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Sake question for Japanese speakers

post #1 of 11
7/9/09 at 2:59pm
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I had lunch today with a former English student of mine who is visiting from Tokyo. He brought me a gift of Sake, I was wondering what anyone could tell me about this brand and what the bottle says:

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post #2 of 11
7/9/09 at 6:14pm
My Japanese is rusty (studied for 4 years in college - but haven't used it since - 14 years now) so maybe our Nihon-jin sf'ers can clarify, but it looks as it called "Hatsukai-san". From the kanji/Chinese writing, the symbol is mountain; therefore - Hatsukai Mountain is the brand. Don't know if it is good or bad, but seems to be a dry sake vs. a sweet. Look forward to clarifications.
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post #3 of 11
7/9/09 at 6:16pm
-san is an honorific title like "Sir" - so your Japanese friends may call you "Stu-san". They also use -san for mountains - e.g. Mt. Fuji is referred as "Fuji-san"
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post #4 of 11
7/9/09 at 7:41pm
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Thank you. I assume it should be drunken slightly warmed?
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post #5 of 11
7/9/09 at 9:17pm
warm or cold. just a personal preference but i like it cold.
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post #6 of 11
7/9/09 at 9:29pm
+1 for cold
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post #7 of 11
7/9/09 at 10:00pm
You've got a bottle of Hakkaisan. It's very good stuff. Keep it cool, drink it soon. Do not drink it hot. Hot is (largely) for the cheaper stuff. American think all sake (pronounced sah-kay, not sah-key) is supposed to be drunk hot and it's a shame. Enjoy!
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post #8 of 11
7/9/09 at 10:12pm
it's from Niigata - hokuriku (Japan Sea side) - near Toyama, Ishikawa etc. "This sake is brewed using only the best highly polished, locally-produced sake rice in Niigata. This is a particularly good example of fine honjozoshu brewed entirely using specially-adopted techniques traditionally used in ginjo production. This sake is perfectly suited to fulfil its role as Hakkaisan’s flagship, and it is hoped that many customers will continue to enjoy the refined flavour of this quality tanrei light sake."
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post #9 of 11
7/9/09 at 10:13pm
it's a short 'e'.

sa-keh
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post #10 of 11
7/9/09 at 10:16pm
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Originally Posted by mrtimt12 View Post
-san is an honorific title like "Sir" - so your Japanese friends may call you "Stu-san". They also use -san for mountains - e.g. Mt. Fuji is referred as "Fuji-san"
very good, young samurai-san. and in this case, the "san" in "hakkaisan" means "mountain", so "hakkaisan" means "Mount Hakkai". Read more about it here:
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post #11 of 11
7/9/09 at 10:38pm
Arigato Americajinda-san. I read the "tsu" vs a little "tsu" - so Hakkaisan vs. Hatsukaisan. Thanks for the clarification - I need to get my books out again and brush up. This may be the catalyst to get me back.
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