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Comment on Et-chan: Nihonshu covergirl! by Et-chan

Et-chan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:26:48 +0000

Hi Jocelyn,
Hummm, I got other people asking for the March issue of Dancyu. I will see what I can find.

We had Tokyo Sake Meetup at Smile. This is the third time Tokyo Sake Meetup had national coverage. More event ideas are cooking!

Comment on Et-chan: Nihonshu covergirl! by Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:32:03 +0000

1. I so want a copy of that issue.
2. Are you going to tell us more about the circumstances behind the photo?

Comment on Et-chan: Nihonshu covergirl! by Te-chan

Te-chan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:58:43 +0000

LOL, literally for once. Yes, Et-chan is always laughing in pictures, which is why half the ones I have of her are blurry.

Comment on Et-chan: Nihonshu covergirl! by Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:52:01 +0000

I told you, always laughing!

Comment on Sake of the Week #042: Tamagawa Daiginjo Shizuku Muroka Nama Genshu by Te-chan

Te-chan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:32:25 +0000

@Joel

Et-chan is a huge fan of Tamagawa and I am too. I’ve converted a few fans at work–not a hard thing to do really–just give them a taste and send them the URL for the website.

I wish Inaseya was just around the corner from us, but I guess I’ll have to get back down to Kyoto sometime soon.

Enjoy the side-by-side comparison. I’d love to hear what you find out.

Comment on Sake of the Week #042: Tamagawa Daiginjo Shizuku Muroka Nama Genshu by Joel

Joel — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:14:07 +0000

Am really looking forward to trying this sake! Thanks for the write up and for pointing out Inaseya to us…pretty convenient as we’re near the subway line. It would be great to try last year’s daigin and this month’s release, side by side, so we’ll try to time it that way. It’s great to see someone pushing the envelope with sake like this. Cheers – Joel

Comment on Sake of the Week #042: Tamagawa Daiginjo Shizuku Muroka Nama Genshu by Te-chan

Te-chan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:59:21 +0000

Hi Philip,

T-shirts. Cool! I know I’ve been a pest about them, but I’ll be ordering one as soon as they are ready. Or, if I’m lucky, we’ll make another visit sometime soon.

Say “Hi” to the koji for us.

Ted

Comment on Sake of the Week #042: Tamagawa Daiginjo Shizuku Muroka Nama Genshu by Et-chan

Et-chan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:42:26 +0000

Hi Philip,
Great to hear from you! How’s the koji this morning? So, that was from last year’s Daigin Muroka Nama Genshu? That was so nice. I really enjoyed chatting with Keizo-san at Inaseya. I’ll let Ted know about Tamagawa T-Shirts. He must be excited! Ganbatte kudasai! I look forward to sipping Tamagawa again very soon!

Comment on Sake of the Week #042: Tamagawa Daiginjo Shizuku Muroka Nama Genshu by philip

philip — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:55:59 +0000

Hi, Etsuko.

I just looked at your website to kill a few minutes before it’s time to go and look at the koji.

I was very surprised to see Tamagawa at the top! Thanks for
the write-up.

BTW, the sake you had was last year’s. The first batch of daigin won’t be pressed until later
this month. Takada san at Inaseya
(like a lot of our customers) know that Tamagawa gets better, the longer you hold onto it. When he
buys our yamahai muroka, Takada san
keeps it in the hot part of the kitchen so it will get older quickly!

Are you coming this way this winter?

Off to work now.

Philip

P.S. Tell Ted we will have Tamagawa
T-shirts soon

Comment on Philip Harper looking for the right one in LA by Tokyofoodcast | Sake of the Week #042: Tamagawa Daiginjo Shizuku Muroka Nama Genshu

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:30:11 +0000

[...] Tamagawa by Philip Harper was what brought me to Inaseya. So, I ordered Daiginjo Shizuku Muroka Nama Genshu. As soon as the fresh exquisite brew from this year was poured into a cup and the rather soft yet full aroma filled the air, I sighed and thought “this” was why I love this season! From the middle of the winter on, you find these fresh just-pressed brews everywhere. Then, I thought how often do you find shizuku that is muroka nama genshu at a restaurant? Shizuku to me is almost a synonym for contest class special sake that takes unimaginable time and effort to craft. Muroka nama genshu is unfiltered, undiluted, unpasteurized with almost as close to what you get fresh right after murky moromi is pressed with lots of flavors and aroma. So, this is the combination you do not see out there. “This is the latest batch Harper-san sent us.” the guy working behind the counter said. [...]