Otters Pairing Dinner" ✨, a collaboration between Asahi Shuzo and Austria
A little bit different flavor with 6 string quartets by visiting Vienna Philharmonic players, 6 kinds of Otters, and 6 dishes of Viennese cuisine. The Austrian Ambassador to Japan was also in attendance😲.
The final pairing was a plum wine, Tchaikovsky and apricot Knudel. This is my first time to Austrian cuisine, but I have no idea what to expect as there were many unfamiliar names!
The sake is a luxurious plum wine made with polished 20% and 30%. It is sweet, but with a firm acidity and a clean, crisp taste. It doesn't feel heavy or sticky at all. I loved it😍.
It was quite an extraordinary, luxurious and wonderful party ✨✨.
Otters Pairing Dinner" ✨, a collaboration between Asahi Shuzo and Austria
A little bit different flavor with 6 string quartets by visiting Vienna Philharmonic players, 6 kinds of Otters, and 6 dishes of Viennese cuisine. The Austrian Ambassador to Japan was also in attendance😲.
The fifth pairing was Otter Blue Type35 again with Dvorak and braised pork cheeks fried in semel powder. Semel powder.... I wonder what kind of powder it is....
This sake is made with Yamada Nishiki, which Asahi Shuzo brought to the U.S. and cultivated in cooperation with American farmers. It is from Arkansas. The water used for brewing is from the Hudson River, making it a 100% American sake!
I think today's sake was of a similar strain, except for the first bubbles, but this one seemed to have a slightly unique flavor.
Otters Pairing Dinner" ✨, a collaboration between Asahi Shuzo and Austria
A little bit different flavor with 6 string quartets by visiting Vienna Philharmonic players, 6 kinds of Otters, and 6 dishes of Viennese cuisine. The Austrian Ambassador to Japan was also in attendance😲.
The fourth pairing was a strudel of Schubert, Trout and Champignon to the future. What is strudel ❓️ lol
This Otter is made from Yamada Nishiki rice polished at 8%. If it can be made this good, it doesn't need to be called "out of equal rice". I don't understand it at all even if it is called "out of the box rice"!
Otters Pairing Dinner" ✨, a collaboration between Asahi Shuzo and Austria
A little bit different flavor with 6 string quartets by visiting Vienna Philharmonic players, 6 kinds of Otters, and 6 dishes of Viennese cuisine. The Austrian Ambassador to Japan was also in attendance😲.
The third pairing was Dvorak with symphony otters and duck breast.
Symphony Otters is a sake brewed by listening to "Symphony Otters" during brewing, which was created to be listened to in sake. I don't understand the difference anymore! I think even some wines were made to listen to Mozart while aging... ^^;.
I wonder if it's possible to really change something by making people listen to music: ❓️🤔
Otters Pairing Dinner" ✨, a collaboration between Asahi Shuzo and Austria
A little bit different flavor with 6 string quartets by visiting Vienna Philharmonic players, 6 kinds of Otters, and 6 dishes of Viennese cuisine. The Austrian Ambassador to Japan was also in attendance😲.
The next pairing was Schubert with Otter's flagship "Otter" with a glass of "Jellied Shinano Snow Trout and Sauerkraut".
The sake is clear with no cloying taste. Clear sake with no cloying taste. The sweetness is also nice ✨.
Otters Pairing Dinner" ✨, a collaboration between Asahi Shuzo and Austria
A little bit different flavor with 6 string quartets by visiting Vienna Philharmonic players, 6 kinds of Otters, and 6 dishes of Viennese cuisine. The Austrian Ambassador to Japan was also in attendance😲.
We started with Otters Sparkling 45, vegetables marinated in Austrian pear vinegar, and Mozart.
I haven't had Otters Sparkling in several years, but it was delicious, with the rice flavor and sweetness coming straight from the rice. Gas pressure is low.
