Season 1, Episode 18.  Everyone's gotta start somewhere and every revolution has its beginning.  In this week's episode, John and Tim look back at how each of them came do discover sake.  Tim introduces us to Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo, the sake that got him started after his A-Ha moment at a New York City sushi restaurant. That fateful dinner lead to a new career and a new marriage!  One sip of sake can change your life!  This sake is light, clean and crisp.  A perfect pairing with Sushi.

John's story takes us on a bumpy first trip to Japan and then a deep dive into sake discovery in New York City.  John recalls that Kaori Junmai Ginjo was the first premium sake he was able to order by name.  It's an aromatic sake - It better be! "Kaori" means aroma - but has a lighter overall impression than John remembers.  One thing both Tim and John agree on, the sake selection today is much bigger than what we had just 15 years ago --- a good sign that more and more people with have their sake A-Ha moments, too.

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