A glass of summer sake and snacks. A generous sized sake cup supervised by Tsurezure Hanako will be served.

In recent years, summer sake, a type of Japanese sake that begins to appear on the market around the end of May, has been attracting a lot of attention. Tasty when chilled, it has a refreshing and light taste. There is a wide variety of sake available, including low-alcohol sake that can be drunk easily, nigori sake that tastes great mixed with cider, slightly sparkling sake, and sake with a fruity aroma.

With the increase of fashionable labels, the way to enjoy sake has been expanding in various directions, and now we have another new proposal. Sake cups supervised by writer and cookery expert Hanako Tsurezure are now on sale from "zento".

Sake cups ¥2,420 each

This is the second collaboration between the two, following the supervision of the curry dish in 2020. The idea for the "deep-water sake cup" came from a desire to have a sake cup that could pour a little more than a few cupfuls of sake.

The sake cup has a capacity of approximately 180 ml so that it can be drunk in large gulps. The thin, wide mouth shape is designed to allow the mellow aroma of sake to waft forth.

It is available in four colors: beni, ayame, kinu, and umi. The subdued hues go well with other meals, and they are also suitable for use as tea bowls or small bowls.

Even if you are not a sake connoisseur, give it a try. From crisp and dry to fragrant and clear like water, there is a wide variety of sake to choose from, including those that have their own unique characteristics and food matching. Here is a comment from Hanako Tsurezure.

When drinking sake with a sake cup, I was always concerned that I wished I could pour more. As a drinker, I was looking for a sake cup with a large capacity so that I would not have to refill it many times. What I was particular about was the shape of the sake cup (sakazuki). The mouth of the sake cup is thin and wide, allowing the sake to go down the throat smoothly and the aroma to spread gorgeously.
The color variety using traditional Japanese colors is soothing to the eye, and it is fun to have different colors. We also like the flexibility of using the sake cups not only for drinking, but also as small bowls for cooking, dessert glasses, and tea bowls. I would be happy if you could enjoy using the sake cups in a variety of ways, no matter what you serve with them. （I hope you enjoy it in a variety of ways.)