Hey Gary

I really enjoyed this episode of Wine Library TV. Having lived in Japan for the last 22 years, I have always been able to enjoy the massive variety of sake (also known as Nihonshu) . And it’s great to see you enjoying this wonderful beverage so much. Your guest was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed the dynamics between you two. However, I was disappointed that he didn’t give my friend Justin Renard, who lives in Kashima, a shout out for hooking the two of you up. Maybe you can!

I hope to be able to host you in Japan one day to expand your palate with some of the amazing delicacies, such as crab brains, abalone livers, squid in entrails, and sea cucumbers. You will be blown away by the beautiful menagerie of flavor, while eating such delicacies and drinking sake.

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Hi Gary,

Hilarious episode!!! I love this guy. I really, truly feel his passion for Sake. It’s so great to listen to someone so devoted to something. He definitely made me think more about the ‘Japanese brew ‘ and … next time I go to my wine shop I’ll have a look for some good Sake.

QOTD: hmmm, not so easy, I guess for me, it wasn’t The one single moment, it was more like an evolution – the more wine I drank the more interested I was. I was being dragged but the diversity of it and I wanted to know: WHY? So that’s how I got into wine. And since then is my biggest passion. And I’m getting more and more hungry for knowledge, the more I know!

Cheers,
A

As a Japanese, I really appreciate this episode. Beau Timken is a great guy.
I believe we can change the sake world as well.

One point to mention. “Gin” in “Ginjo” is not pronounced like “ginger”, it should be pronounced like “gingham”.

Killer EP Gary! Top 5 guest and Top 5 show! Wow – can’t wait to see Dirk Würtz from Germany on your show in September. Till this I will dig in Sake!

@QOTD

It was a sip of a 1998 Sená on a wine tasting in 2002. The silky mouthfeel made me completly freaking out – this was a magic moment!

Killer EP Gary! Top 5 guest and Top 5 show! Wow – can’t wait to see Dirk Würtz from Germany on your show in September. Till this I will dig in Sake!

@QOTD

It was a sip of a 1998 Sená on a wine tasting in 2002. The silky mouthfeel made me completly freaking out – this was a magic moment!

This guy is a genuinely chill, charismatic character. I wish I could sit down and pick his brain for an hour or two on Sake, and have a few with him. I absolutely love Sake more than any other drink.

QOTD: My epiphany was truly the moment, back in 2006, when I watched Wine Library TV for the first time. I didn’t know jack about wine, and the way you broke down the tasting and smells made me realize there was a world I was missing. I had never gotten into wine, and the extent of my wine experience had been lived in a blur, in a dorm, and out of a jug. This show is what has made me the discerning wine drinker I am today.

fabulously entertaining and informative show with great double act chemistry!
QOTD-new years eve 2005 and a 2000 cantemerle that opened my eyes to the possibilities of wine

Loved the show. I love sake and learned a ton. This guy should have his own show. Great show Gary and congrats on being a father.

Love Love Love this episode
Sake is amazing. Thanks for taking the time out of the grapes drinks to look at the rice brew.

QOTD: the first time i had great moonshine.

not a bad episode…wished that he could give more insight in sakes and how they are graded. But, honestly…I couldn’t really hear your guest.

Just got back from my holiday, and was catching up on some of your previous episodes and I have to say, your dad is probably the most hilarious guest of all time!
Happy father’s day to you!

Great episode, love Beau!

QOTD: I have not had that moment in my life, but I’m in college and experiencing so many new great things that I’m positive its not far away.

Gotta add:

TV.SAKESOCIAL.COM

right?

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Great show as usual and what a guest…..very entertaining and informative. I didn’t know that sake can be drank chill, all the while I thought was drink it warm….sigh..what limited knowledge…

QOTD: Islay Whisky!
now turned into Beers

Loved the episode! Definitely top 5 ever out of the 200 or so I’ve seen! Right up there with the Nicolas Joly episode on biodyanmics for content. Thanks again!

QOTD: I’ve been living in Japan for the past 5 years and in addition to sake or nihonshu I also love shochu, a distilled spirit like a kind of Japanese whiskey with a more focused flavor profile and higher alcohol content than sake. It can be made from rice, potato, sesame, brown sugar or even plum leaf. Totally interesting stuff! I’d be really keen to know if anyone is importing the quality stuff into the US yet. I’m sure it will have legs as sake gets bigger and people start to explore more Japanese cuisine.

