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Australian Sake Awards 2023 – Entries for judges are now open

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Australian Sake Awards Inc. is looking for industry professionals to join a judging team at Australian Sake Awards 2023 (ASA) which will be held in Sydney on the 22nd of July. Those who are a Japanese liquor/wine professional, expert, work in a food/alcohol related industry and sake qualificati… Read More

The Australian Sake Festival, held in Sydney, featured tastings of some 200 sakes

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The Australian Sake Festival was held at Paddington Town Hall in Sydney on Saturday, October 1st, 2022. JAMS TV Pty Ltd, which provides a wide range of Australian lifestyle and tourism information and advertising services, both online and offline, hosted the event in cooperation with Japanese … Read More

Australia’s First Sake Competition “Australian Sake Awards” (ASA) Held in Sydney

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https://youtu.be/Nm8bIOLtOeA Australian Sake Competition 2022 - movie JAMS.TV Pty Ltd marks the 17th anniversary of its founding in 2022. With the philosophy of “bringing Australia and Japan into a more synergistic relationship,” the company has worked to provide a wide range of lifestyle and … Read More

Sip Of Sake, a new & exciting gateway to the world of sake

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The Sydney Sake Society has recently debuted a new & exciting gateway to the world of sake called Sip Of Sake. They will be showcasing the best sake breweries Japan has to offer. The first brewery they introduce is Yaegaki Sake & Spirits, which boasts over 350 years of sake-brewing histo… Read More

Yamatogawa Brewery Sake tasting on 8th June – 10% off discount on all Yamatogawa Sake at Toky...

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Tokyo Mart's famous periodic sake tasting event is back on Saturday the 8th of June. As the exclusive Australian importer and distributor representing Japan's Yamatogawa Brewery, Tokyo Mart will host a one-day tasting event, and also provide a discount offer on the brewery's products. The 10% di… Read More

Sake Matsuri 2019 in Melbourne

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The annual Sake Matsuri is back in Melbourne this year after a wildly popular 2018 showing. The event will be hosted by REVEL, the event-services company who are behind many of the food, drinks and popular-culture events popping up in Australia in recent years. The festival is happening this wee… Read More

SuperSake Perth Sake & Beer Festival Winter 2019

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Tsunami Ko Japanese Restaurant and SuperSake in Perth are hosting 'SuperSake Perth Sake & Beer Festival Winter 2019' - the cities largest sake event, on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th of June. The event, to be held on the grounds of the Tsunami Ko restaurant in Mosman Park, brin… Read More

The Sydney Festival of Sake 2019 by The Oak Barrel

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The Sydney Festival of Sake is back this year in its 2nd annual showing, with hosts The Oak Barrel deciding to bring the event back after last years sold out successes. They're teaming up with many of Australia's sake industry importers and specialists to present a wide variety of sake, as well as … Read More

Perth 22 May – ‘Sake Basic’ Workshop with Chiyomusubi and Kodawari Sake Education

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Perth's Kodawari Sake Education is hosting their 'Sake Basic' Workshop in collaboration with Japan's Chiyomusubi Brewery from Tottori Prefecture, at Perth's Mayfair Lane Pub & Dining Room on Wednesday the 22nd of May. Kodawari's Sandra will be leading the educational workshop/tasting session… Read More

1 May – ‘Degani Affair x Japanese Sake’ in Perth, by Degani Kings Square and Kodawari Sake Education

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The team at contemporary Perth cafe Degani Kings Square and Perth's own local sake guru Sandra Gwee of Kodawari Sake Education, renowned for her non-traditional sake matchings incorporating foodstuffs such as "chocolate, cheese and Chinese modern flavours", are collaborating together to bring the c… Read More

9 May – Sake Making Masterclass by Work-Shop Melbourne and Yuka Discobeans

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Yuka Discobeans, founder of the Disco Beans Cafe and Gallery franchise of gluten-free and vegan restaurants and avid supporter of the more health-focused aspects of sake, and Work-Shop Melbourne, prominent host-institution of many large workshop-style events in the city, are teaming up to host a sa… Read More

18 May to 13 July – Sake Matching Class by Akachochin Restaurant, Melbourne

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Akachochin, a contemporary izakaya (Japanese-style bar) in Melbourne's Southbank is holding a sake matching masterclass on Saturday the 18th of May, Saturday the 8th of June and Saturday the 13th of July. See the event's official sypnosis below: Join our Sake Masterclass to learn how to explore th… Read More

