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, […]
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 […]
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. […]