went to blue fin yesterday for dinner and tasted sake for the first time. there is a sampler special that you can choose 3 kinds of sake. always thought sake is very strong, like the chinese rice wine (baijiu), turns out it's usually 18%-20% alcohol. comparing to the baijiu which is 40-60% alcohol, sake is like nothing. turns out i'm confused between sake and shōchū. shōchū is also a japanese alcohol drink which is 25% alcohol. shōchū may be similar to the korean soju.
can't remember the names of the 3 types of sake we ordered. one was nigori which appears cloudy because it's unfiltered. contrary to its cloudy appearance, it tastes clear and refreshing. no strong taste. not very strong in alcohol either. can taste the the sweetness of the fermented rice as well. The second one is a dry one. don't quite like it. only tasted alcohol. the third one is koshu (古酒), "aged sake." it has an orange coloring and an interesting and distinctive taste.
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