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Episode Synopsis
This month’s topic is big, literally. In the first of a special three-part series, we explore Nada; the biggest, boldest, and most storied sake region of them all. Does Nada’s sake still have relevance within today's craft-orientated industry? Is it all just soulless, machine-made plonk for the masses? Join us to hear our thoughts on this enigmatic behemoth of the sake industry.
Vocabulary from this episode
Nada Go-Go: Indicating the so-called 5 villages of Nada. From
east to west, they are Nishi, Mikage, Uozaki, Nishinomiya and Imazu.
Kudari-zake: Sake that was ‘’sent down’’ from the Kamigata
region (modern-day Kyoto and the surrounding vicinity) during the Edo period.
Recommended Sake
Andy – Hakushika Kuromatsu
Jim – Kenbishi Kuromatsu
Vocabulary from this episode
Nada Go-Go: Indicating the so-called 5 villages of Nada. From
east to west, they are Nishi, Mikage, Uozaki, Nishinomiya and Imazu.
Kudari-zake: Sake that was ‘’sent down’’ from the Kamigata
region (modern-day Kyoto and the surrounding vicinity) during the Edo period.
Recommended Sake
Andy – Hakushika Kuromatsu
Jim – Kenbishi Kuromatsu
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