Saki tasting at Misuzu’s
Okay I know what some of yu are going to say – he’s got balls to go saki tasting. Wrong. I have octopus balls – on my plate to be precise and they are very nice thank you (if not a bit chewy in the middle).
Misuzu’s (3-7 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park +61 3 9699 9022) is packed and we are lucky to find a seat at the bar which has possibly one of the largest collections of saki in Melbourne.
In attempting to order saki I’m about as proficient as I was at the age of 14 in removing a girls bra – I’m fumbling my way around the drinks list
All I know isit comes either warm or cold and that I prefer it cold and that some a more fruity and others dry. We taste a range and the three of us agree this is our favourite for the night.
With my ignorance I hope this description is correct: Shirataki Josen Mizu No Gotoshi at $30 for a small jug.
It has a very fresh clean smooth flavour.
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Good to hear that there are some places selling good sake in Melbourne. Do you know whether any of the places have shouchu (another Japanese spirit)? That is my preference to sake. Whilst sake is made from rice, shouchu can be made from many different things. There are sweet potato, barley, shiso shouchus to name just a few. I highly recommend a dry sweet potato (imo, in Japanese) shouchu on the rocks. Very very nice…
. They are always amused to see a foreigner buying sake.
On the topic of sake, all sake is not served hot or cold. Some shouldn’t be served hot, and others shouldn’t be served cold. Some are OK to do both with, but if you do the wrong thing to the drink, then the flavour really gets offensive! I remember buying some here in Japan and doing the wrong thing to it. I was very dissappointed but after learning that the sake I bought was best drunk cold, I was much happier. Now I always ask the sales people (usally a little old man or lady in a corner shop here
Ed,you’ve let the cat out of the bag, it’s hard enough to get a seat in there at the best of times – bugger!
BTW the Sake must have gone to your head, the name of the venue is Misuzu’s, after the proprietor, who has extended the place twice and has had a hardcore following since she opened her doors.
Kanpai!!
Sorry just a typo from typing too fast. I even forgot a headline – fixed.
Alas, they had a terrible fire there just before Christmas.
I know but they say they will be back open in February.
That’s excellent news. One of my favourite places
There is a new sake bar next door to Izakaya Chuji (best Izakaya outside of Japan) in Lonsdale Street called Nihonshu. The staff are japanese and really seem to know their stuff. I’m pretty sure they have the largest collection of sake I’ve seen in Australia plus they have around 20 different sho-chu’s too.