<p>Summer has passed here in Japan, bringing cool evenings perfect for a nice warm tokkuri full of kanzake. You might not be surprised to hear that your hosts both agree that the sake inside should be hiyaoroshi, the sake of autumn. It’s a topic that Andy and Jim have mentioned time and again, but this time they dive deep into the best of all seasonal sake. What does that name mean? Why is it such a special class of sake? And what’s the difference from akiagari, really? Listen close and all your questions will be answered. Kanpai!</p><p><br></p><p><em>Vocab for this episode</em></p><p>Hiya 冷、ひや - Cool in temperature</p><p>Oroshi 卸、おろし - To bring down, to package, to ship out or sell wholesale</p><p>Aki 秋 - Autumn</p><p>Namachozo 生貯蔵 - Stored unpasteurized/heat treated, then pasteurized on bottling.</p><p>Namazume 生詰め - Pasteurized before storing, then bottled without another pasteurization.</p><p><em>Recommendations:</em></p><p>Andy - <a href="https://www.minamishuzoujo.com/Item/item-9"><u>Minami Tokubetsu Junmai Hiyaoroshi</u></a></p><p>Jim - <a href="https://yamagatahonten8.stores.jp/news/68b63d5f52c94a8a002f679d"><u>Moriko Junmai Hiyaoroshi</u></a></p><p>Don’t forget to support us on Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/SakeDeepDive"><u>https://www.patreon.com/SakeDeepDive</u></a> </p><p>Also, check out Andy’s websites at: <a href="https://www.originsaketours.com/"><u>https://www.originsake.com/</u></a> and <a href="https://www.originsaketours.com"><u>https://www.originsaketours.com</u></a></p><p>And buy Jim’s book, Discovering Yamaguchi Sake wherever you order your books (print and ebook available)!</p><p>Our theme music is from </p><p>Lotus Lane by The Loyalist - Preconceived Notions Available at https://soundcloud.com/preconceived-notions</p><p>Under a Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0</p><p>Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lotus-lane</p><p>Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/1YVHRMVwwHg </p><p><br></p>
