Can't Live Without Alcohol

Thank you @abbeycmh for introducing us to an amazing sake experience.
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This was my first visit to Kakure although I had been to its sister restaurants @kishosg and @buonaterrasg numerous times. My expectations were high as I would rank them amongst my favourite restaurants in Singapore. Yet Kakure exceeded my expectations. I love it when a sake bar serves amazing food as well. More on that later.
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As Gujarat is a dry state, we had no choice. The Bavaria had a pretty authentic beer flavour albeit on the light side.
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According to Masanao-san @erefant, this is one of his favourite producers and only 50 bottles of the Sugiura Special are produced a year. I loved the elegance and body in this sake.
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I was later informed by my daughter that Shinigami means 'God of Death'. Hmm..🤔
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It has an amazing collection of sake at reasonable prices. Not that I am an expert but it has the nod of sake experts such as @abbeycmh and @sakeambrosia. I just know that they taste really good 😂.
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I am even more fascinated by the variety of sake glasses. @erefant kindly used different ones from our previous visit. This particular set had such a striking beautiful turquoise colour.
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Pisco sour. With pisco as a base liquor, fresh lime juice and sugar syrup were added to create the sour yet sweet taste. Topped with egg white for texture.
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What is pisco? A unique brandy produced in Chile and Peru.
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Chilcano. Also with pisco as the base spirit, ginger ale and lime juice were added to give it a refreshing and fizzy twist.
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I am not sure whether Angostura Bitters were added but they usually provide aroma and flavour to the cocktails.
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Both cocktails were very refreshing. In fact, they were so easy to drink that you could drink too many too quickly 😱.
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We had @sakeambrosia to select our sake for the night.
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Jikon Junmai Ginjo from Mie prefecture (bottle at the bottom right). A light and elegant sake to begin our meal with.
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Densyu Junmai Daiginjo Tobindori. Bolder and more body. Loved it 😍!
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Hatsumago Daiginjo Tobindori 15 years. Now this was bold yet elegant with a nice depth and structure. My favourite of the night.
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Thanks @sakeambrosia again. Beautiful selection for the night.
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In fact, pairing sake with any food is a good idea. Thanks to @abbeycmh and @veronicaphua for sharing the lovely sake with us.
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The Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo needs no introduction. It was very smooth and elegant.
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Next up was the Raifuku Junmai Daiginjo from Ibaraki prefecture, which was my favourite of the night. Made with Hitachi Nishiki rice and polished until 8%. It was elegant yet bold 😋😋😋.
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The last sake tasted more like dessert wine. Tamagawa 'Time Machine' Junmai Kimoto. It had a musky, sweet taste. First ever tasting a sweet sake.
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Thanks @abbeycmh for educating us on sake as well 🙏.
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In this case, food to accompany wine rather than the other way round 😂. I have my colleagues and friends to thank for the lovely wines.
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2013 Domaine Francois Raveneau Chablis Premier Cru, Montee de Tonnerre
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1990 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron Pauillac, Bordeaux
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1998 Chateau Lynch-Bages Pauillac, Bordeaux
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😋😋😋
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1990 Chateau Haut Brion Cru Classe de Graves, Pessac-Leognan. Such a privilege to be able to enjoy this beauty 😍.
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1947 Chateau Montrose St Estephe, Medoc. I've never had a bottle of wine this old - 70 years!
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Made from the famous Aomori apples, the cider was sweet and refreshingly light.
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Spiced ketel one vodka with lobster tomato juice and lobster tail. This is definitely one for lobster lovers. You can really taste the savoury lobster flavour in the cocktail.
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When asked what his favourite cocktail was, @fongjoe1219 replied 'negroni'. Naturally, we (meaning @sk_food_and_travel) had to try the negroni. It was really good - aromatic and smoky. We were told that the secret was Fernet-Branca, an Italian herbal liqueur, and smoked cinnamon. An interesting twist to an old classic.
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After dinner, @fongjoe1219 introduced @sk_food_and_travel to what he called 'Three Way', a cocktail of bourbon,scotch and rum. Now that was a perfect way to end dinner 😋.
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