The Japanese Sake Bible

Everything You Need to Know About Great Sake

The Japanese Sake Bible
Brian Ashcraft, Takashi Eguchi, Richie Hawtin
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Paperback
h229 x 152mm - 256pg
7 Jul 2020 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9784805315057
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The Japanese Sake Bible is the ultimate book about Japan' s national drink - from its history and culture to its ingredients and production methods, how to choose the best sake, and recommended food pairings. Author Brian Ashcraft traveled the length and breadth of Japan to conduct dozens of interviews with master brewers and sake experts. His fascinating stories about how sake is made are accompanied by over 300 full-colour photographs, maps and drawings. Unlike other books on sake, this one includes reviews, tasting notes and scores for over 100 leading sake brands, written by respected Japanese sake expert Takashi Eguchi. Information on the brewers is provided and the sakes are grouped by flavour profile. Japanese sake is spreading around the world today and winning over converts because it pairs so well with good food (and not just Japanese food!). This book will help you to be knowledgeable about selecting, serving and enjoying Japan' s favourite drink.
Brian Ashcraft is a senior writer for the video gaming site Kotaku and a columnist for The Japan Times. He was previously a contributing editor at Wired magazine. His work has appeared in Popular Science, the Guardian, the design journal Metropolis, and many other publications. He is the author of Japanese Whisky as well as many books on Japanese culture, including Japanese Tattoos and Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential. Originally from Texas, he has called Osaka home since 2001. Takashi Eguchi is based in Kyoto, where he curates the popular Japanese-language Sake Concierge Report website (umio. net/sake) in which he covers sake events across Japan, interviews brewing luminaries and contributes tasting notes. He regularly gives sake workshops and, as of 2019, has held over one hundred sake-related seminars. He holds a Sake Diploma from the Japan Sommeliers Association and lectures on sake tourism at Kyoto' s Doshisha University. World-renowned musician and DJ Richie Hawtin became a sake connoisseur after he first visited Japan in 1994. He has earned the Advanced Sake Professional Certification and was made a Sake Samurai by the Japanese Sake Brewers Association in 2014 for his efforts in promoting sake internationally. He continues to use his global influence to open up young audiences to new cultural experiences via music, concerts and sake initiatives.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9784805315057
Published: 7 Jul 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 256

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