The Sake Handbook - Couverture souple

Gauntner, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0804821135 ISBN 13 : 9780804821131

Editeur : Tuttle Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Sake, the popular rice wine, was once a ritualized accompaniment to the elite moon-viewing ceremony of Japan's Heian period. Eight hundred years later, it is one of Japan's most popular exports. This text presents advice on how to differentiate between brands and develop preferences.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A compact guidebook to Japan's national beverage, The Sake Handbook is the perfect introduction to the history, brewing, and merits of a variety of sake. Gauntner gives readers all the information they need to become sake experts. Now revised with updated sake recommendations and pubs, this book includes a detailed explanation of the sake brewing process and profiles of over fifty Japanese izakaya (sake pubs) in Tokyo. There are also reviews of over one hundred sake brands, sake labels for easy identification and a list of specialty liquor shops throughout Japan, with addresses and phone numbers, where readers can purchase hard-to-find sake brands.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tuttle Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0804821135
• ISBN 13: 9780804821131
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 254
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible