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It's finally here! Excited to announce the full lineup of events for in the lead up to Sake Day DC!

9/27 - GASTRONOMY | Tea, Sake, and Food
A collab with @tomathan__ of @reunion_pantry at @ricemarketdc , experience a four-course meal exploring the

I'm hosting a bunch of events leading up to Sake Day DC on 10/4, and happy to announce the first two!

On 9/27, we're doing a lunch-time meal centered around the intersection of tea, sake, and food with @reunion_pantry at @ricemarketdc . Tommy and I

Heating sake in different vessels (chirori) changes its flavor. But is that due to the thermal conductivity of the materials (i.e. heating the sake very aggressively vs gently), or is it due to the metal reacting with the sake?

A lot of places claim

Thank you to everyone who came out to last week's collaboration with @snowcraneicecream at @ricemarketdc!

Pairing both savory and sweet with a single sake is a challenge, but incorporating other koji ferments like miso, shoyu, and mirin bridge the g

Sake highballs are tricky. Too much dilution and the drink tastes like soda water, but too little and it's just weak, flabby sake.

Here I carbonated the @tenseishuzo Infinite Summer Tokubetsu Honjozo directly in a soda siphon with CO2. The result i

Book recommendations for every level of sake lover!

I frequently get asked for recommendations, so wanted to share the best books in each category for everyone.

For beginners, I adore the new Everyday Sale by the owners of @umamimart . Informative,

Mizoresake is a semi-frozen sake slushie that's perfect for beating the heat!

Serving sake this way lowers the sweetness, aroma, umami, and alcohol bite of the sake, while increasing bitterness. For some sakes, this isn't ideal, but others, it work

Sushi Taro's omakase was the best sake pairing I've had in DC. Chef @nobuy1128 is from Niigata, a region known for crisp, clean, dry, "water-like" sake. Anyone who knows me knows I typically advocate for the opposite styles of sake to say t

"Kenbishi is Kenbishi". @kenbishi.official is all about tradition and history. Founded in 1505, they're one of the oldest sake brands in Japan and have been using many of the same techniques for 220 years.

Their ethos and respect for trad

Reminiscing about all of the amazing kanzake events I was able to host this season. I went into the winter wanting to change the perception of hot sake in DC, and definitely accomplished a bit of that goal.

From causal tastings at @ricemarketdc

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