Sake Discovery

Planning and implementation of special tours of Japanese sake breweries.

13/09/2024

We had lovely guests from Hong Kong to “Imanishi Seibei Shoten (Harushika) @ Nara.
They were really Sake Lovers‼️We were very surprised they knew many things about Sake.
They had great palates.We toured the brewing line of Harushika, a world-famous brewery with both modern and traditional facilities.
At the sake tasting, after the toast!, we enjoyed various types of sake unique to Harushika.
Thank you Mavis and friends ❣️
Next time see you at Sake Brewery in Kyoto❗️
Have a good trip❗️Enjoy Japan ❗️

07/09/2024

Today we had wonderful guests from Italy 🇮🇹 to Shotoku Shuzou in Fushimi Kyoto.
For them this is first experience of tasting Sake.
We enjoyed an interesting conversation about the differences in the way sake and wine are made!
They liked two of the sake they tasted and said they would introduce me to their friend’s Japanese restaurant holding a Michelin star in Italy!
It’s wonderful to be able to make these connections through Sake.
Thank you Pacioni❣️
See you in Abruzzo😊👍

01/07/2024

We try test making the Sake Cocktail for the special event.
This is a Cocktail made from Sake and Tequila adding unripe Japanese peppercorn decorated by shiso leaves .
It’s so good for aperitif.
I named this cocktail "Hishikata Toshizo“.
A great man with a very sharp sword. He cherished the Japanese spirit, but adopted the best of the West, and in the end, he died a samurai.
This cocktail truly expresses the sharpness of Japan like Hijikata Toshizo.
Stay tuned for special fall events we are planning!

26/04/2024

We had excellent family guests from Boston today.
We guided them to Imanishi Seibei Shoten (Harushika) in Nara.
They enjoyed Kura inside tour and Sake tasting.
At the tasting the brewery presented them special Sake‼️It was “Nigori” unfiltered fresh Sake.They liked it very much 👌
After the tour they did a lot of shopping. We were surprised that they bought a sake barrel as an interior ornament.
I hope they will remember Japan when they see sake barrels in Boston.
Thank you our excellent guests ❣️
See you again 👍

10/04/2024

27/02/2024

Good news!
Three Brands from Nara's Imanishi Seibei Shoten (Harushika) Won Gold Medals at the "Best Japanese Sake in a Wine Glass Awards 2024"!🥇🥇🥇‼️
If you're lucky, you might get to sample some of these sakes on the Sake Discovery Tour!
Everyone! Our destination this spring is Nara!

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20/02/2024

Yesterday we took a Canadian and a Filipino couple to a sake brewery in Nara called Imanishi Seibei Shoten (Harushika).
Not only did they tour the brewery on a special Sake Discovery course, but they were also fortunate enough to have the rare opportunity to make the sake brewing process and drink freshly pressed new sake.
During the tasting in the special room for Sake Discovery guests after the brewery tour, they tasted as many as six different types of sake, ranging from Harushika's major brands to rare sake and sparkling sake that can only be consumed at the brewery.
Thank you Wade and Maya‼️
Kanpai Canada and Philippines‼️

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18/02/2024

We had a challenging party yesterday!
The theme is matching Italian cuisine with sake.
Five Italian dishes prepared by famous chef were challenged by the finest sake selected by Sake Diploma. We were particularly surprised by the matchings that we could not experience anywhere else, such as the combination of Gorgonzola with Donuroku sake(unfiltered fresh sake) and venison stew with 6 year aged Nihon!The full house of guests was intoxicated by the excellence of the matchmaking.

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09/02/2024

Recently we guided our Canadian guests to the Yamano Sake Brewery in Osaka.
They enjoyed the mystery of how sake is made and the taste of freshly brewed sake.
During the tasting after the brewery tour, they toasted to the delicacy and deliciousness of kaiseki bento from a famous kappo restaurant.
Thank you Mr.Brian❗️See you soon ❗️
Kanpai‼️
Kanpai Canada ❗️
Kanpai Sake Discovery ❗️

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08/02/2024

Zyunmai Sake tasting with Simmered yellowtail by radish dashi.
It’s really winter taste in Japan.

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26/01/2024

Will the heavy door open?⁉️
Fushimi, located in the south of Kyoto, is a famous sake production area. Unfortunately, most of them have either modernized or turned their historical building sake breweries into tourist attractions.
The Matsumoto Sake Brewery in Fushimi has stubbornly not opened its brewery to the public until now. It’s a valuable sake brewery with a building recognized as a cultural asset and a traditional sake brewing tradition.
Today, Sake Discovery went to negotiate a request to accept our tour.The inside of the brewery was a wonderful place that embraced modernization in moderation while respecting history and tradition.
The door won't open right away, but we agreed to continue negotiating for it.
Please expedite the conclusion of this negotiation.

