Andy and Jim get a little bit more personal as they take a look at a topic close to both their hearts: sake vessels! From tokkuri to hirahai, they talk bottles and cups, with a couple of bones to the wine-glass crowd, too. Raise whatever is closest to hand for a rousing kampai to shuki!

Vocabulary from this episode
Tokkuri - a common style of bottle-style sake pourer
Katakuchi - a widely varied style of pitcher/bowl style sake pourer.
Guinomi - a relatively large sake cup
Ochoko - a relatively small sake cup
Heihei - a rather unusual style of “flat” sake pourer 
Masu - A square wooden or plastic, sometimes lacquered sake vessel.
Kiriko - Japanese cut glass, often used for sake cups and pourers.

Recommended Sake
Andy - Juhachizakari Takaji Junmai Omachi Muroka Hiire Genshu
Jim - Gokyo Junmai Kiokezukuri Kimoto
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