Thursday, October 31, 2013

The best way to drink sake in winter is to heat sake :)


SUGIDAMA "Japanese cedar balls"
 A Sugidama is a sign a sake(rice wine) brewery starts to sell new sake. It is suspended in fall, is initially green , as time passes, become brown.They know how the sake matureed to see its color. The more matures sake , the more rich and lussh the taste becomes.
杉玉
 杉玉は新酒ができたことを告げるもので、秋に吊される当初は緑色だが、徐々に茶色に変化していく。杉玉の色の変化を見て日本酒の熟成具合を知ることが出来る。熟成の進んだ日本酒は濃厚でその甘みを増していく。
 (飛騨古川駅付近)