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๐•Š๐”ธ๐•‚๐”ผ ๐•Š๐”ธ๐•„๐•Œโ„๐”ธ๐•€ ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ  ๐”น๐•–๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ๐•’๐•˜๐•– ๐”ป๐•š๐•ฃ๐•–๐•”๐•ฅ๐• ๐•ฃ @kijapanese โ„‚๐• ๐•’๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐•™๐• ๐•ฃ Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake (James Beard Award '23)

Toronto, Canada
Joined February 2011
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3 weeks to go until Sake Scholar Brooklyn Edition @BrooklynKura @SakeStudies - the sake tasting lineup is going to be off the charts and weโ€™ll also get to see all the action taking place at BK. Sign up soon to ensure your spot!
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SSC BROOKLYN EDITION is about a month away! Itโ€™s your chance to learn about Japanโ€™s 47 prefectures through the lens of sake + honkaku shochu! It takes place in one of my favourite breweries in the world and weโ€™ll be able to step inside the kura to see the magic!
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Four weeks left before the LONDON EDITION of Sake Scholar Course kicks off ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿถ - this is the only course focused on sake regionality. Canโ€™t wait to tackle all 47 of Japanโ€™s prefectures!
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Seventh Edition of the Sake Scholar Course textbook. Canโ€™t wait to show it off in the next two courses @WestLondonWine and @BrooklynKura in September / October! Link in profile for more information.
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Michael Tremblay retweeted
Hereโ€™s what we did today: @RestaurantsCA: sake, umami, & why you should be drinking it today. @mtrsake #rcshow
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Michael Tremblay retweeted
Toronto friends! Come hear me & @mtrsake on why you should be drinking sake right now & that thing called umami @RestaurantsCA #RCShow on Monday 4/8. #levelup #restaurantscanada โ€“ at Toronto, Ontario
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One month to go before SAKE SCHOLAR Hong Kong and Singapore! This in-person sake regionality course will be co-taught by @elliotjfaber and I and will feature some pretty fantastic sakes! Canโ€™t wait! Link in bio for more info.
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S A K E S C H O L A R - Hong Kong and Singapore editions start in one month! Weโ€™ll be exploring sake (and Shochu) regionality in all 47 of Japanโ€™s prefectures. Link in profile for more info โžก๏ธ
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Back cover for the new SAKE SCHOLAR TEXT - heaps of TECHNICOLOUR fun in this one. Only 60 copies of this 5Ib text in production before it is updated again (yes, thatโ€™s how fast the sake world is changing these days!)
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S A K E S C H O L A R So happy to announce five destinations where you can learn about sake regionality in 2024: Hong Kong, Singapore, Toronto, London and Brooklyn. ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ x ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
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Today we held a Sake Masterclass for food industry professionals, hosted by sake expert @mtrsake & in collaboration w/@JapanSakeShochu. Guests learned about sake making, local ingredients, umami& tasted 5 different ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต sakes. We're excited for the continued growth of sake in ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ!
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3 more days to register for the online edition of the Sake Scholar Course! Weโ€™ll be tackling all 47 prefectures through the lens of sake and honkaku shochu starting October 16. Link in bio for more info!
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Sake scholar San Francisco is a month out and is shaping up to be a great group of students, many interesting sakes from almost every prefecture and I can finally offload the 5Ib textbook on students ๐Ÿ˜ฑ . Two spots left if you are interested in taking the challenge!
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Teaching 3 advanced sake courses this fall that will sharpen your tasting skills / sake making knowledge; or explore Japanโ€™s many sake regions in great detail. SAKE SCHOLAR COURSE (Online / San Francisco) WSET LEVEL 3 AWARD IN SAKE (TORONTO) Link in bio for more info โžก๏ธ
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Just a little under three months to go before the San Francisco edition of the SAKE SCHOLAR COURSE begins! Seats are filling up for this course. Weโ€™ll be tackling all 47 prefectures through the lens of sake and some honkaku shochu. Link in profile for more information.
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Michael Tremblay retweeted
๐Ÿ† Huge congratulations to the winners of the 2023 James Beard "Beverage Without Recipe" Book Award! ๐Ÿถ @nancymatsumoto & @mtrsake worked tirelessly on their brilliant craft sake book, & they have spread its spirited message far and wide. Get your copy: l8r.it/C4Vt
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Michael Tremblay retweeted
Don't miss your chance to be a part Sake Day '23 before it's sold out! Reserve your spot now and taste hundred of different sakes while meeting the makers and brewery owners! Get tickets: sakeday.com/
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S A K E S C H O L A R San Francisco Edition September 27-29 A sake regionality course tackling all 47 prefectures through the lens of Sake and Shochu. Discounted Early Bird tickets for @SakeDaySF are available to students but going fast! Link in profile for more info โžก๏ธ
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Michael Tremblay retweeted
Hey sake community! We won a @beardfoundation book award for Rice, Water, Earth: Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sakeโ€! Iโ€™m so grateful to the team @TuttleBooks @SinsheimerLit and the passionate sake people who made this possible: this is for all of you!โค๏ธ โ€“ at Chicago, IL
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