Sake Revolution Keepin' it Caliente: Our Interview with Sake Discoveries' Chizuko Niikawa-Helton
Season 1, Episode 12. Join us this week as we keep things caliente and chat with our good friend Chizuko Niikawa-Helton about one of her favorite topics, Hot Sake! Chizuko is the president of Sake Discoveries, a New York based Sake PR company as well as a Sake Samurai. First, we learn how Chizuko discovered sake and ended up in the Big Apple and how her fashion industry experience helped her succeed at matching customers with sake. Chizuko also gives us some inside scoop on her hot sake pop up bar, "Sake Caliente" and how to easily select which sakes may be good for warming and what temperatures are best (watch out lukewarm fans!). In our tasting session, we taste a trio of sakes that are all good for warming up. It's fun to see where to tasting notes overlap for these three sakes. Rice-y and a whole lot of caramel! Kanpai!