The Sake Companion

by John Gauntner

Written by a leading expert on the subject of the fermented Japanese rice beverage that has exploded in popularity in the United States, this connoisseur's guide provides a fascinating look at the drink's cultural history, plus sections on the venerable craft of making saké, an up-to-date alphabetical directory of more than 100 Japanese and American sakés, ratings, tasting notes, full-color pictures of labels, and a complete listing of breweries. John Gauntner lives in Japan and publishes the newsletter Saké World.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2000

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Reviews

[Nameless · Rating 3 out of 5]

This seems to be somewhat of a continuation of Gauntner's other book, The Sake Handbook. It lacks most of the information found in the other book, and is mainly a list of sake with the author's impressions of them. The highlight of the book is simply that the pictures of the various sake labels are in full color (thus the reason I'm giving it 3 stars instead of 2).