{"id":2399,"date":"2022-10-29T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T14:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceramicartis.com\/ceramica-giapponese\/sake-sets\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T20:27:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:27:00","slug":"sake-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceramicartis.com\/en\/sake-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"All about handcrafted sake sets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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All about handcrafted sake sets<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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A sake set is a set of cups, flasks and other elements used to drink and serve this millenary beverage. They are usually made of ceramic and handcrafted. These sets of pieces are considered something traditional to keep for a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article we are going to talk about the different elements that compose it, some styles of ceramic pieces, their characteristics, how to serve sake, the different temperatures and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pieces that make up a set of cups and bottle can also be purchased separately, however the ideal is to maintain the same aesthetics and style in all of them and that we buy them from the same artist. There are different cups, they come in greater or lesser numbers and some sets come with a heater to keep the drink at the right temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When one begins to get to know this drink, one discovers with curiosity two things that we take for granted and are not entirely true:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One is that sake is to be served hot. Well, not always, as you will read below depending on the type of drink, the environment, the occasion, it can also be served at really cold temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other is about the word sake itself (its ideogram or kanji is: \u9152). This in Japanese refers to any alcoholic beverage. While we associate it only with liquor made from fermented rice or “rice wine”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In case you are curious, this type of rice drink in Japanese is commonly called nihonshu (\u65e5\u672c\u9152).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sake set with two guinomi<\/em>, by Ritual Ware<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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