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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

Event Recap: Umeshu Experience with Sakenet Australia

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With events few and far due to covid, we were naturally excited to attend the umeshu experience by Sakenet Australia, a family owned company specialising in boutique Japanese products. For those unfamiliar with their events, they always over deliver on value for money and high quality sake. We … Read More

Event Recap: ‘Bounties of Nature’ Oita Foods and Sake Promotional Event

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Sake News was honoured to be selected to work alongside Oita Prefecture to showcase some of their outstanding sake, wagyu beef and regional specialties in Sydney NSW. Oita Prefecture is located on the east coast of Kyushu (Japans 3rd largest island) and is known as Japans #1 hot spring prefectur… Read More

1 Oct – World Sake Day Special Sales – Australia wide

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October 1st is World Sake Day and marks the traditional start of the Japanese Sake brewing season. To help celebrate, Aussie sake sellers are having a special sale to help you get the best sake for the new season. Black Market Sake, A specialist importer of boutique, small batch sake with a stro… Read More

Fundraising – Support Our Favourite Sake Maker Benten-musume

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Support A Sake Maker - Sakenet Australia Covid has hit us all particularly hard and it's no secret that small, artisanal producers around the world are doing it tough. While the situation has been bleak for many, a silver lining has been the people rallying together to support those who need … Read More

Local Saké store guide in Australia 2024

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(updated on 22/12/2023) Whilst online shopping has meant we have access to more saké than ever before; there is always a place for our local stores, from expert guidance to having a physical range we can see and touch to help us decide which saké is right for the occasion. It is also incredi… Read More

Online Saké shop guide in Australia 2024

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(updated on 22/12/2023) With every Australian saké event currently cancelled and local businesses desperately needing support to survive this tough situation, we have been thinking about how we can help both our community and the small Australian businesses which make saké in Australia possible. … Read More

Event Recap: Sake Matsuri Sydney 2019

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Sydney’s biggest saké festival was back with this year’s event being one the best yet. Sydney’s Sake Matsuri 2019 featured more Toji and brewery workers than ever before with representatives flying in, as well as our favourite local Aussie distributors discussing the incredible taste, texture and u… Read More

Event Recap: Art of Sake 2019

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"Kampai! For The Love Of Sake" is one of the most iconic films about saké; (one that should be on everyone’s to watch list) It stars 3 iconic educators and brewers who speak about their saké journey and what made them fall in love with Japans national drink. Saké News was invited to a special sc… Read More

Event Recap: Discover Gifu Sake 2019 in Sydney – Trade show

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We at Sake News were honoured to support for 5 incredible saké kuras (breweries) as they visited Sydney to showcase their saké and teach us more about Gifu Prefectures unique produce. Gifu Prefecture, is a landlocked area in central Japan which is fast becoming the destination of choice for many… 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

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

First in Australia! Sake News: a media outlet presenting events and news about sake

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On the 1st of September 2018, JAMS.TV Pty Ltd started the web media site Sake News. The site presents information on events and news related to sake, people in the sake industry and sake companies all revolving around the Australian market. The total monetary value of Japanese sake into the Aust… Read More

Comic-Tie-in ‘Shima Kosaku’ – Charity Edition Sake from Dassai now on sale!

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A series of floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains devastated extensive areas of western Japan in July. Popular sake maker Asahi Shuzo are amongst those affected. Their brewing facilities in Iwakuni city, Yamaguchi Prefecture suffered heavy damage under the extreme conditions - an overflow… Read More

Event Recap: Sake Matsuri Sydney 2018 – A Sake Festival for the Ages

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The 2018 Sydney Sake Matsuri was held just this past Saturday at The Commune in Waterloo. With attendees numbering in the hundreds, a handful of the largest Australian sake importers and a couple brewery representatives directly from Japan presented the sake of a variety of Japanese breweries, as w… Read More

The future of Sake in Australia – interview with Yukino Ochiai of Deja Vu Sake Co

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When one goes to the liquor corner in stores like David Jones and Dan Murphy, they may find a wide range of Japanese sake’s on display. However, in a country that produces a very large amount of wines and beers, it would take a lot of work to get these sake’s on the shelves. Today, we’ll be talk… Read More

New Limited-Edition Sydney Saké Society Posters on Sale Now!

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The Sydney Saké Society, together with Sydney's premier digital print house, Carbon8, have teamed up to create three very special limited-edition posters celebrating our love for Japan's national brew. The A3-sized posters, designed by Sydney Saké Society's award-winning Head of Design, Mr Kevin… Read More

Sydney Saké Society are Finalists for the AGDA Design Awards 2018!

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The Sydney Saké Society was thrilled & honoured to find out that we were chosen as a finalist in TWO (!!) categories for the prestigious ADGA Design Awards 2018.  AGDA is the peak national organisation representing the Australian communication design industry. The Sydney Saké Society are fin… Read More

Japanese sake breweries gather in Sydney for a specialised business discussion hosted by JETRO

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On the 21st of June, 2018, JETRO (Japan External Trade Organisation) held a Sake Masterclass & Showcase event with co-host Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association at the Shangri La Hotel in Sydney. This is the first business discussion event ever to be held in Australia which specialises in … Read More

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