We make our rice wine vinegar using Junmai grade sake that is brewed in California using water from the Sierra Nevada. You will find that both of our sake-based vinegars are richer and rounder than commercial varieties.
Yes, these are just different ways of describing the same type of vinegar. You might even see references to sake vinegar. Sake is just the Japanese term for rice wine and it would also be the same thing.
What is the difference between your rice wine vinegars?
The California Junmai Rice Wine Vinegar is simply slow fermented and aged in old rye whiskey barrels. The Montmorency Cherry Rice Wine Vinegar uses the same sake but is co-fermented with tart cherries-this is what it would be like if red wine and rice wine vinegars had a baby. It does not take like cherries, it just picks up the tannins from the tart cherries.
What do you use to make rice wine vinegar?
Both of our rice wine vinegars are made from Junmai grade sake brewed in California. We never use "left overs" - we make our rice wine vinegar from the same sake you are served at many of your favorite sushi restaurants.
Where do you make your rice wine vinegar?
Our rice wine vinegar is made and aged in our vinegar works north of Boston. We never outsource or, in food industry speak, "co-pack" our vinegars. We make them, age them, bottle them, and it's our bad handwriting you see on the back label.
Are your rice wine vinegars sweetened?
No, never. Our rice wine is made from sake, water and vinegar bacteria. Our cherry rice wine is also co-fermented with tart Montmorency cherries but no sugar is added to the cherries.
Some commercial rice wine vinegars are flavored, sweetened, or seasoned. We prefer to have you control the flavor of your dishes and focus on producing only naturally fermented rice wine vinegars with nothing added after fermentation.
What is Junmai sake?
Sake is Japanese for rice wine. There are many types of sakes and they are often classified by the type or condition of rice used. In particular the level of polish of the rice often translates into the type of sake. We use Junmai grade sake which is made with highly polished rice grains and is considered by many to be one of the most sophisticated styles of sake or rice wine.
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Yummy tarragon vinegar
I could drink this product straight and undiluted..
I've used Bragg's for a "morning wakeup" shrub. Tried the American Vinegar works ACV as an alternative and was pleasantly surprised by the apple flavor that came thru. Will be using it in future shrubs.
A light touch of maple - I was expecting more but then it wouldn't be natural. A heavier maple flavor would taste artificial. This has the right amount to make it intriguing.
I received the wild blueberry apple cider vinegar as a gift for Christmas and loved it so much that I ordered several other vinegars. They are all so good it is hard to pick a favorite. The 19.53 miles from the tree apple cider vinegar is an absolute treat. It’s great with vegetables. I am telling everyone about this!
These vinegars are wonderful. Each flavour has liveliness without giving a catch in your throat. The Apple Cider Hot Vinegar works especially well in Soups! Culinarily speaking, all these vinegars add life to the Party of Food!
I have only tried this so far and REALLY enjoyed it it is expensive but worth it can larger bottles be bought which would reduce the cost per ounce I would really love to use your product exclusively but the price is prohibitive
I just received the tarragon vinegar. I immediately used it to make a vinaigrette salad dressing! It was delicious. I love
the flavor of tarragon and know that I will find other uses for it.
I originally bought this as part of a gift package for my sister. When I got to her house, she had the olive oil out with some bread and omg was it delicious. They are food snobs just about everything, But they were the first ones to tell me that the olive oil that I gave them for Christmas was superb. And it was. I bought a bottle, obviously, and it really is so good, don’t cook with it, Use it as a standalone oil.
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This is absolutely the best vinegar I've ever had!! I love it straight out of the bottle but it's great for that polishing touch to any recipe that calls for vinegar as well as many recipes that don't. Just use your imagination and I promise you won't be disappointed.
I was amazed in every way. From the careful packaging, the quality and interesting bottle, of course the flavor and strength. A nice touch was the personal handwritten note and the recipes. Me? I just drink it straight from the bottle ;~}
Slowly...be careful, it's strong.