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The Complete Guide to Sake at Heritage Lounge Parramatta — From First Pour to Finest Expression

Sake has a reputation problem in Australia that is almost entirely the fault of bad sake. The Australian diner who has encountered it primarily through cheap, sweet commercial versions served warm in ceramic cups at casual Japanese restaurants — a product that exists to accompany inexpensive sushi rather than to be appreciated in its own right — has reasonable grounds for dismissing it. That dismissal is understandable. It is also wrong. The sake list at Heritage Lounge exists partly to correct...