Synopses & Reviews
Grif Frost's SakOne brewery has revolutionized how Americans drink sak-not hot but lightly chilled. Here he and sak expert John Gauntner provide useful and fun facts about brewing, history, tasting, connoisseurship, selection, and etiquette. This updated edition includes new sak bars and shops, plus a new introduction by Andrew Weil, M.D., on sak as a natural, pure beverage.
Griffith Frostis CEO of SakOne in Forest Grove, Oregon. John Gauntner has written several books on sak.
Review
"Easy to read, nicely organized...[Frost] has a good sense of humor, and his perceptions are a lot of fun to read." - Dan Berger, Los Angleles Times
Review
"Easy to read, nicely organized...[Frost] has a good sense of humor, and his perceptions are a lot of fun to read." - Dan Berger, Los Angleles Times
Review
"Experienced connoisseurs and neophytes alike will benefit from [this] revised and updated guide to Asia's most famous libation" - Asian Reporter
Synopsis
All across America, drinking sake is the hot new thing. This lively guide provides concise details on selecting, tasting, and enjoying sake, and it's brimming with fun sidebars on sake etiquette and culture. Learn the benefits of bathing in sake! Included are discussions of how sake is made, the best foods to eat with sake, and U.S. brewery tours and sake bars. The introduction by Andrew Weil, M.D. describes sake as a pure, natural, and healthful beverage.
Synopsis
Review copies go to independent booksellers and the authors' extensive contacts, and the book is part of BookSense Advance Access Program. While SakeOne's publicity department will undertake a separate PR campaign for the book, author Grif Frost does sake tastings and seminars around the U.S.
About the Author
Frost is Chairman of the International Sake Institute and the CEO of SakeOne, the only American-owned sake brewery in the world. He conducts regular sake seminars around the U.S. and lives in Forest Grove, OR.Gauntner is the foremost writer on sake and sake connoisseurship today and publishes the international newsletter Sake World.