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Sake Tasting Class with a Sake Sommelier
5.0
100 Ratings
Shinjuku City
Experience a sake tasting class in Tokyo and discover new sake flavors paired with Japanese snacks. Learn about sake 101, taste high-quality sake, and explore sake and food pairings.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ushinobi - You will learn Sake 101, including brewing techniques, history, and labels, in a small group with a sake sommelier over two hours. You will meet a sake expert from the international sake sommelier team in Shinjuku, the center of Tokyo, to learn about and sample various sakes. During the workshop, you will try more than six different types of sake to discover your favorite and create your own tasting chart. Enjoy sake while tasting locally sourced snacks paired with it to experience how sake complements your meal. If applicable, you will also have the opportunity to meet Japanese sake enthusiasts in Tokyo and learn some local tips.
What's Included
- Snacks (not a full size meal)
- Beverages
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Meal Options
- Snack platter - A snack platter to explore food and sake pairings. This is not a meal, so having lunch beforehand is recommended.
Additional Information
Sip your way through our sake tasting in Tokyo. Discover new sake tastes and build your own sake style with nicely paired Japanese snacks. Join our sake lesson to discover new styles and sample sake pairings with a sommelier for 2 hours. Demystify sake through learning and exploring your taste buds.
- Learn basic sake 101 to know the proper way to select and drink sake with food
- Taste 6 high-quality sake from small family-owned breweries. Also, experience how sake flavors change depending on different temperatures and sake cup shapes.
- Explore your tastebuds through sake and food pairings while learning how sake complements many kinds of flavors.
- Minimum drinking age is 20 years
Location
Ushinobi
This sake-tasting class takes place in Ushinobi Shinjuku
Address: NSK Building, 201, 1 Chome-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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O4234emdarylc
Jul 19, 2024
Great sake - It was a great sake tasting lesson and experience! Joe was our sake sommelier and he is friendly and knowledgeable. He had even gone the extra mile and gave us his personal food recommendations in Tokyo! Truly appreciate it!
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Globalwandererdxb
Jul 19, 2024
Want to know what is good bad and ugly sake. Take two hours with Hawaii Joe when in Tokyo. You will feel richer for it. - Hawai Joe is knowledgeable, a non stop communicator, passionate and absolutely bilingual. In 2 hours we left with a very clear idea of of what is good bad and ugly in the world of sake.
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Jsanchez
Jul 15, 2024
An absolute must do - Fabulous experience. In addition to all the wonderful tasting Sake and snacks, we learned so much. Our guide Joe and his assistant Carni (sorry I forgot the spelling) were passionate and very knowledgeable. We had a blast
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Jariyap2023
Jul 11, 2024
Sake tasting class with Hawaii Joe!! - This sake tasting class was awesome! I only had 24 hours there and sake tasting class was top of the list. Hawaii Joe was our Sommelier and he was A+! Excellent, knowledge and friendly. He taught us about sake selection, palate development, and most importantly SO MUCH FUN.
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Hayley_s
Jun 22, 2024
Amazing! - Absolutely AMAZING tasting with Andrea!! She is so knowledgeable about everything sake and made the tasting so fun! I loved that it was interactive with the tasting chart we each got to make, it helped to really think about the differences in each type we tried. A really great way to spend a rainy afternoon :) Andrea even shared a list at the end with sake vocab to help us when we are out on our own and an extensive list of recommendations for food and things to do around Tokyo. Highly highly recommend booking this sake tasting!
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Francesco_b
Jun 8, 2024
Great sake tasting experience! - Sommelier very knowledgeable and easygoing. He is from US so no problem understanding the language. Friendly environment and good sake!
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Meander67985498471
May 30, 2024
Great class at a good price - Megan was a great host. Very knowledgeable and friendly and made the class very interactive and was also attentive to all our questions. There was a great variety of sakes to taste. The snacks were weird and nice at the same time. Definitely recommend. Place is a bit hard to find. Maybe putting a (bigger or more obvious) sign for the sake class outside would be helpful
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Joeyp971
May 30, 2024
Wonderful Learning Experience - An afternoon well spent! Andrea was knowledgeable, engaging, and accommodating. Her depth of knowledge about sake is admirable and her ability to communicate facts with clarity is much-appreciated. It was obvious that she was enjoying sharing her passion for sake. The generous sampling of sake was well-worth the price! It was simply one of the best activities I have ever experienced in my many trips to Japan. Keep up the excellent work! 💕
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Paul_l
May 27, 2024
Wonderful learning and drinking experience - Aloha Joe was great. Very informative and very energetic. Lots of bonus tasting as well. Great overview of Sake.
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Cheryl
May 23, 2024
Sake Experience - Had a great time learning about the different classes of sake. Hawaii Joe did an excellent job of explaining the different classes of sake’s & which foods paired best with the sake that we were drinking . He also gave recommendations on questions to ask when purchasing sake. Overall, this experience was a 10/10
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