This week, we are touring North America’s only east coast
sake brewery at the Distillery District. For today’s Thursty Thursday cocktail,
we borrowed the saketini recipe from the Ontario Spring Water Sake Company. For
more information on proof brands please visit www.proofbrands.com
the izumi saketini 2 oz Izumi Genshu sake • 1 oz proof
vodka • cucumber slice for garnish
Add sake and proof vodka to an ice-filled shaker. Shake and
pour into a martini glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice.
Our sake’s fresh and delightful flavour is enhanced by using
a special spring water chosen among the abundant water resources of northern
Ontario. All of our sake is prepared in the “Junmai” (pure rice) style in
several varieties for sale at the Distillery location brewery store and tasting
counter.
A unique offering at our brewery is its freshly pressed,
unpasteurized and unfiltered sake, a style which is currently not available
anywhere in Ontario or the eastern seaboard, making the new brewery in the
Distillery a fascinating and delicious experience for
sake, Japanese food and fine wine lovers alike. Other unique
items available in the dramatic high stone-walled retail area of the
brewery include a variety of sake serving accessories and decorative
items imported from Japan. Many available items are
labeled with the “IZUMI” brand (which means “spring water” in Japanese).
Pop by the Izumi distillery. Not only can you sit at the bar
and sample a flight of three sakes, you can purchase Izumi sake by the bottle, Izumi-branded
Sake ceramicware, glassware, branded t-shirts, bottle bags, Sake Kasu, Sake
Kasu Dressings (Sesame and Wasabi flavours), Ice Cream (Lemon, Red Bean, Black Sesame),
Sake Kasu Soap.
Check out their website for a schedule of brewery tasting tours.
(http://ontariosake.com)
If you want to discover more about Sake, come taste over 100
premium sakes at the 2nd Annual Kampai Toronto, Canada's largest sake festival
at the Distillery, May 30 2013. An incredible array of traditional &
contemporary appetizers will be presented by 12 of Toronto's top restaurants.
(http://kampaitoronto.com)
While on the topic of Japanese cocktails, we came across
this great Japanese Cocktail book by Yuri Kato. It’s available at all of the
large book outlets, like Chapters.
In the city's back alleys, subbasements, and skyscrapers,
Japan's bartenders have perfected the fine art of mixology. If you are thinking
of travelling to Tokyo, you may be interested in reading Hugh Garvey’s Tokyo cocktailfeature in Bon Appétit. You can also navigate Japan's mixology epicenter—as tipsily traversed by writer
Hugh Garvey in "Tokyo, Cocktail Capital of the World" — with this helpful map. Although
written a few years back, it may still be quite relevant.
Weekend Forecast
Saturday: Isolated showers and a high of 15 degrees
Sunday: Cloudy periods and a high of 16 degrees
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