
ABOUT ME
Jim Rion is an author and translator living in Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan. He also dabbles in photography…
Author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake, translator of The Devil’s Flute Murders, cohost of Sake Deep Dive (scroll down!), and consumer of sake.
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Shuki – Our Choko Runneth Over – Sake Deep Dive
Andy and Jim get a little bit more personal as they take a look at a topic close to both their hearts: sake vessels! From tokkuri to hirahai, they talk bottles and cups, with a couple of bones to the wine-glass crowd, too. Raise whatever is closest to hand for a rousing kampai to shuki!
Vocabulary from this episode
Tokkuri – a common style of bottle-style sake pourer
Katakuchi – a widely varied style of pitcher/bowl style sake pourer.
Guinomi – a relatively large sake cup
Ochoko – a relatively small sake cup
Heihei – a rather unusual style of “flat” sake pourer
Masu – A square wooden or plastic, sometimes lacquered sake vessel.
Kiriko – Japanese cut glass, often used for sake cups and pourers.
Recommended Sake
Andy – Juhachizakari Takaji Junmai Omachi Muroka Hiire Genshu
Jim – Gokyo Junmai Kiokezukuri Kimoto
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