😀 Welcome back to The Drinking Buddy Show. Buddies of the show Greg Beck of Sake Secret and Paul Nakayama of Nankai Shochu are back to sip and snack with me.
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Summary (TLDR)
Greg Beck has been running a sake bar pop-up out of Long Beach Beer Lab called Sake Secret, sharing his passion and knowledge with sake lovers new and old. Paul Nakayama recently expanded from importing and sharing vacuum-distilled Nankai and Nankai Gold Shochu, to a new whiskey-barrel aged shochu and some incredible new nihonshu from Moonbloom Sake. Grab a pack of Drinking Buddy snacks and join us while we sip and snack.
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Sake & Shochu
15% ABV Kunoichi Yamahai Junmai by Moon Bloom Sake
Milling: 70%
Notes: Floral and red apple notes, mild finish, acidic taste.
16% ABV Junmai Ginjo Genshu by Moon Bloom Sake
Milling: 59%
Notes: Mild sweetness, crips finish, salt and spice hints, banana and plum flavors.
24% ABV White Oak Shochu by Nankai Shochu
Shochu: 80% Kokuto Sugar, 20% Rice
Notes: Woody aromas, notes of vanilla, lychee, and banana.
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