GREAT EPISODE …… LMAO AT THE BANTER.

QOTD: My eye opening alcohol moment was on my 14th birthday. My buddies made me drink a Gorilla Fart and I was off to the races. Been drinking everything ever since. I’ll try anything once – twice if I like it.

I have only had the Sake’ at Japanese restaurants (and I liked them), so I must get some good Sake’ tonight (chances are I will love it). Can’t wait!!!

Arigato!

Thanks guys

Fantastic show.

GARY I CAN”T BELEIVE IT – EAT THE SKIN OF THE KIWI, JUST BITE THE WHOLE THING LIKE AN APPLE. KIWI SKIN RULES!

Thanks
Andrew

Great great episode.

QOTD: 1. I had that moment with wine about 2 years ago when I had a stunning Riesling from the Ahr.
2. Skiing ist my seconde passion and that started years ago when I was a small kid and went skiing for the first time.

“John” said: “…the appreciation that quality wine, beer, coffee, tea, root beer, good food, art, literature, music, beautiful women, architecture, etc. lets us celebrate all the positive aspects of mankind, and in our appreciation, we are all united. Peace!”

Yeah, right. While you guys are busy bonding and stuff, this might be a good time to point out that this attitude is one of the reasons you don’t find a whole lot of women willing to hang around with you. a) Women are fully enfranchised human beings, made by and in the image of a loving God, and therefore are all “beautiful”. You wording implies that there could somehow be women who aren’t “beautiful”; this is by definition an impossibility.

Oh, and, by the way — WOMEN ARE NOT FUCKING CONSUMABLES, ASSHOLE.

Great episode Gary – this one goes in the hall of fame. I’ve been wanting to try some better sake for some time but have been procrastinating, I think that will change tonight.

EPIC SHOW! Wow! Great guest, great chemistry, lot of knowledge, and best of all a wonderful topic. Hands down one of my faves.

QOTD: I can’t really say I remember a particular moment. It’s more an evolution of things. As I began to experience a wider arrays of food and drink, my mind became much more open to new and different things. I began to think, “If there are so many people out here who love this stuff [whatever it is], there must be something enjoyable in it.” I’ve found that, with that mind set, there are very few things that I absolutely dislike. Some things may not greatly resonate with me, but I can usually find something to enjoy in most.

subset: I did have a epiphany moment in music. I wasn’t really music aficionado growing up. I usually just listened to whatever was on the radio. But when I first heard Pearl Jam’s No Code album, it was like a world opened up to me. I didn’t know music could do that, that it could affect me like that album did. Ever since then, music, of all styles and genres, has been a huge part of my life; not just listening, but playing as well.

Great show! The only experiences I’ve ever had with Sake, is being out for some late night sushi and drinking sake bombs.

QOTD – My epiphany with wine came about 5 years ago. I’m from Morris County, NJ (big ups to dirty Jerz) and my grandparents live outside San Luis Obispo, CA (Central Cali). They’re so close to some great wine regions within CA (Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Rita Hills, Edna Valley, etc.) When visiting my grandparents 5 years ago, and finally being old enough to drink legally, and having just watched Sideways ;-), I did some research and decided to visit some wineries. After going to Santa Barbara County and Paso Robles, and doing over a dozen plus winery tastings, I was hooked. To see wine country, taste some great wines, meet the winemakers, see they’re passion for their product, I was hooked on wine. When I got home from my visit, I went out and bought every wine book I could find.I’ve been hooked ever since.

Its a no brainer that Beau needs to do his own sake show in order to accelerate that sake adoption curve here in the US. He obviously has the passion and the personality to make it work. Vaynermedia – HOOK it up!!!!

Double whammy show! only had one sake before, sushi and that cold cloudy stuff. it was sweet and delicious, but only came in pint bottles. Qotd- glenlivet 18. i love scotch, scotchy scotch scotch. p.s. along with the squeaky chairs, you should also change the chalkboard Gary! I want i want some of that Vanernation-illustration.