Soul sake on ice

Cold sake is the hottest drink in town, and those who order the $50-plus bottles know that premium, or daiginjo, sakes are best drunk slightly chilled. At downtown’s R-23 restaurant, cold sake is served from an avant-garde decanter that has a bulb-shaped aperture on one side for ice. Available in tinted blue, green or violet glass with matching cups.

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R-23, 923 E. 2nd St., Suite 109, Los Angeles, (213) 687-7178. Available at Utsuwa, 333 S. Alameda St., Suite 114, Los Angeles, (213) 621-2071, or online at www.merae.com