Date Guest Speakers Time Registration SUN 02/28 w/ Toshio Ueno, Kota Kimura, Eda Vuong, & more! 4pm PT CLICK Here You may know Japanese whiskey but are you familiar with other traditional spirits of Japan? If not, I invite you to deepen your understandings of a 500-year tradition of spirits making in Japan, “Shochu” and […]
Date | Thursday, March 4th, 2021Time | 5:00 pm PT // 8:00pm ETLocation | Zoom – Register now! 2021 SSA Happy Hour Come join your fellow SSA alumni and Japanese beverage enthusiasts. Connect, collaborate and converse! Whether you’re newbie or an old pro, this gathering is for all. We’ll chat about what’s going on in the world of sake, shochu, […]
Mexican Food Pairings Nick’s Food Pairing: Carnitas or Al Pastor Tacos w/ corn tortillas, Tortilla Chips and a mild or roasted salsa Hana Shimauta Highball Serves one 2 oz Hana Shimauta 4 oz Topo ChicoFresh Orange PeelIceCollins/ Highball Glass Preparations: Freeze or chill your Hana Shimauta and serving glass well. Add ice and Hana Shimauta […]
For each session of our Awamori Sunrise event and Shochu Month Special Webinar, we will be randomly picking one winner from those who answered all the quiz questions correctly. Those who have won will receive our Shochu Adviser course for free. Drumroll please… Our winner is… R. Sakai! Our winner is… B. Bell Our winner […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WEDS 02/18 w/ Motoyoshi Yamaga,Kubota Team 5pm PT | 8pm ET(02/19 10am JST) CLICK Here Ever wondered what goes on in a sake brewery? What about the daily life of a Toji (Master Sake Brewer)? COME FIND OUT! We will be joined by Toji/Master Brewer Motoyoshi Yamaga who will show […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WED 02/24 w/ Tina Termsomket, Toshio Ueno 5pm PT | 8pm ET CLICK Here Let’s talk shochu, awamori, and Thai food with award-winning chef, filmmaker, and sake sommelier Tina Termsomket! Tina is the owner of and project head of multiple restaurants and wines: Must be Thai, Pineapple Thai, Share Wine, […]
View the Awamori Sunrisewith THREE amazing guest speakers. Date Guest Speaker Times Registration WED 02/10 w/ Nick Korn 3pm PT | 6pm ET CLICK Here WED 02/17 w/ Christina Veira 3pm PT | 6pm ET CLICK Here WED 03/03 w/ Kellie Thorn 3pm PT | 6pm ET CLICK Here What’s that on the horizon? It’s […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WED 02/03 w/ Toshio Ueno, Kota Kimura 5pm PT | 8pm ET CLICK Here Come explore the delicious world of SHOCHU with Toshio Ueno and the Consulate General of Japan LA’s Kota Kimura. We’ll talk about the lesser-known Japanese spirit, shochu, and the different ingredients that it can be made […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WEDS 01/27 w/ Chizuko Niikawa-Helton,Sake Discoveries, Sake Caliente 4pm PT | 7pm ET CLICK Here Don’t believe the anti-hot sake hype! Sake is a versatile beverage that can be enjoyed at various temperatures. Join us as Chizuko, founder of Sake Discoveries + Sake Caliente, shows us fun and unique ways […]
To show our appreciation to all our wonderful students, supporters, and budding sake lovers, we are giving away 15 SETS of Jeff Cioletti ’s Sakepedia: A Non-Traditional Guide to Japan’s Traditional Beverage and Jim Stewart’s Japan: Sake Breweries of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Kobe. For a chance to win these two books, follow the instructions below! […]