Even though only 2.5% of restaurants offer sake on their menu, it’s still a highly beloved drink by its consumers. People who know to order this traditional Japanese drink have high expectations. Perhaps you’re interested in joining sake professionals to produce and share this beverage’s delicious flavor profile. If so, you’ve come to just the right article to […]
Sake is one of the most popular hard beverages in both Japan and America. The global industry is expected to be worth $10.47 billion by 2026. This makes becoming a sake specialist an in-demand job for those passionate about sake tasting, production, and distribution. Here, we’re going to talk about what a sake scholar does, what the […]
Experts project that the market for the Japanese distilled spirit, shochu, is about to explode. Demand for this liquor has increased across the globe. Now, it is expected to make up a multimillion-dollar industry by 2028. At the Sake School of America, we offer shochu and sake education. We can turn a layman like you into […]
A fascinating shift in Japan’s age-old drinking tradition has recently caught the world’s attention. For over a thousand years, sake has been the go-to spirit, deeply intertwined with Japanese culture. However, the country’s drinking habits highlight an unexpected turn of events. Shochu, Japan’s other national drink, has overtaken sake in local consumption. Not only is being a sake specialist an […]
Sake is becoming more inclusive and accessible due to various reasons. From the Japanese National Tax Agency launching a Sake Viva! contest in an effort to get younger people to consume more alcohol to the increase in popularity of sake schools, there’s no denying this Japanese rice wine is about to have its big day (if it isn’t already) […]
Alcoholic beverages date back all the way to 7,000– 6600 BC when ancient tribes from Jiahu in the Yellow River Valley of China made fermented wine and stored it in earthenware jars. These days you can buy most types of wine and even Japanese alcohol in most liquor stores. Wine is a world-renowned beverage that comes in a wide […]
Date Time Registration WED 07/13 5pm PDT | 8pm EDT CLICK Here Guests: Hirokuni Okura (CEO), Makoto Myoujin (Toji), Kazuyoshi Miura (Sales), Asami Sano (PR), Kaoru Tomoyoshi (Kaoru Sake and Beyond) Watch out for…🐳WHALES!🐳 ・。.・゜✭・・✫・゜・。 This time we are spotlighting Suigei Shuzo (Drunken Whale) in Kochi Prefecture. Known for their amazing hospitality and party culture, […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration THU 1/07 w/ Francois Chartier, Morikawa Toji, Marcus Ito, and Tanaka 1789 x Chartier Team 3pm PDT | 6pm EDT CLICK Here Welcome to the world of・。.・゜✭・Sake Blending・✫・゜・。 What happens when you combine a centuries-old sake brewery with a world-class wine sommelier?A sake made for wine and food lovers. A […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration WED 1/12 w/ Kayoko Abe, Rachel Fiekowsky, Sara Guterbock, Yuichi Hashiba, Eda Vuong, 5pm PT | 8pm ET(THU 1/13 10am JST) CLICK Here ・。.・゜✭・The Art of Kimoto・✫・゜・。. Explore The Art of Kimoto with Sake School of America and Izumibashi Shuzo. Yuichi Hashiba, Izumibashi’s 6th generation President, and Kayoko Abe, Izumibashi’s […]
Date Guest Speakers Time Registration TUE 02/01 w/ Toshio Ueno, Eda Vuong, Kaoru Tomoyoshi, Kamotsuru Team 5pm PT | 8pm ET(2/02 10am JST) CLICK Here ・。.・゜✭・The Town of Sake・✫・゜・。. Let’s take a trip to Saijo Town in Hiroshima! Our friends at Kamotsuru will tell us why Saijo is nicknamed the Home of Good Sake, what […]