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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 Our theme music is from  Lotus Lane by The Loyalist – Preconceived Notions Available at https://soundcloud.com/preconceived-notions Under a  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lotus-lane Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/1YVHRMVwwHg