日本酒を飲む器は、ぐい呑み、お猪口、盃と呼び方が色々あって迷います。
概ね形状で使い分けるんだと思います。お猪口は縦長の形状。猪の口と書くので縦長の物じゃないでしょうか。盃は、平べったい厚みのない形状。それ以外はぐい呑みと私は使い分けてます。
素材は、陶器、磁器、ガラス、錫や銅の金属、そして漆器があります。日本酒の温度によって向き不向きがありますね。ガラスは燗酒は割れてしまうのでだめ。金属は熱が伝わるのでやはり燗酒はだめ。陶磁器と漆器は冷酒でも熱燗でも大丈夫。当然ガラスだと、濁酒のような透明度や色を見ることができます。
飲む時の違いもありますね。
大きさによる違いに関係なく、盃だけは持った親指と人差し指の間に口を付けて飲むスタイル。酒の水面の映った月を愛でながらなんていうオシャレな飲み方は盃ですね。まあやる人はいないでしょうが。
ぐい呑みとお猪口は大きさによって持ち方も飲む位置も違ってくるでしょう。盃と異なって、持った親指のあたりからも飲めますね。日本酒の香りを楽しめそうなのはお猪口。
これらのことをチラッと考えながら、その日の気分や日本酒の銘柄と味を考慮して選び楽しめるのもまた日本酒の魅力なんじゃないでしょうか。
個人的な好みですが、ワイングラスで日本酒というのはなんか違うように思ってます。冷酒をその香りを楽しみながらということで適しているのでしょうが、そもそも日本酒は気軽に楽しみたいのでワイングラスじゃないなあと感じます。
いずれにせよ好きな器で好きなように飲むというのはもちろんです。
There are many different types of sake cups, such as gugunomi, ochoko, and sakazuki.
I think they are generally differentiated by their shape. An ochoko is a long, vertical shape. The word “boar’s mouth” is written as “boar’s mouth,” so it must be a long one. Sakazuki are flat and not thick. Other than that, I use guginomi.
The materials used for sake cups include pottery, porcelain, glass, tin and copper metal, and lacquerware. They are suitable for different sake temperatures. Glass is no good for kan-zake, heating sake because it will break. Metal is also not suitable for heating sake because it conducts heat. Ceramic and shikki, lacquerware can be used for both cold and hot sake. Of course, with glass, you can see the clarity and color, like nigori-zake, muddy sake.
There is also a difference when drinking.
Regardless of the difference due to size, the sakazuki is the only style of drinking with the mouth between the thumb and forefinger holding it. The sakazuki is a fashionable way to drink while admiring the moon reflected on the surface of the sake. Well, I don’t think anyone would do that.
Guginomi and ochoko are different in size and position for holding and drinking. Unlike the sakazuki, you can drink from your thumb. It is the boar’s mouth that will allow you to enjoy the aroma of sake.
I think the charm of sake is that you can choose and enjoy it while considering these things, your mood of the day, the brand of sake, and the taste of the sake.
For my personal taste, sake in a wine glass is not quite the same as sake in a glass. It may be suitable for drinking cold sake while enjoying its aroma, but I would like to enjoy sake in a casual way, so I don’t think a wine glass is the right choice.
In any case, of course, you can drink sake as you like in your favorite sake cup.
