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Title: Sake Handbook by John Gauntner, John Gaunter ISBN: 0804834253 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: A must-buy for any sake enthusiast
Comment: Ah, sake. This rice wine has been around for thousands of years, and is part of many traditions in Japan. As Japanese food styles have become popular across the globe, so has this fine drink, which can be served both warm and cold. To learn more about the history of sake, and to learn how to choose a good brand, this book is invaluable.
To start with, The Sake Handbook goes over each step involved in making sake. Reading through the intricate processes involved helps you understand why there are so many varieties of sake, and why each one has a different flavor. One key step, for example, is the polishing step. The inner part of the rice generally is of higher quality than the outer portion, so the more 'extra' that is polished away, the finer the sake.
Next, Gauntner goes over the various types of sake, and how each is unique. Some of these terms are:
* Junmai-shu is pure rice sake. Only rice, water, and the koji mold are used to produce this top level sake. It ends up tasting heavier and fuller than other types of sake. It uses less than 70% polished rice - this means they have 'ground away' the other 30% of impurities.
* Honjozo-shu has a small amount of distilled ethyl alcohol added during the final stages. They then add water later so the alcohol content stays the same. This sake is lighter and dryer than other types. It can be served warm.
* Ginjo-shu uses 60% polished rice. It is also fermented for longer periods of time, giving a complex and delicate flavor.
* Daiginjo-shu is just like Ginjo-shu, but polished to 50% of the original size. It takes even longer to brew and complete. Futsuu-shu - any sake which does not fall into one of the above four categories.
Gauntner describes how sake is tasted, and how an individual can learn to distinguish between various sakes, and figure out the 'type' best suited for his or her palate. To help with this, the entire second half of the book is dedicated to a brand-by-brand evaluation of the best sakes on the market. This is invaluable! No matter if you're in Tokyo or Chicago, you can bring this book in with you to a store or restaurant and compare with ease the various sakes available.
There even is a section towards the back listing the best sake restaurants in Japan. If you're going on a trip to Japan, bring this book along, and know what to order and any special rules about each location.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best guide on sake' for the drinker
Comment: Having lived in Japan for 7 years and spent many a Saturday night at local pubs, John's book is the best guide you will find bar none on how to find, decide and thoroughly enjoy Japanese sake'.
Rating: 5
Summary: What you need to know about sake is in this book.
Comment: John really knows his stuff. I live in Tokyo and I run a Liquor shop here. I have studied for years about sake and I go once a year to make sake at a friends family brewery. I got so much insight and new information from John's wonderful book that I only wish he'd written it five years ago! If you already have several books on sake, this is a must to add to your collection, if this is the first book on sake that your going to buy, consider your self lucky that such an informitive and well written book is around to buy. Thanks to John Gauntner for sharing this informaion with all of us.
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Title: The Insider's Guide to Sake by Philip Harper ISBN: 4770020767 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Sake Companion by John Gauntner ISBN: 0762408049 Publisher: Running Press Pub. Date: 15 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Saké Pure + Simple : Facts, Tips, Lore, Libation by Griffith Frost, John Gauntner ISBN: 1880656744 Publisher: Stone Bridge Press Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Book of Sake by Garrison, Hiroshi Kondo, George Plimpton ISBN: 4770019556 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Sake Pure + Simple by Griffith Frost, John Gauntner ISBN: 188065637X Publisher: Stone Bridge Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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