[/floatr]How to handle a sake pitcher:
...When pouring sake into other people's cups, hold the sake bottle in the middle of the body and try to use only one hand to pour. Some people use both hands to serve sake in an attempt to show respect. The correct way however, is to pour with one hand. For women, however, it looks more elegant to touch the left hand to the bottle when pouring sake into people's cups...It is considered very bad manners in order to check if there is any sake left. Just give the bottle a light shake...
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[/floatr]How to hold sake cup and the drinking way
...When drinking sake, pick up the cup, bring it toward you, pause slightly then moving the cup up parallel to your chest, bring it to your mouth and drink...Emptying the cup in one gulp is both bad manners and bad for your health...Let's savor the taste of the sake on your tongue while drinking.
