Reiko Hirai

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Marketplace All-in-One · Make Me Smart about the business of sake · 27 Mar 2026 podcast

And as long as you enjoy and you like the flavor, you, you know, can enjoy anyway.

But, you know, it's like, for example, like a sake like this, the first thing we talked about was the aroma.

So, you know, yeah, but this aroma exists because it's cold.

As soon as you heat it up, then you will lose that aroma.

but there are some sake that are not much of the floor note.

Some sake has a much more mushroomy, like earthy notes.

Those ones, if you warm it up, then you start to enjoy more of the rice flavor and you'll have a completely different experience.

So there are some sake that, you know, if you smell it and then if you don't smell the flowery note,

the chances are if you warm it up, then you'll have a whole new experience.

So the answer is enjoy the way you like it.

There's no rules, but yeah.

Well, you had a three, right?

Yes.

Good.

I mean, I'm actually surprised you hit that koji.

I'm impressed.

Thank you.

Yeah, koji is a national mold of Japan.

So we use that for miso, we use that for soy sauce, you know, anything that's a very, very important thing.

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