Where:
Oficio
129 Newbury Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA
Admission:
$75
Categories:
Alcohol, Date Idea
Kojima Travel Consulting has invited a world-class sake master from Niigata, Japan to showcase the region’s delicious sake! Join us at one of our two tastings in Boston and New York. In collaboration with Gabrielle Morriseau, sake-sommelier and manager at Craft and Cru (Milton, MA), we aim to create a unique sake tasting experience that you will not forget! With its bitter cold winters and well-balanced natural spring water, Niigata prefecture is famous for generating extremely high-quality and unique-tasting sake. We will guide you through different Niigata sakes carefully paired with a selection of light appetizers. Included in the tasting are some unique offerings not normally available in the U.S. Don’t miss out and sign up today as this event is limited!!
Yuichi Yamagishi - Sake Master (酒匠)
Born in the town of Tokamachi located in Niigata prefecture, he is the fourth generation owner of “Sake Hotel Tamakiya” in Matsunoyama Onsen, Niigata. Mr. Yamagishi is certified as both sake master and sake sommelier and has been awarded the prestigious gold level in the Niigata sake rankings. He achieved first place at the Niigata sake-tasting contest in 2017 and is currently a finalists in the sake world championship.
Gabrielle Morriseau - Sake Sommelier
A Boston native, Gabrielle has been working in the Japanese food and beverage industry for over 15 years. Though she has long been a sake aficionado, in 2013 she started formalizing her training and became an internationally certified sake sommelier in 2016. Gabrielle is currently manager at Craft and Cru in Milton where she curates the beer and sake selection, leads tastings, staff trainings, and organizes unconventional sake pairing events.
Craft and Cru (Milton, MA)
One of the top curated wine, craft beer, and sake shops in the Boston area. They offer weekend tastings that are excellent. With an attentive service by the knowledgeable staff, you can always find something exceptional. 25 Central Avenue, Milton, MA 02186
Sake Hotel Tamakiya (Niigata, Japan)
Matsunoyama Onsen Sake Hotel Tamakiya is located in Niigata, Japan. It is an intimate traditional Japanese style Ryokan where you can relax in an outdoor hot spring bath, enjoy carefully prepared fresh local food and sake, or explore a quiet rural Japanese Onsen village.
General Admission Tickets Include:
Sake Tasting: Taste 4 different Niigata sakes plus bonus samplings of several other special Niigata sakes
Food: Light accompaniments selected by our sake master and sommelier
Learning: Getting to know about Niigata sake and how to pair with food
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