大髙尚人

I’m so happy that so many friends are seeing this…!! I’m sorry, but I really have to sleep now. Sorry if I haven’t replied to you yet 🙇🏻‍♂️ I’m reading everything!! I hope I wake up to even more friends… 🍖🍶

Dear Americans, If you’re throwing a BBQ, you need sake too, don’t you? I love beer—absolutely love it—but if we’re going to share food and good times, I want you to know Japanese sake too. Sake is made from rice and koji, through fermentation.

There are also versions in Chinese, French, Spanish, and Portuguese! You can find them here — I hope everyone will give them a read!! japansake.or.jp/sake/en/sake-s…

So many people are getting interested — it’s amazing!! I want to share a clear and beginner-friendly book published by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association. Please take this chance to read it🍶🍖 japansake.or.jp/sake/en/wp-con…

@WVmotoguy That really is the dangerous kind 😂 In that case, I guess I’ll just have to sneak over there 😎 Let’s make it happen someday!

@sakegorilla I'd send you some, but we'd both end up in jail. 🤣

I saw about wanting sake at a BBQ, and I need to say this: I make sake for a living using traditional Japanese fermentation methods. And sake is only part of the story. Miso, soy sauce, vinegar—these too are part of a living fermentation culture passed down for generations.

@blad3fath3r That sounds amazing!! I love Disney too, so I might never come back 😂 At this rate, with everyone inviting me, I might end up doing an all-American BBQ tour 😆

@sakegorilla Awesome...I may just take you up on it!! You're welcome here anytime if you ever come to Florida. BBQ all day..and Disney World is 20 minutes away!

@FairweatherBear @PoltFan69 I love trout too!! I definitely want to visit someday. Let’s raise a glass together!! And I’d love to try shooting too. I’ve always had a big interest in firearms and military culture. Especially American ones—they’ve always fascinated me…

@sakegorilla @PoltFan69 Many of us have respect for your traditions. You would be more than welcome to come any time! Sincerely. I’d be happy to enjoy your sake over a plate of trout or American steak 🥩 And also any American will take you shooting. That’s really not a joke

日本人のフォロワーにお願いがあります！ アメリカ人に自分の自慢したい日本の文化や趣味を是非シェアしてください！ 釣り 茶道 剣道 和食 愛車 等々 アメリカ人も絶対に喜ぶからお互いにやろうね

@ne1up That’s a wild way to drink it 🤣 But honestly, the best drinks are like that—you don’t even realize how drunk you are until it hits you. Thank you for drinking it! Someday I’d love to drink together with you until we both collapse!!

@sakegorilla We would mix this into our Gatorade in the Army and wouldn't realize how drunk we actually were until we attempted to stand up 😅

@mikebuck7 Deal!! I’ll make sushi for you too 🍣 We also have aburi sushi—lightly seared sushi—and I’d love for you to try it.

@sakegorilla I’ll bring the meat, you bring the sake

@grugsama “Yakiniku Teishoku” is such a cute name 😭 Now I want yakiniku… and sake too, my dude. おやすみ！！

@sakegorilla おやちゅみ My dude

It’s already late here in Japan, so I should probably get some sleep soon. But I hope that by the time I wake up, more people will have discovered the world of sake. Let’s drink sake, eat sushi, BBQ, and enjoy some beer too. Maybe that’s the secret to happiness after all.

@WVmotoguy I see! That really makes me curious… In Japan, we also have a cloudy sake called doburoku, and there were times in the past when people brewed it illegally and things got pretty difficult because of that. Strong but smooth alcohol is the best. I’d love to try it!!

@sakegorilla Moonshine has always been made here. It became more popular during Prohibition, as any liquor made was illegal. There are fewer folks who make it now, and it's really an art. Good moonshine is 120 proof or more, and very smooth.

@FairweatherBear @PoltFan69 That means a lot to me… People like you help carry our true feelings and traditions forward, and that honestly makes me deeply happy. Truly. Just hearing that sounds delicious, and like it would warm you all the way to the core. I’d love to share a drink with you someday. 🍶

@sakegorilla @PoltFan69 Agreed! And don’t worry, I heat my sake the correct way. There’s nothing better by the firepit in the Appalachian mountains in winter.

@blad3fath3r Thank you!! I’ll make sushi and warm the sake, so let’s drink together someday!! There are plenty of great sake shops over there too, so go check them out for me! 🍶🍣

@sakegorilla Would love to try your sake, sir!

@JdaroThe @PoltFan69 So yes — just like wasabi, each sake can carry the character of a particular place, a particular brewery, and a particular group of craftsmen.

@JdaroThe @PoltFan69 But sake is also shaped by people. Each brewery has its own toji (master brewer) and brewing team, and across Japan there are also regional lineages of toji guilds — skilled brewing communities with their own methods, judgment, and traditions.

@J_Coriolanus There are so many good ones, but some I’d happily recommend are Takashimizu and Hideyoshi from Akita, plus Kenbishi and Kiku-Masamune from Hyogo, Kaiun from shizuoka. They each have their own personality, and I think they’re all great places to start.

@sakegorilla I love me some sake. What are the best brands?

@WVmotoguy I love that. There was a fantastic malt bar called Moonshine in a place where I used to live. That name has roots in the Prohibition era, right? In Japanese, we have the word jizake—“local sake.” Every region has its own sake, shaped by the food, culture, and life of that place.

@sakegorilla This place is about 2 miles from Still Hollow. Both make moonshine and sell it legally, but the taste of both is very different. boarsnestdistillery.com

@suckyshadow @PoltFan69 Thank you!! I really hope you get to try it. There are a lot of amazing sake shops over there run by people who truly love sake, so definitely check them out. If you say “kioke” (wooden tubs), they’ll probably know exactly what you mean!

@sakegorilla @PoltFan69 This looks incredible! I would love to have a taste.

@FairweatherBear @PoltFan69 You’re the best!! 😭 Thank you for drinking it. I love bonfires too. Sometimes I go camping, grill himono over the fire—dried fish, seasoned and roasted—and drink warm sake with it. It sends you straight to heaven…

@sakegorilla @PoltFan69 Sake and Japanese Whiskey are my favorite drinks. I often have a glass while sitting by an American bonfire ;)

@Mamajutsu Banana leaf!? I might not even know that one!! Sake is amazing, but the brewing and culture can get a little complicated sometimes. If there’s anything you want to know, just ask! I can also point you to some super easy and free beginner-friendly texts on sake!!

@sakegorilla I love nigori unfiltered, there is a bottle wrapped in banana leaf that I like. But I’m not very educated on sake.