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A compact guidebook to Japan's national beverage, The Sake Handbook is the perfect introduction to the history, brewing, and merits of various types of sake. Just what is jizake, namazake, ginjoshu? The Sake Handbook answers these and many other questions about sake, and will help you find your way to some of Japan's most memorable sake establishments.
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A compact guidebook to Japan's national beverage, The Sake Handbook is the perfect introduction to the history, brewing, and merits of various types of sake. Just what is jizake, namazake, ginjoshu? The Sake Handbook answers these and many other questions about sake, and will help you find your way to some of Japan's most memorable sake establishments.
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"The best currently available sake guidebook in English is "The Sake Handbook" by John Gauntner, an American living in Japan. "—San Francisco Chronicle
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780804821131
  • Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
  • Publication date: 3/15/1998
  • Series: Yenbooks Series
  • Edition description: 1 ED
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 256
  • Product dimensions: 4.50 (w) x 7.19 (h) x 0.58 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 7
1 How Sake Is Made 11
The Sake-Making Process 22
Making Different Types of Sake 23
2 Types of Sake, Nomenclature, and Terminology 25
3 Ginjoshu: Its Charms, Joys, and Production 41
4 Statistics and What They Really Mean 47
5 Sake Tasting 63
6 The People of the Sake-Brewing World 81
7 Recommended Nihonshu Selections 93
8 On Collecting Sake Labels 201
9 Sake Pubs and Retailers of Good Sake 207
Glossary 243
Index 247
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  • Posted October 29, 2008

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    I Also Recommend:

    Sake: A Modern Guide
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    THE one sake book to buy

    This is a fantastic overview of sake. John Gaunter IS the sake guy. If you read this book, you'll know just about everything you need to know to get you started.

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