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2012-02-18
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Came to Sake Bar Ginn with a group of six, including one Japanese friend. According to our translator, "Ginn", translates to something like "Reserve" (i.e. the best alcohol)? I believe this establishment lives up to the name.We chose a bottle of the Kubota (久保田), jyuyondai (14th generation) which was not a cheap bottle: $1100. But it was worth every penny. My favorite comment was that "this is so smooth, it's like I'm drinking water. I could drink this all day. Can't imagine drinking vodka after
We chose a bottle of the Kubota (久保田), jyuyondai (14th generation) which was not a cheap bottle: $1100. But it was worth every penny. My favorite comment was that "this is so smooth, it's like I'm drinking water. I could drink this all day. Can't imagine drinking vodka after this" (he probably did anyway though because this place is in LKF, so c'mon). I couldn't agree with him more though -- I was hugging the bottle by the end of the day because I loved it so much. It's difficult to describe the subtle flavor because...well...it was subtle. To approximate, I would say it tasted like drinking VERY PURE water with the clean alcoholic essence of rice hitting your palate as it goes down your throat. Smells great too: if they made a cologne like that, I would wear it.
The food here is also quite good. We ordered cold udon noodles, chicken wings, beef tongue, steak, ikura, and vegetable appetizers. Each dish was well composed and tasty -- as good or better than at a Japanese restaurant. Only thing is, the portions are very small so come prepared by eating beforehand or getting something afterward. You will be hungry, or your wallet will leave empty, your choice.
The staff here are polite and friendly, and most importantly knowledgeable about sake. They even know Japanese. Sugoi! I'm coming back to try all the other sakes.
*Quite busy when we went, would not have been seated except that we had reservation in advance
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