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! […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WEDS 12/02 w/ Yuko Sato,Kubota Team 5pm PT | 8pm ET(12/03 10am JST) CLICK Here Join us for another look inside Asashi Shuzo, the famed brewer of Kubota sake! We’ll be learning about how they blend their sake as well as how their sake tasting and product quality checks are […]
Date | Thursday, Nov 5th, 2020Time | 5:00 pm PT // 8:00pm ETLocation | Zoom – Register now! This year we’re thankful for all our wonderful students and sake! Bring a glass of your favorite sake, shochu, or cocktail and come hang with us! Connect with Sake School of America (SSA) alumni and talk sake with some of our instructors. We’ll […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WED 10/28 w/ Ryusuke Honda,Mr. Kimura 5pm PT | 8pm ET(10/29 9am JST) CLICK Here Come visit Honda Shoten’s Sakagura (Sake Brewery, where they make Tatsuriki sake) and see the Yamadanishiki Toku A region rice field, now in season for harvesting. Joining us will be the Kuramoto (brewery owner), Mr. […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WEDS 10/21 w/ Yuichi Hashiba, Kayoko Abe 5pm PT | 8pm ET(10/22 9am JST) CLICK Here Join Sake School of America as we learn more about Izumibashi Brewery, their approach to sustainability, and modern agriculture. Leading the presentation and talk will be Izumibashi’s president, Yuichi Hashiba, and Izumibashi Brand Ambassador, […]
Date | Wednesday, October 7th, 2020Time | 4:00 pm PT | 7:00 pm ET Location Free Zoom Registration Join us for a rare chance to hear the President of famed fine sake and vinegar producer Kokonoe Saika introduce his brewery with their unique process and artisanal products. Kokonoe Saika was founded in 1908 as a vinegar producer. […]
Date | Thursday, October 22nd, 2020Time | 5:00 pm PT | 8:00 pm ET Location Free Zoom Registration Please join us for a LIVE, virtual seminar presented by Japan America Society North Carolina, Consulate-General of Japan in Georgia and Sake School of America. Sake School of America instructor Sara Guterbock will introduce exciting food and sake pairings. […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WEDS 09/23 w/ Motoyoshi Yamaga,Kubota Team 5pm PT | 8pm ET(09/24 9am JST) CLICK Here Go on a mini-tour of Kubota Brewery as our guide Kaoru Ito introduces us to the Kubota values, environment, and sake production process! We will be joined by Toji/Master Brewer Motoyoshi Yamaga who will tell […]