Saké, don’t sleep on it. That’s the theme of our first ever saké episode. To help us dive into the world of rice wines, we’re welcoming wine consultant Neeve from our Lincoln Park store. Greg sat next to the saké buyer for four years, tried a bunch of saké, and never retained anything so she has her work cut out for her.

Saké is made from rice, water, yeast and koji which is a type of mold. Koji was naturally occurring on rice, but these days there are special starters. For yeast, they have many common strains that give the saké different aromas and flavors. We’ll be tasting saké by how polished the rice grains are for each batch.

• Manotsuru Junmai Ginjo Nigori Countless Visions 30204  
• Tentaka Kuni Junmai Hawk in the Heavens 360605
• Fukucho Seaside Junmai Sparkling Saké 967144 
• Toko Sun Rise Junmai Ginjo 978876 
• Toko Divine Droplets Junmai Daiginjo 978877 

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