Do you want to take your Japanese sake and shochu knowledge to the next level? Sake Scholar is an in-depth course happening in-person in London this September, focused on all aspects of sake regionality. The course includes full three days of class, curated tastings, and the opportunity to meet and network with like-minded individuals within the sake community.
British Sake Association members can get an exclusive £60/$100CAD discount off the course registration fee!
The Sake Scholar Course covers all 47 prefectures of Japan and explores their sake & shochu history, geography, ingredients, and production techniques. Your instructors, Sake Samurai and course founder Michael Tremblay and the BSA’s own Sarah Stewart, will share their personal extensive experience of sake and shochu in Japan during the course and help make the material come alive. We will taste 30+ sake and shochu together over the three days, to support and explore the presence (or absence) of regionality at the macroscopic and microscopic levels that can exist within the realm of Japanese sake. The core body of knowledge covered in this groundbreaking course is crucial to understanding Japan’s key sake brewing regions and the principal breweries in each area. Successfully completing this course will ultimately complement your sake knowledge and enhance your ability to sell, purchase or simply enjoy sake more deeply.
Date: Sunday Sept 15th – Tuesday Sept 17th, 9am – 4pm
Price: $1295CAD (approx £765), with an exclusive $100CAD (~£60) discount for British Sake Association members
Venue: West London Wine School, located inside the Wine Cellars at Big Yellow Storage
Address: 71 Townmead Road, Fulham London SW6 2SG
More Information and To Book:
Limited spaces. Act now to avoid disappointment.
This is an advanced program of study, and students are assessed with a 100-question multiple choice exam held online approximately one month after the in-person course. As such, a thorough understanding of sake is required; we recommend students have taken at least the WSET Level 2 Award in Sake (or equivalent) prior to enrolling, but if you have questions about prerequisites please don’t hesitate to contact us for further guidance.
About the Instructors and School:
Michael Tremblay is the founder of Sake Scholar. He is a Sake Samurai, a Panel Chair for the International Wine Challenge Sake Competition, co-author of the James Beard award-winning book ‘Japanese Craft Sake’, a WSET Certified Sake Educator, and the head sake sommelier and buyer at Canada’s largest Japanese restaurant, Kii. You can find him @mtrsake on Instagram.
Sarah Stewart is a WSET Certified Sake Educator and teaches sake, wine and cheese courses at West London Wine School, alongside serving as the Membership & Events Officer for the British Sake Association and judging sake for the International Wine Challenge. You can find her @sakestudies on Instagram.
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