It seems we have different opinions/history with drugs (including one of the worst - alcohol).
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I Still drink mostly good Japanese whisky.
Tried saki once wasn't a fan, how's the whiskey differ?
They serve saki (rice whiskey) cold because its straight up garbage and that's the only way its remotely palatable.
Sake is a generic term that means "alcoholic beverage". What we call sake, they specifically call Nihon-shu. It's more like wine than like whiskey.
Approx 30-36 proof range. It is usually served cold, like white wine would. There are several types and brands, kara-kuchi (dry) or ama-kuchi (mellow). The good ones are generally kara-kuchi. I actually like it.
As for whiskey, there are several Japanese brands from cheap through decently priced, up to preposterous. It's just whisk(e)y, nothing like Nihon-shu. I like Nikka, very mild, mid-priced.
sorry to smart ass, and quite delayed at that, but Nihonshuu has 15%-20%. The one with 25%-45% is Shouchuu.
Nihonshuu is made of only rice and yeast. Whereas Shouchuu can be made of many things (rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, sugarcane).
Nikka is a good choice btw. I quite liked "from the barrel"
But Japanese whiskies got ridiculously expensive recently, because many people around the world started buying them.
Price almost doubled in the last 4 years. At this price I rather choose some Scottish whisky.