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20/01/2024

Food & drinks in Kansai area
Today I introduce an innovative sushi restaurant near the Fukushima station on the Osaka loop line. This is next to Osaka Station.
Sushi Ito offers sushi at reasonable prices, with the young owner coming up with new ideas and various innovations. One of the great things about his technique is the aging of the fish. The best fish is aged at the proper temperature for one to possibly two weeks. This aging process gives it a rich taste that cannot be obtained raw.
The owner Mr. Ito's performance is top notch. Always full, so early reservation is recommended.
Naturally, the alcohol to be matched is Sake🍶👍‼️
Today in Japan, 2.5 sake breweries are disappearing per month.
This is a critical incident for Japan's food culture. So,please drink sake at sushi restaurants, learn more about Japanese sake breweries, and help protect them！

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12/01/2024

One of the finest sushi restaurants in Osaka.
All sushi is made from the finest ingredients and exceptional workmanship.
This is truly an art form that transcends food.
No reservations available until six months into the future.
Naturally, we have the best sake available.

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08/01/2024

『About Tenpura』
If you are going to eat tempura in Japan, I suggest you choose a Better Plus or better restaurant over a cheap one.Tempura in cheap restaurants is often fried in poor quality oil with batter on the ingredients.
Tempura at a high-end tempura restaurant like the one in the photo is made with high quality ingredients and oil. It’s rightly an art ‼️
Drinks are still sake or white wine.
Junmai sake is the safest choice for sake, and Chardonnay for white wine.

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07/01/2024

Sake Class @ cultural center in Osaka
In the lesson we made some kids of Takoyaki matching with Sake.
Takoyaki is not the only type of takoyaki with a sauce on top.Takoyaki in main photo is made from flour mixed with “Dashi”. It go well with Sake.
Dashi is the essence of Japanese food culture. People sometime make Takoyaki at their home In Kansai area by their original recipe.
So most families have Takoyaki machine 😊👍

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04/01/2024

New Year’s party with tecchiri hot pot‼️
Do you know Tecchiri ❓
It’s a hot pot with Fugu (globefish)🍲
This is one of the most expensive casseroles one can eat this time of year.
Generally, after eating a thinly sliced sashimi of Fugu called “Tessa”, people eat a nabe with puffer fish meat and vegetables. Fugu’s meat produces a delicious soup stock.
This time we paired it with a junmai daiginjo sake called Michizakari from Gifu Prefecture.
This is truly a taste of Japan in winter!
Please try it 👍‼️

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01/01/2024

Happy new year 🎍
In Japan, each family eats a dish called "Osechi" on the morning of New Year's Day.
Each dish in Osechi has its own meaning, wishing for health, happiness, and longevity.
The matching sake is "Katano Sakura theory" from Yamano Sake Brewery in Osaka Prefecture and "Zaku Nouveau" from Mie Prefecture.
Wishing you all a wonderful year ahead.

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31/12/2023

Sake School ❗️
We enjoyed many kinds of Sake with various Japanese traditional appetizers .
Please enjoy these matching in Japan 👍

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31/12/2023

Harushika in Nara had started brewed Junmai Ginjo unprocessed sake squeezed in the morning of the New Year.
This sake is brewed to rejoice the coming of spring and to wish everyone good health and happiness for the year ahead.

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29/12/2023

We had a meeting and test for the party on February. The theme is “matching Italian cuisine with sake!”
The title is 『a battle between a terrific Italian chef and a sake diplomat💢』🤣❗️
Do you know that sake and cheese go surprisingly well together.
Gorgonzola and hot sake also go well together. Please try it❗️

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23/12/2023

These are Kushiyaki. It’s a little different from Yakitori. Both use skewers, but yakitori uses only chicken, while kushiyaki skewers beef, pork, seafood, vegetables, etc. in various combinations.
The interesting thing about kushiyaki is this combination. You can enjoy a combination of pure Japanese, Italian, and French flavors in one skewer!
Today, we paired it with Sake "Isojiman” from Shizuoka that was served to world leaders at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in 2008.
Very nice 👍

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20/12/2023

This is a freshly pressed junmai ginjo-namaishu from Naminone Sake Brewery, which is known for its reliable taste. At a sake brewery on the banks of beautiful Lake Biwa, nurtured by nature
Nami-no-one Shuzo brewery brews a bright and tasty sake with a small amount of sake brewing.
It has a smooth and light taste.It has a juicy aroma of citrus fruits and lactic acid beverage.The sweetness and acidity are firm and crisp, with a lingering umami taste.

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19/12/2023

I have a special introduction for you today.
This sushi restaurant is Sacchan Sushi.
This sushi restaurant is located by a station called Kourien on the Keihan line between Kyoto and Osaka. This sushi restaurant got won several awards from Japanese gourmet magazines.
You will enjoy Kitashinchi level sushi at 1/3 of the price‼️
This sushi restaurant has many kinds of good Sake which is good for sushi 🍣 ‼️
Come on here ‼️

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住所

枚方市香里ヶ丘3-11-1　CONOBA2F
Hirakata-shi, Osaka
573-0084

ウェブサイト

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We had the rare opportunity to see an important process in the brewing process @ Okamura Honke in Shiga. This is the process of placing the unrefined sake in a cloth bag and placing it in a wooden vat to be pressed. The sake is then pressed from the top of the lined bags, and clear sake comes out. It’s really traditional ‼️We were very lucky 👍

We had a meeting and test for the party on February. The theme is “matching Italian cuisine with sake!” The title is 『a battle between a terrific Italian chef and a sake diplomat💢』🤣❗️ Do you know that sake and cheese go surprisingly well together. Gorgonzola and hot sake also go well together. Please try it❗️ https://sakediscovery.jp/