2024年5月21日
We supported a sake brewery tour for the American sake retailer Sunflower Sake.
We were fortunate enough to provide interpretation support for Sunflower Sake, a Japanese sake specialty store in Portland, Oregon, on their tour of Shinkame Sake Brewery.
I was impressed by the attention to detail that Shinkame Sake Brewery explains, which company visits the rice fields where the rice is harvested every year, tastes the raw rice, and then decides which field's rice to use for sake brewing.
After the tour of the brewery, we tried out different brands of sake, both at room temperature and warm. When warmed, the sweet aroma and smooth texture of the sake became even more pronounced, and it was impressive how it took on a completely different character than when it was at room temperature. What was particularly interesting was pouring some caramel-colored aged sake into a glass and warming it a few degrees over a candle. We didn't think that a change of just a few degrees could bring about such a big change in flavor, but both the aroma and flavor became sweeter, and we were all very surprised at how the flavor of this delicate sake changed.
We would like to actively engage in work that connects such professionals with sake breweries.