Habu Sake
29 May
Ever look at the bottom of the tequila bottle and wonder how the worm would taste? Well, I kind of had that moment last night when I decided to take things one step further by trying some habu sake. If you have no clue, habu sake is made using the poisonous venom of the habu snake and is a very popular drink in Okinawa, Japan.
The strange thing is that habu sake isn’t actually sake at all. It is made with awamori . Unlike sake, awamori is created through the distilling of rice. Generally, longer awamori aging will produce a smoother more potent awamori that tastes absolutely terrific.
One major concern about drinking habu sake is thinking the snake venom will be harmful to your body. However, the habu sake poses no risk because the poisonous venom dissolves in the alcohol. Actually, the habu is said to contain 19 amino acids that are actually beneficial to humans. So I would suggest drinking this stuff as often as possible!
Here are a couple photos from last night when I got the bartenders from the Tokyo Dai-ichi hotel to join me in a couple shots of habu sake. For some reason some of them were reluctant to have a shot with me.
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Are you the boy in the picture?? Kawaii! 可愛い
@McAlpine,
Unfortunately, that is a picture of one of the bartenders from the night of “The Habu” and I am not that good looking….haha
I have a hate/love for Habu Sake. I miss Orion
Chris,
You can probably order Orion online and have it mailed to you.