Come, taste, chat with Sake brewers from Tosa! 19th September 2017, 5pm-8pm
– cheese, cured ham, some Tosa speciality nibbles available for your matching experiences –
We are delighted to welcome The Moon and The Crane from Kochi prefecture – Tosa Brewery and Tosatsuru Brewery on the 19th September from 5pm to 8pm. Please come and join us! (This is a free instore drop-in sake tasting at Hedonism Wines)
‘Keigetsu’ is a Japanese term which refers the moment when the moon hangs over Katsurahama – a famous beach in the Kochi prefecture where the brewery is based, creating most peaceful and picturous scenery one can ever imagine. The sake range named after such natural beauty, presents a number of sake which are elegant and composed, but with very global and innovatve approach. Keigetsu’s John Sparkling Sake was IWC 2016 Trophy winner for sparkling sake category.
Tosatsuru, Japanese sake, is brewed from high grade rice and fresh water with the skillful technique of Sake Master “Toji”.
The origin of Tosa-Tsuru Brewery goes back to 1773, members of the founding Hiromatsu family have faced many hardships, yet have always followed their principle of “Quality comes first, to produce Sake we can be proud of”.
Now Tosa-Tsuru Brewery has one won the highest number of Gold Awards in Official Sake Competitions under the auspices of Japanese Government. The founder of famous “Azure Ginjo” Tosatsuru is the Tosa Crane flying grobally with its dynamic product design and widely appealing crystal clear sake made from deep sea water.
She has been working with sake for nearly 15 years and is a Kikisakeshi-qualified sake sommelier, WSET-certified educator and an International Wine Challenge(IWC) Panel Judge in the sake category.
Having trained at Leith’s School of Food & Wine and Le Cordon Bleu, Honami is a qualified sommelier and has worked at some of London’s world-renowned restaurants, including Le Gavroche, as well as luxury wine and spirits merchant Hedonism Wines.