Table of Contents
- 1 How strong is Sho Chiku Bai?
- 2 Can you drink Sho Chiku Bai?
- 3 Where is Sho Chiku Bai made?
- 4 What is nigori sake?
- 5 How do you warm Sho Chiku Bai sake?
- 6 What is Honjozo?
- 7 Is daiginjo better than Ginjo?
- 8 Do you sip or shoot sake?
- 9 What does shochikubai (Sho Chiku Bai) mean?
- 10 What is Sho Chiku Bai Junmai Daiginjo?
- 11 What is shochikubai (松竹梅)?
How strong is Sho Chiku Bai?
On the rocks & cocktail: Excellent. Contains no sulfites or preservatives. Alcohol 15\% by volume.
Can you drink Sho Chiku Bai?
The full-bodied flavor of it is deliciously enhanced when it is served warm. Pair with mildly seasoned foods such as grilled or poached fish or meat, sushi, tempura, and other Asian dishes.
Is Sho Chiku Bai sake sweet?
This Nigori Premium is elegant and refined, with hints of honeydew melon. Rich and mellow flavor with delightful aroma. Smooth and slightly sweet, shake well and serve chilled as an aperitif.
Where is Sho Chiku Bai made?
Berkeley
There is an amazing variety of types and styles of Sho Chiku Bai sake produced and bottled here in Berkeley, CA. Some of the main ones are: Sho Chiku Bai Classic Junmai: This round, well-balanced and full-bodied sho chiku bai classic sake has an earthy complexity that can be served warm or room temperature.
What is nigori sake?
Nigori literally means “cloudy sake”. Nigori style has rice solids (lees) suspended in the sake. Nigori is technically NOT unfiltered rather it is coarsely pressed (Sake undergoes both pressing and filtration). Nigori have wide range of texture and sweetness.
What is the difference between Junmai Ginjo and Junmai Daiginjo?
Junmai Ginjo Sake is brewed using only rice, water, yeast and koji. Junmai Daiginjo Sake is brewed using only rice, water, yeast and koji. There are no other additives. To qualify as a Daiginjo, the rice grain must be milled to 50\% or less of it’s original size.
How do you warm Sho Chiku Bai sake?
Warm (Tip for Warming Sake: The ideal temperature is approximately 100 degrees – 105 degrees F. Warm sake carafe in hot water in a few minutes.
What is Honjozo?
Within the world of premium sake, any labels that do not explicitly state “junmai” on them can be assumed “honjozo.” Honjozo is sake that has a small amount of brewer’s alcohol added to the fermenting sake mash. Honjozos are not higher in alcohol than junmais.
What does daiginjo mean?
big ginjo
Daiginjo, which literally means “big ginjo,” is often the most prized bottling of the sake brewery, representing the height of the brewmaster’s ability. A minimum of 50\% of the outer rice layers must be polished away to classify a sake as daiginjo.
Is daiginjo better than Ginjo?
Ginjo-shu (premium sake) has at least 40\% or more milled away. Daiginjo (super premium sake) has at least 50\% or more milled away. What is the significance of the seimai-buai? The lower the number (i.e., the more the rice has been milled), the cleaner and more elegant the flavor.
Do you sip or shoot sake?
Regardless of temperature, don’t shoot your sake. Sake is a fermented rice drink. It’s not a beer, wine or liquor. Just sip it, kind of how you would enjoy wine or tea.
Should you chill sake?
Although sake is usually served warm, it’s also quite good either chilled, at room temperature, or hot. Cheaper sake is often warmed to disguise its low grade, and premium sake is served chilled. If you find a sake with an SMV you enjoy, you might prefer it at different serving temperatures.
What does shochikubai (Sho Chiku Bai) mean?
The meaning of Shochikubai (Sho Chiku Bai) The painting subject “Saikan Sanyu (歳寒三友)” was introduced from China to Japan during the Japan’s Heian period (794 to 1185), when the word “Sho (松)” meaning “pine” came to symbolize a lucky thing because the plant is evergreen so that Japanese associate it with longevity. During the Muromachi period…
What is Sho Chiku Bai Junmai Daiginjo?
Introduced in 2013, Sho Chiku Bai Junmai DaiGinjois the first American daiginjo sake made with American-harvested Yamadani- shiki rice. This special -making rice was sake developed through years of collaboration with American rice farmers. The is caresake- fully handcrafted in small batches with a long chilled fermentation period.
What does “Chiku” mean?
Subsequently during the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573), the word “Chiku (竹)” meaning “bamboo” came to stand for a lucky thing, and so did “Bai (梅: ume plum)” during the Edo period (1603 to 1868), since bamboo has a vigorous vitality and the plum tree blossoms in the winter.
What is shochikubai (松竹梅)?
It is said that the origin of the Japanese term “Shochikubai (松竹梅)” is derived from “Saikan no Sanyu (歳寒三友: Three Friends of Winter)”, a painting subject loved by ancient Chinese painters.