Japanese

[amw5g]

Hakusan, out of Napa Valley, makes several different lines of Sake. We enjoyed having their place all to ourselves on our trip there last July and we really learned a great deal.
What's nice about their bottling is that if the flower on the bottle is red, they recommend it be warmed (the employee warmed it in the little carafe right in the microwave for maybe 15-20 seconds). If not red, then it is meant to be served chilled. If you aren't sure the dry stuff is for you, their plum and raspberry sakes are great fun.
When warmed, the dry sakes make for a very nice tesnion-relieving drink at the end of a hard work day. The taste, tho in my opinion, is rather acquired.
Just a few more notes for you....
Enjoy!
Andrew

[This message has been edited by amw5g (edited 12-14-2003).]