My first sake experience was probably taking a small sip from my mom's glass of umeshu (plum sake) when I turned 20 (drinking age in Japan is 20). I honestly thought it was pretty good, but I had to mix it with soda water in order to truly enjoy it back then. I actually did not try many sake back in Japan, but I really love enjoying different kinds of sake in the US as it reminds me of home.
I love having a sake lover community like this to share useful sake tips!

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Ton

Sep 04, 2020 - 04:19 PM

Without counting numerous sakè flights on a lot of local Japanese restaurants here in SoCal - my active search and try-outs really started at the reizō and jōon sections of a Japanese Konbini during several trips to Japan. Believe it or not, there are a lot of decent sakè from some of those single-serve glass cups, and tin bottles found on the shelves of Family Mart. The pandemic led to a more thorough online retailer search in the US and that led me to Tippsy.

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Jason

Sep 18, 2020 - 03:58 PM

My first sake experience was at a Japanese restaurant near my house called Katana. It was my 21st birthday and I asked for some sake. I had it chilled. I remember thinking it was strong and different. I enjoyed it, but wasn't in love with it. That would happen after I was stationed in Japan and my wife brought me to a sake store where I was exposed to a much larger selection of sake. It was Hakutsuru Draft Sake for my first time.