Discover sake & tempura pairings at Yamakita, open solely 5 hours a day

I’m not a sake particular person however after an exquisite Sake Appreciation session at Yamakita: Tempura x Tapas at Robertson Quay on 16 Mar 2023, I wish to be!

We lined Yamakita: Tempura X Tapas in November 2022 and had been impressed by the 60 kinds of sake. (That truly makes their drinks menu longer than the meals menu!)

The Sake Appreciation Night was helmed by none aside from proprietor Mr. Kitagawa himself, aided by his fantastic spouse. Mrs. Kitagawa is a real connoisseur of the brew. His in depth, in-depth data of sake goes past appreciation and historical past; it encompasses private tales and obscure details that convey to life the wealthy, intriguing tales of this distinctive product from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Speaking of distinctive, you’ll discover that sure varieties of sake at Yamakita is served in a wine glass, not a sake glass. It’s a alternative that will shock some traditionalists. One argument in favour is that the usual glassware helps you evaluate several types of alcohol extra precisely.

At this tasting, we had the chance to match two sakes produced on the similar facility however constructed from rice with totally different sharpening ratios. I used to be astounded that I might truly establish the refined variations between Dassai Junmai Daiginjo 45 and Dassai Junmai Daiginjo 23.

There are primarily 4 distinct classes of sake: Fruity, Dry & Crisp, Matured, and Mellow & Rich. We had the privilege of making an attempt one sake that embodied every of these 4 characters. Again, my very own potential to tell apart between them impressed me very immensely. I used to be, like, within the zone or one thing.

Mr. Kitagawa invited us to shut the night time with a pairing of sake to meals. 4 objects had been chosen for his or her potential to convey out the most effective within the corresponding sake selection.

Kita Salad went with the fruity sort, Ebi Hotate Ika (Squid) Asparagus Tempura with the sunshine & clean sort, Anago Shiitake Tempura with the matured sort, and Wagyu Premium Karubi Kushu with the full-bodied sort.

Pleasing and intoxicating because the sake and meals had been, the star of the night time was undoubtedly the bubbling Mr. Kitagawa himself. I had talked about to him that I might be in Japan in late March and, ever the gentleman, he adopted up a day later with an replace on the most effective locations to see the cherry blossoms throughout totally different cities.

Make the journey right down to Yamakita: Tempura x Tapas— I can’t advocate it sufficient.

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