The Joy of Sake (NYC Sept 23, 2010)

The Joy of Sake - Celebrating the World's Finest Sakes was held September 23, 2010 at 82 Mercer Street in Soho. The event featured 329 sake entrants spanning junmai, ginjo and daiginjo sakes. The sake featured above Nanbu Bijin "Daiginjo" was our favorite, recommended by a sake sommelier. Pale silver with a light to-medium body, the sake had a delicate texture on the palate with a taste hinting at peppery apple.


Other favorites included;
Kirinzan "Blue Bottle"
Taihenzan "Tenko"
Urakasumi "Yamadanishiki Junmai Daiginjo"


The event was complemented by some exceptionally good Japanese appetizers from NYC restaurants such as Sakagura, Zengo, Hibino, EN, Matsugen, Bond Street, 1 or 8 (Brooklyn), Woo Lae Oak and Sushi Samba. This was a first attendance for me of such a notable sake event, and I plan on attending again in 2011.