石鎚バーで出張唎酒師をやらせていただきました(Ishizuchi bar in Singapore)

先日、シンガポールに石鎚バーがオープンしました。そのオープニングイベントが4月16日に行われ、そこで出張唎酒師をやらせていただきました。
Ishizuchi Bar was launched in Singapore on 16 Apr 2017 and I provided Kikisake-shi (a.k.a. Sake Sommulier) service in the opening ceremony.

当日は、中村愛媛県知事、篠田在シンガポール大使、Euporium Shokuhin社長のリム氏、そして石鎚酒造の越智専務の来賓を初め、多くのゲストの方々をお招きしての、盛大なセレモニーが行われました。
VIPs and many guest celebrated the opening.

石鎚酒造は愛媛県の小さな家族経営の酒蔵さんです。
昔ながらの手造りで、とても質の良い日本酒を造られています。
Ishizuchi Shuzo (brewery) is a small family operated brewery located in Ehime prefecture.
They produce a good quality sake in a traditional handmade method.

イベントでは、石鎚酒造のお酒2種（石鎚純米大吟醸と純米吟醸　春の酒）とカナッペが振舞われました。純米大吟醸は派手さはないけれども、とてもきれいな酒質でやさしい味わいの、職中主として楽しめるお酒です。純米吟醸春の酒は、純米大吟醸よりも小さい仕込み樽で造られた季節限定品で、もう日本では売り切れで、ここでしか手に入らないそうです。フローラルで春らしいお酒に仕上がっていました。
In the ceremony, 2 Ishizuchi sake (Junmaidaiginjo and Junmaiginjo Haruno sake) with canapes were
servied. Ishizuchi Daiginjo is has calm and moderate ginjo aroma, clean and refreshing flavor with a gentle umami balanced well with elegant acidity. Junmaiginjo Haruno sake, a limited seasonal sake in spring, has a floral aroma like spring, soft umami and comfortable acidity.

バーはリカーショップを併設していて、石鎚銘柄に関しては、日本でも石鎚のお酒がここまで揃っている酒屋さんはないのでは、というほどの石鎚ファンにはうれしい品揃えです。その他、愛媛県の日本酒を中心に他の地域の銘柄も豊富に揃っています。
The bar is also perform as a liquor store and you will find a great range of Ishizuchi brand, the other brands in Echime prefecture, and some other brands in Japan.

場所はMarina SquareのEmporium Shokuhin内です。是非、いらしてみてくださいね。
It's located in Euporium Shokuhin in Marina Square. Let's try!

柳's (Ryu's)

A few weeks ago, I went to 柳's (Ryu's) at Capital Piazza in City Hall.

It is a newly open Japanese restaurant with a cozy sake bar counter made by a single plate of Japanese cypress. Their specialty/signature is "Kanzake", which means "warm" or "hot" sake.

 

Although drinking sake with cold or chilled temperature is very popular in Singapore as people likes it, one of the main character of sake is its wide range of serving temperatures. However, from the point of an operation in a bar or restaurant, it is not so easy to serve sake with a right temperature, especially right "kanzake" temperature because the "kanzake" temperature varies between 30 - 60 degrees celsius depending on the types of sake and it's difficult to keep the same temperature.

 

A majority of sake imported by them are good to drink with warm temperature, and Sakuma-san, Ryu's master, will serve you a perfect "warm" or "hot" sake. Of course, you can drink them with cold as well depending on your palate.

The food is also great. The assorted appetizer (like afternoon tea set) is the best match with sake!!

 

3 kinds of sake tasting set - Sakuma-san perfectly warm up one by one and It was served by a different temperature.  I finally found the place where I can enjoy my favorite "kanzake" with a decent Japanese food here in Singapore.

 

Kanpai!!