28 April Free Junmai Sake Tasting Event with Sakenet at Mino – Sydney

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Mino Japanese Restaurant in Mosman, NSW are collaborating with sake industry purveyors Sakenet Australia to bring a free Junmai ("pure rice") sake tasting event to the suburb Sunday the 28th of April. The event will be held inside the restaurant premises between 2PM and 5PM on the date, and will… Read More

[Waiting List] Melbourne Sake Dinner at Navi with Sake Mistress and Supersake

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Melbourne contemporary dining restaurant Navi has combined forces with the city's own Sake Mistress AKA Simone Maynard, and Perth’s Super Sake for a one-off feast showcasing Japan's favourite drink with a specially designed menu by Navi's Julian Hills. Join them on Tuesday the 16th of this month f… Read More

Application closes mid April, Melbourne – WSET Level 3 Sake Award – Prince Wine Store May Course

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London-based The Wine & Spirit Education Trust, or WSET, is the worlds foremost educational body in the field of wine and spirits. Prince Wine Store will be holding their WSET Level 3 Award in Sake course from May the 13th until May the 16th (all four days are required for attendance) this year… Read More

Application closes on 24 May, Sydney – WSET Level 3 Sake Award – The Sydney Wine Academy June Course

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London-based The Wine & Spirit Education Trust, or WSET, is the worlds foremost educational body in the field of wine and spirits. The Sydney Wine Academy will be holding their WSET Level 3 Award in Sake course on June the 17th, June the 24th and July the 1st (all three days are required for at… Read More

Melbourne – WSET Level 1 Award In Sake Course by Sakeshop – May 2019

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London-based The Wine & Spirit Education Trust, or WSET, is the worlds foremost educational body in the field of wine and spirits. Sakeshop will be holding their WSET Level 1 Award in Sake course on the 5th of May this year in Richmond, Melbourne. The WSET Level 1 Award in Sake is an officia… Read More

Sydney – WSET Level 1 Award In Sake Course by Sakeshop – May 2019

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London-based The Wine & Spirit Education Trust, or WSET, is the worlds foremost educational body in the field of wine and spirits. Sakeshop will be holding their WSET Level 1 Award in Sake course on the 11th of May this year in Stanmore, Sydney. The WSET Level 1 Award in Sake is an official … Read More

Melbourne: Saké Boutique & Misuzu’s ‘Dining with Sake Appreciation Night’

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Saké Boutique, one of Australia's leading online sake retailers, is teaming up with Albert Park, Melbourne-based Japanese restaurant Misuzu's next month on the 11th of April 2019 to hold a 'Dining with Saké Appreciation Night'. Participants will dine on a five-course menu provided by Misuzu's, with… Read More

23rd Mar, Free Yamamoto Sake Tasting with Sakeshop, Sydney

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Come to Sakeshop's Sydney store in Stanmore this Saturday the 23rd of March between 1:30PM and 4:00PM to try some rare sakes by namesake Tomofumi Yamamoto of Akita Prefecture's Yamamoto Gomei Brewery. Tomofumi is a 4th generation brewer - continuing the family's brewery operations in northern Japan… Read More

23rd Mar, Free Yamamoto Sake Tasting with Sakeshop, Melbourne

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Come to Sakeshop's Melbourne store in Chef's Armoury this Saturday the 23rd of March between 1:30PM and 4:00PM to try some rare sakes by namesake Tomofumi Yamamoto of Akita Prefecture's Yamamoto Gomei Brewery. Tomofumi is a 4th generation brewer - continuing the family's brewery operations in north… Read More

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival – The Evolution of Sake at Nobu

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As part of this years Melbourne Food and Wine Festival - an annual series of events celebrating Melbourne's restaurant and market culture, Nobu Restaurant in Southbank are hosting an event on each of the sixteen nights from the 8th until the 24th of this March that will take participants through th… Read More

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival – 5-Course Cheese and Sake Menu – EZARD x Maker & ...

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Melbourne's sake and cheese lovers are in for a treat next week as EZARD restaurant, Maker & Monger cheese specialists and sake-industry mainstay importers Black Market Sake team up for one night on Wednesday the 13th of March 2019 to host a special five-course sake & artisan cheese dinner … Read More

The Sydney Saké Society at the Giant Steps Chinese New Year Banquet

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Sydney's local sake-lovers community organisation the Sydney Saké Society was recently a sponsor of Giant Steps Australia's Chinese New Year Banquet at Marigold Restaurant in the city last Saturday the 2nd of March 2019. The society hosted a welcome drinks bar where guests could have a glass of CH… Read More

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