Nihonshu??:))
Have you ever drunk Nihonshu? Someone may not know what I'm talking about, but the thing is different if I talk about Sake:))
The sake (酒) is a Japanese word meaning "alcoholic beverage", but in Western countries we refer to the type of Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice, and known in Japan as nihonshu (日本 酒 "Japanese spirit "). So if you come to Japan, you should order nihonshu instead of sake if you want to drink the rice alcoholic drink.
There are 4 basic types of sake called honjozo-shu (本醸造), junmai-shu (純米酒), ginjo-shu (吟醸酒) y daiginjo-shu (大吟醸酒).
In Japan sake is served chilled, at room temperature, or heated, depending on the preference of the drinker, the quality of the sake, and the season. Typically, hot sake is a winter drink, and high-grade sake is not drunk hot, because the flavors and aromas will be lost.
Have you ever drink in a masu cup? This is a box usually made of hinoki or sugi, which was originally used for measuring rice. In some Japanese restaurants, as a show of generosity, the server may put a glass inside the masu or put the masu on a saucer and pour until sake overflows and fills both containers.
Another curious thing that you can find around some temples is this sake barrels, that are considered as a gift. When I saw them at the first time, I imagine they could be so many things, but never that they store sake^^
Do you like Sake? If so, Do you have any preference? I am curious^^
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