tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-15T09:42:28+08:00 Peatix Temple Cellars tag:peatix.com,2018:event-429042 2018-09-29T13:00:00SGT 2018-09-29T13:00:00SGT

Sake Matsuri 2018 Masterclass SeriesRegionality of Niigata: The Burgundy of JapanThis masterclass will give you an insight into the various types of Niigata sake and experience 5 different types of Niigata sake. Conducted by Kenji Ichishima. Born and raised in Shibata City, Kenji Ichishima grew up around the brewery that had been run by his forefathers for generations. However, when he moved to Tokyo for high school, he acquired a taste for freedom that led him to spend four years abroad. Encouraged by his grandfather, Kenji went to the United States and spent time in Atlanta, Georgia and Albany, New York. His time in America rekindled Kenji’s awareness of his identity and reminded him of the importance of his family business, and after returning to Japan he decided to enter the sake industry. First at another brewery and then as a delivery boy at his family’s own, Kenji learnt the business of sake from the bottom up. Since becoming President of Ichishima Shuzo, he has achieved success in developing new products, improving quality, reducing inefficiencies, and discontinuing low-profit business components such as beer wholesaling. In addition to managing his brewery, Kenji is also deeply involved in the larger world of sake. As chairperson of the public relations committee of the Niigata Brewer’s Association, he has run the Niigata Sake Festival for the past four years. He is also very involved with the younger generation of brewers both in Niigata and throughout Japan as a chairperson of both the Shinseikai and the Japan Brewery Junior Council.   Having grown up in a brewery with a rich history that stretches back to more than 200 years, Kenji is new blood who respects tradition and culture but is also willing to consider and implement new methods, leading today’s sake industry with fresh and innovative ideas. $10 per ticket*This masterclass will be conducted at Temple Cellars (UE Square, #01-12) and is limited to only 25 slots.Sake Matsuri 2018 Masterclass Series is held alongside Sake Matsuri Singapore. Get to try over 250 sakes from more than 80 represented Japanese sake breweries right here in Singapore! Tickets are on sale now at $35 (early bird) or $45. Tickets are on sale at www.sakematsuri.sg and www.facebook.com/sakematsurisg*Masterclass tickets are separate from event entry tickets.