英国酒協会
Yokoso – welcome! The BSA is a not-for-profit organisation (est. in 2006) that provides opportunities for people to taste a wide range of sake, and to meet brewers (Toji/杜氏) and others in the sake world by:
- promoting understanding and enjoyment of sake.
- promoting correct storage, serving and drinking of sake.
- widening the scope of sake-drinking by pairing it with non-Japanese food.
- strengthening and preserving the tradition of sake-making in Japan.
- acting as a conduit between Britain and Japan.
- supporting sake education leading to professional qualifications.
The BSA Team
Shirley Booth
Co-founder, President and Chairman
Shirley is an award-winning filmmaker and food writer. She has lived in Japan for several years and founded the British Sake Association in 2006.
Paul Masters
Co-founder
British Sake Association Chairman: June 2008 to March 2021. Paul is also a Director of Corney & Barrow Hong Kong Limited.
Marie Cheong-Thong
Director
Marie is the Sake Knowledge and Education Director at the British Sake Association, and a certified sake and shochu educator with the WSET and JSS. She is also a Member of Circle of Wine Writers and Association of Wine Educators.
Brian Smith
Company Secretary (and Acting Memberships Secretary)
Harriet Furze
Website
Harriet is a freelance wine and sake consultant and publisher, and an International Sake Judge with the IWC.
Supporters
