Sake Master

23/01/2024

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A great destination for sake lovers too! 😁🍶

Join a fun and entertaining webinar and find out all about one of Japan hidden gems. You will love learning about Kochi

21/06/2023

Thank you to all the wonderful Adelaidians who enjoyed our Dassai tasting at

Yamamori San from and I were super impressed with the food pairings crafted by Head Chef Josh Lansley to match with the Dassai portfolio.Thanks Josh! 🏆🙏

Looking forward to heading across the road to host tonights Sake Dinner at 🍶😁

21/06/2023

08/06/2023

I'm really looking forward to returning to for some sake events! 🍶❤️

Dassai Master Class tasting on June 20 is SOLD OUT.

A Journey Through Sake Dinner on June 21 has limited tickets AVAILABLE!
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Joining me for both events direct from Japan is Dassai Brand Representative Mr Takenari Yamamori who will bring his own sake stories and maybe some special gifts 🙂

30/05/2023

Career Highlight!

I am honoured to be the recipient of the Sake Sommeliers Association, Sake Ambassador Award 2023 / 2024. 🏅
My 25 year journey as a Sake Professional has involved pretty much every facet of the industry. From venue owner, event organiser, educator, importer, consultant and sake brewer, I have been fortunate enough to see the industry from every angle. 😏 🍶
I am proud of what I have achieved so far in laying down the foundations of sake appreciation in Australia. 🇦🇺
It has been rewarding enough to see others I have inspired forge their own path in the promotion of sake in our country, but it is always nice to receive the recognition of your peers for a job well done! :-) 🏆 🙏

19/05/2023

It is always a pleasure to check up on past students. I ran Kana-san through the Sake Sommelier Certification last year and she is currently Bar Manager at .namara a great little sake bar in North Melbourne. So proud of how she is passing on the sake love to a new audience of the sake curious ❤️🍶

29/04/2023

How incredibly British!

Miso in a teacup 😁 🇬🇧🇯🇵

21/04/2023

Ever since I lived in the UK for a year when I was younger I fell deeply in love with the English countryside. 🌳🌳🌳

This appreciation was deepened sharing country walks with my Uncle. He knew all the great places to walk in Dorset and especially the Isle of Purbeck. We would ramble down country lanes, wander across hilltops and fields and follow hedgerows through the verdant green landscape.

The older I get the stronger the pull to spend more time exploring the British country and coastlines. I picked this old Dorset walks book up in an op shop for 50p. 📖

I sit in the front of the fire dreaming of future walks on future trips to the UK. 🔥

The experience is completed with sipping on a recently unearthed bottle of Glenlivet my Uncle found at the back of the pantry. We worked out it was last sipped from by my father when he was alive. 🥃

Moments like this are very special. 😊

20/04/2023

Picked up two lovely goose eggs from .keating_butchers in Wimborne. 🪿
The Burford Brown eggs (Maran Cuivree hens) are for size comparison. 🥚🥚🥚

Used them to make an omelette that I topped with Organic Sea Salad flakes from the company.

Ever since seeing a demonstration on how seaweed could be carefully managed as a food source in Adelaide many years ago I have been interested in how this industry may develop.

Watching series about Cornwall gave inspiration to source some ingredients from this stunning part of England while I am still here! 📺🤓

18/04/2023

You know you are in France when all home meals MUST include copious amounts of glorious cheese. 😁🧀🐁

17/04/2023

Paris street art.

17/04/2023

Love locks on the River Seine.

Their initials scribed on the lock and the keys tossed into the river, a couple's hope is that their love will be forever locked.

I wish them all well.