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Author:  Charlie [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 5:20 am ]
Post subject:  Sake
I know very little about Sake except that I do rather enjoy it, hot, with a game of Go when the weather is cold and wet. I have only had few occasions to drink it.

Can anyone suggest a decent online store that sells decent Sake and would ship to London or, alternatively, a shop in central London that would sell it? What is good?

I see it available on Amazon but have no idea what is good. Some indication of that would help, too.
Author:  DrStraw [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Saki
You are in Cape Town and you want it shipped to London. Would that be London, UK, or London, Ontario?

(Thought I would play devil's advocate with my 666th post. :) )
Author:  EdLee [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:32 am ]
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Hi Charlie, do you mean Sake ?

You use this google translate link and press the Listen button to hear a (computerized?) pronunciation of Sake
Author:  Charlie [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Saki
Sorry. Sake, yes.

Edit: that location is out of date - I am in London, U.K.

Edit (the second): I should probably update my location. Perhaps I secretly long for the good old days: sun, braai, wine and mountains instead of persistent drizzle, traffic, football and double-decker buses.
Author:  Mike Novack [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
That's really odd, Charlie. I would have assumed that in a metropolis as large as London, UK you would have absolutely no difficulty finding sake. Have you looked?

Here in the US, even in small cities (population 10-20K) you would find at least some sake for sale, even if not a large selection.
Author:  Charlie [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
It's definitely for sale - no question about that. I'm looking for something decent, though, and don't know how to distinguish one bottle with far-eastern characters on it from another.

I'm looking for recommendations.

To avoid the obvious response, if you just head out into London and start buying and trying, you go bankrupt pretty quickly.
Author:  Bonobo [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Oh… Sake.

I ♥ hot Sake … one of the finest ways to get drunk :D

Perhaps try this Google search http://www.google.com/search?q=asian+food+store+london, it also shows a Google map for your convenience :-) I’m sure that any Asian store owner will be happy to to explain the different sorts of Sake to you.

If this helps … kanpai!

Greetings, Tom
Author:  joellercoaster [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
I second this request for good sake recommendations!

I have a pretty good idea where to buy it in London (there are Japanese food shops around, like Arigatou in Soho and Atari-ya in Ealing). Also specialist booze purveyors of various kinds.

But no idea what I am looking for/at.

[edit: Actually, an old friend is going to be in town in a couple of weeks, and he has adventurous taste in alcohol. It was his idea for us to start playing Go, and we have only played online since then. Playing in person over my new board with a bottle of sake would be pretty much ideal.]
Author:  Nyanjilla [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
I have to say that if you are going to drink it hot, it doesn't really matter which kind you buy...

Try it at just-over-blood-temperature. Or chilled in hot and humid weather, if ever we get such a rare event.

I don't know about the Japanese supermarkets in London, but many sake brands do small bottles as tasters. And you could try asking the people in the store.
Author:  Dante31 [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
You might want to try posting this in a forum that has something to do with alcohol. I highly doubt that there are avid drinkers here that know a lot about different sake.
Author:  tchan001 [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Maybe this site will give you some ideas on what to look for in sake.
http://www.sake-world.com/index.html
Author:  DrStraw [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Dante31 wrote:
You might want to try posting this in a forum that has something to do with alcohol. I highly doubt that there are avid drinkers here that know a lot about different sake.


Oh! I think you may be surprised.
Author:  Boidhre [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Dante31 wrote:
You might want to try posting this in a forum that has something to do with alcohol. I highly doubt that there are avid drinkers here that know a lot about different sake.


Sure because interest in other aspects of Japanese/Korean/Chinese culture is very rare in the go community... ;)
Author:  Benm [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Echoing Boidhre's point I have recently started enjoying Matcha as an adjunct to my Go studies...highly recommended.
Author:  Bonobo [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Umeboshi <3

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Author:  DrStraw [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Bonobo wrote:
Umeboshi <3

Image


Looks more like omygoshi.
Author:  Hushfield [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
I don't drink myself, but when I lived in Japan, one of my friends always went nuts about having to drink this brand's sake: http://www.satsuma.co.jp/english/con-shouhin-ichiran-imo.html. Especially the second one mentioned on that page, Kuro Shiranami.

[edit:] it's actually shochu. He still liked it a lot.
Author:  Dante31 [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Boidhre wrote:
Dante31 wrote:
You might want to try posting this in a forum that has something to do with alcohol. I highly doubt that there are avid drinkers here that know a lot about different sake.


Sure because interest in other aspects of Japanese/Korean/Chinese culture is very rare in the go community... ;)


Well if drinking is an interest in culture, then an alcoholic must mean a VERY cultured person.
Author:  DrStraw [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
Dante31 wrote:
Boidhre wrote:
Dante31 wrote:
You might want to try posting this in a forum that has something to do with alcohol. I highly doubt that there are avid drinkers here that know a lot about different sake.


Sure because interest in other aspects of Japanese/Korean/Chinese culture is very rare in the go community... ;)


Well if drinking is an interest in culture, then an alcoholic must mean a VERY cultured person.


I am sure you have just paid a compliment to many people here. They just won't admit it.
Author:  Dante31 [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sake
DrStraw wrote:
Dante31 wrote:
Boidhre wrote:

Sure because interest in other aspects of Japanese/Korean/Chinese culture is very rare in the go community... ;)


Well if drinking is an interest in culture, then an alcoholic must mean a VERY cultured person.


I am sure you have just paid a compliment to many people here. They just won't admit it.


I highly doubt it... I just don't see alcohol inspiring anyone to read and write. I am pretty sure that that is one of the reasons why a library and a bar are not the same thing. I don't think anyone has ever said in all seriousness: 'Look at that guy! He must be really drunk. He read 3 books and wrote an essay.'
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