660807 Mon Oct 19 17:05:28 -0700 2009 3 36 Spirits 0 5115682 While cleaning out our liquor cabinet, I found an unopened big bottle of sake--the kind that's in an ersatz cask, wrapped in "straw." It must be at least 15 years old (tells you how often I clean the liquor cabinet)! Should I just toss it, or would it still be drinkable? Any idea what to do with A LOT of sake, other than a sushi party? I'm hoping to hear some sound ideas, in addition to all the joke responses I'm sure I'll get! Mon Oct 19 17:05:28 -0700 2009 10357 Lgalen 1 5119971 Short answer, toss it. Long answer, it never hurts to open, look and sniff. It'll probably be absolutely disgusting even before tasting it, but there's a one-in-a-trillion chance it somehow survived in a drinkable state. ;) Wed Oct 21 10:28:11 -0700 2009 5115682 11980 MikeG 2 5122147 You could always use it for some sort of marinade where it isn't the predominant flavor. Thu Oct 22 05:49:05 -0700 2009 5119971 12626 ted 1 5123575 I had a bottle of sake buried in my car trunk for a few years, including being parked outside with exposure to temp extremes, but opened it with low expectations, warmed it up (which I would normally not do) and it was actually decent (the sake bar proprietor, whose warm water circulator we used, agreed with me)...you might also try mixing with gin and velvet falernum (recipe from PDT bar in NYC)...or marinate some black cod (gindara kasuzuke) Thu Oct 22 14:50:53 -0700 2009 5115682 13161 barleywino