The Sake Education Show – Part 1

The Sake Education Show – Part 1 – Episode #693

June 23, 2009

Beau Timken from True Sake visits the Thunder Show to teach Gary Vaynerchuk about Sake, a category he adores.

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June 23, 2009

NY Pete
interesting … will be watching tomorrow.
June 23, 2009

Neil
GV – I agree with Jason, you’re starting to talk over your guests again.
June 23, 2009

NY Pete
nothing fake about our boy Gary …
June 23, 2009

NY Pete
now he’s a frickin’ matchmaker …
June 23, 2009

Royce
GV I am PUMPED that you put out a sake show! I have been trying to get into sake and this show is a great primer for it. Keep tossing out the different drinks – loved the absinthe show, and here’s hoping you do a tea show some day.
June 23, 2009

Jay Campbell
Great to see some informative chat on sake, but I have to harp on something he read out of his journal. In the part where he was talking about comparing sake “x” to the word (flinty), the wine (burgundy) and the beer (ALE!!!).

Unacceptable. Just minutes earlier he was praising brewers for all of their hard work and then he goes and makes a comment like that. Ale cannot be lumped into one category, saying if you like ale, you’ll like this certain sake. It’s ridiculous. Throwing British Bitters, American Pale Ale, Scotch ale, Impy stouts, LAMBIC, etc. into the same flavor profile is nuts.

Cool dude so far, that one thing just really bothered me. Got a little heated but still looking forward to part 2.
June 23, 2009

NY Pete
that was a long second GV …
June 23, 2009

NY Pete
sorry GV, not a big fan of sake.
June 23, 2009

NY Pete
Pat must be bored …
June 23, 2009

NY Pete
what is a hardcore vayniac?
June 23, 2009

Kevin K
Good stuff. Looking forward to part 2. I have had some great “American” Sake from Sake One.
June 23, 2009

Matt Theophilos
FANTASTIC episode today Gary. Can’t wait for part 2
June 23, 2009

KAHUNA
Ok- This guys has to go- Did he just compare Pizza to Sake- I think he bashed pizza! BASTARD SF COMMIE TREE HUGGING SON OF BITCH SOCIALIST!!!!!

NEVER BASH THE PIZZA-lol!
June 23, 2009

KAHUNA
I love this twitter app!
June 23, 2009

castello
My bottle is standing straight up waiting for part 2. Good guest, we feel the passion.
#20 or so! yippie
June 23, 2009

KAHUNA
I am eating the worst blueberries ever
June 23, 2009

KAHUNA
They do not apreciate it because ot is not a premium product-
June 23, 2009

KAHUNA
Gary is Oprah and I am Stedman
June 23, 2009

manonthemoon
Sake: Not so much
Tea Library: Yes
Wine ratings: Are overrated, but a vital part of the system as when compairing wines when you are familar with the rater and their palate, IMO.
June 23, 2009

KAHUNA
Yo GV- why the buttoned up shirt- Makes your head look like a PEZ dispenser
June 23, 2009

KAHUNA
Sake and beer are second class citizens for me – not that I do not love them but you can make identical product month in and month out-Not bashing the products at all just how I view them- Always love these different episodes

Wine is much more involved and on a different level-

Dear Journal,

I would like iJustine to come to my room at night for 3 minutes of heated passion
June 23, 2009

Kell Brigan
P. S. The “Taste Match” concept has legs, and potential application for all sorts of beverages and maybe even foods. Copyright that dang thing if it ain’t already!

P.P.S. I shall not comment on the “erection” grading system other than to advise that it probably would not work with women customers, since we would feel too compelled to cut older wines a substantial amount of slack. What they lack in punch, they make up for in subtle nuance.
June 23, 2009

Pittsburgh Alex
Who’s For Sake Bombs?
June 23, 2009

Zube
sorry, I meant sakE…. don’t know why I always spell it with an “I”?!?!? May have something to do with drinking all of that SAKI (I mean SAKE)
June 23, 2009

jason carey
Gary , you gotta stop stepping so hard on your guests. I want to hear more from this guest.. but you keep interrupting their thoughts. Please.. let your guest speak for themselves when they are so interesting.