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As some of you may recall my grandmother just died. We're going through her stuff. Found this bottle of old sake. My mom said she had no idea my grandma/her mom still had that. It was a gift my grandfather had been given at the end of WW2 (that he fought in), and he used to have in the house growing up, telling people he was "saving it for a special occassion."

I guess he never got around to it. I'm sure the sake is long since no good, but the bottle is pretty cool.

As some of you may recall my grandmother just died. We're going through her stuff. Found this bottle of old sake. My mom said she had no idea my grandma/her mom still had that. It was a gift my grandfather had been given at the end of WW2 (that he fought in), and he used to have in the house growing up, telling people he was "saving it for a special occassion." I guess he never got around to it. I'm sure the sake is long since no good, but the bottle is pretty cool.

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Occupied Japan momentos can carry some extra value because of their history and provenance. I have a silk hand painted Japanese handkerchief that my Aunt's boyfriend sent her from occupied Japan right after the war. The letter and handkerchief have some collectible value to military collectors.

Don't open or throw yours out until you have researched it.

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The text on the front says:

Highest grade Japanese Sake

Registered Trademark [of]

The Kamotsuru Brewing Company

(Brew Crane)

Kamotsuru is still operating. https://www.kamotsuru.jp/en/

The back is the insignia of the Kamotsuru Brewing Company and seems to indicate it's one unit for export consumption.

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Wow. Thanks. I was gonna research it at some point for fun, just hadn't had the time to yet. Thanks for the great lean.

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No prob. Just guessing on what the back bottom text says, it literally translated to "Field Talk"

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Vintage Porcelain Bottle

https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/166314908480

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Wow! I think that's exactly it (or very close at the least, haven't opened the box yet to look at the bottle). Thank you for reference point!

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Pretty cool find. The sake is perfectly safe to consume if you wanted to try it. Usually people prefer to drink sake that's been in the bottle for less than a year. After that the taste and smell changes a bit. Aged sake is a thing though.

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That's good info. I knew sake generally was drink when bottled so thought it would def be bad, but with your comment I did a little research and it seems indeed it would be perfectly fine to drink, maybe not the flavor it was designed for but safe. Thanks.

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Spirits only get better with time?

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Aging of spirits always stops once its bottled as far as I know.

An 80 year old bottle of a 10 year whiskey is still a 10 year whiskey.

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So his Sake is good then, as faar as the bottle is still sealed. GAMPAIIIIII!

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I would be willing to try it for sure, but by 'stops aging' I was referring to the aging process of the distillation of the spirit.

I.e. whiskey is kept in a barrel for many years where its flavor profile changes due to various factors. Once bottled, the spirit can no longer benefit from aging.

The spirit could potentially break down in the bottle over a long period of time. The speed and likelihood of this depends on the storage conditions and whether or not its been opened.

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That’s really great