Welcome to the British Sake Association
Patron: His Excellency Shin Ebihara, Ambassador of Japan
The British Sake Association sends our condolences to the people of Japan in the aftermath of the recent tragic earthquake and tsunami. Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends and colleagues, and of course the rice farmers and sake brewers, at this shocking time.
英国日本酒協会会員、蔵元、日本在住の関係者の皆様、英国日本酒協会を代表いたしまして、この度起こりました東日本大震災のお見舞いを申し上げます。思いがけず大きな被害をもたらした地震と津波からの、皆様の一日も早い復興を心からお祈りいたします。
Associate member: Jancis Robinson OBE
In the past year British Sake Association Members have enjoyed
Free Entry to Trade-only events, including
• Akita Prefecture Sake Fair at The Japanese Embassy
• IWC Award Winners at the Japanese Embassy (by kind invitation of the IWC)
• Presentation by Hasegawa Saketen at Min Jiang Restaurant, Royal Garden Hotel
• Hasegawa Saketen Tasting and meet the Brewers at Japan Foundation
• Blind tasting of 200 sakes at Mitsukoshi Restaurant (including the opportunity to try sake from Tamagawa Brewery, created by master Brewer (and BSA director) Philip Harper).
Reduced Entry to all our Sake-Tasting Events (averaging one every two months)
Events have included
• Annual Lecture and tasting with Master Brewer Philip Harper
• Sake and Food Matching with top sommelier Honami Matsumoto
• 'Meet The Nagano Brewers' at So Restaurant
• Dinner at Sake no Hana in association with Decanter magazine
• 'Meet the Brewers' at Bincho
• Sake Dinner at Min Jiang
• Akita Sake Tasting at Moshi Moshi
• Sake Dinner at Matsuri Restaurant, St James
• 2009 Sake Fair: 10% discount at Saki Restaurant, Smithfield
• Warm sake tasting with SAMSake at So restaurant
• Meet the Brewers and Dinner at Mitsukoshi
• Hasegawa Saketen tasting at Tombo with Philip Harper
Discounts and Special Offers including:
• Complimentary sake at Soseki, Moshi Moshi, and Cocoon
• 10% off sake when dining at Tsuru
• Tazaki foods - free 180ml cup of sake when ordering online (over £30)
• Red Pig - free ochoko (sake cup) or masu (sake box) when purchasing sake
Membership of the British Sake Association gives opportunities to taste a wide range of sake, many not usually available in this country, as well as the chance to meet the brewers themselves, and others in the sake world, on an informal level.
MEMBERSHIP FEES
MEMBERSHIP FEES REDUCED AND SIMPLIFIED!
FROM September 2010 membership will be ONLY £25 per year
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Trade Members and Corporate Sponsors: on application.
Drink sake to help the brewers in the aftermath of the tsunami.
Read Melinda Joe's report from the Japan Times.
Click here for the interview with Philip Harper on his gold medal win and here for the article by Jancis Robinson
new
Philip Harper`s Column`s
Sake in Chiba
Good Drinks
Jancis Robinson introduces sake evening in London
New! food and sake
NEWS AND EVENTS
Summer 2011 New Season Sake Tasting
This will be our second tasting since the tragic events in Japan in March.
As you may know, many of the sake brewers are struggling since the disaster,
either because their breweries have been directly hit, or because of damage to the
infrastructure; but also because of import restrictions by some countries on their
products. We feel that the best way we can help the brewers is by drinking their
sake – Sake From Japan. Let's shout it out!
In this tasting , presented by Chris Hughes of Tazaki Foods, we will have three
sake from breweries in the tsunami-stricken area. But just as important, we are
presenting two new-season sake. This is a rare opportunity to taste freshly-pressed
sake, available only at the beginning of the season.
Tombo will also have bottles on sale at a special price (this evening only)
so you can support the brewers of Japan by taking some home with you.
Ticket price includes five different sake and tombo's exemplary Japanese food.
Thursday 30th June 2011
7.00pm - 9.00pm
tombo
29 Thurloe Place, London SW7
Ticket price £28 to include tombo's delicious home style cooking
(£23 to paid up BSA members)
An Explosion of Taste
Report of a tasting Presented by Dick Stegewerns of Yoigokochi
by Shirley Booth
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Members Only Offer
Free Sake Tasting Cups at Red Pig
Two kikichoko sake tasting cups free when you purchase a 720ml bottle of Amakarapin Junmai, Aki no Ta Junmai Ginjo, Harukasumi Junmai, Aramasa "Soin" Tokubetsu Junmai, Mansaku no Hana Junmai Ginjo, or Daiginjo.
Alternatively Two lacquer masu free on purchases of Minato Tsuchizaki Yamahai Amakarapin Junmai, or Aki no Ta Junmai Ginjo
Prices range from £14.95 to £34.95
Offer only valid when purchases are made at Red Pig, 18b High Road, Willesden Green, N10 2QD while stocks last. Present your British Sake Association membership card when you make your purchase.
click here for tasting notes and where to buy
www.britishsakeassociation.com
Tel: British Sake Association
07984 789483
info@britishsakeassociation.com
