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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