Sake Matsuri returns 5 November 2022

Sake Matsuri Singapore 2022 returns on 5 November after a successful run in June this year. More than 200 sakes will be showcased including competition-winning sake, seasonal releases and sake that has never been available in Singapore. Sample sake and purchase sake at attractive retail prices.

Sake highlights include:

• Sohomare Ki.itsu 2016 Kimoto Junmai Daiginjo, available for the first time in Singapore. The Ki.itsu, aged at 5°C for five years, is brewed using the ancient kimoto method that is well-recognised in Japan, producing a more flavorful and incredibly well-balanced style of sake.
• Matsumidori Brewery’s limited brew and award-winning Rokkon Diamond Junmai Daiginjo, of which only 900 bottles are made each year.
• Concept Workers Selection, a collection of sake from various breweries that is curated to express the brewer’s passion and the local climate. The sake are created to appeal to the five senses, and place importance on the sensitivities of brewing, farming and designing.
• Shichirobei Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki 2018BY, an atypical Junmai Gingo from Aomori which has the familiar Southeast Asian aroma of pandan and coconut, pairing well even with local favourites like Nasi Lemak!

Food from The Oyster Cart and The Kongsee will also be available. Get your tickets at S$55 per person or S$250 for a group of five from www.sakematsuri.sg. Ticket includes three hours of free-flow sampling and a Sake Matsuri tasting glass.

Learn from sake sommeliers about sake tips and knowledge on Sake Matusri’s Instagram page as part of the “Sake Education” series.

Masterclasses

Sign up for masterclasses and hone your knowledge of sake. Sake Educator Adrian Goh will lead participants through the core differences of Japanese sake from 12 different regions in the Regionality of Japanese Sake masterclass on 29 October 2022 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm at Flo Bistro in #01-04 High Street Plaza. S$108 nett per person.

Olivia and Cedric from Kurara will present the first-ever REAL Shochu Masterclass in Singapore on 30 October 2022 from 2 pm to 3 pm at Workhorse Izakaya in 10A Haji Lane. S$60 nett per person.

Join Sake Samurai Elliot Faber on a flavourful journey featuring four unique types of sake each paired with NOMAD’s hybrid Kaluga caviar in the NOMAD Caviar and Sake Pairing Journey on 5 November 2022 from 2 pm to 3 pm at UE Square Indoor Atrium. S$120 nett per person.

The Inaugural Singapore Sake Awards

For the first time, the event will be launching the first-ever sake awards in Singapore. The judging panel for Singapore Sake Awards will include seven individuals who are distinguished in the Asian sake industry. Adrian Goh, the director of Inter Rice Asia Pte Ltd will be the Head Judge. He is also an IWC judge, WSET Sake Educator (we did our level 1 WSET Sake with Adrian), WSET & IWSC Future 50 Awards. Two other senior judges joining Adrian include Sean Ou from The Beverage Clique Academy and Elliot Faber, the co-founder of Sake Central and Sunday’s Spirits.

The other judges include Daisuke Shibuya who is senior manager at SFBI Pte Ltd; Andrew Ang who is director at Kirei Japanese Food Supply (Pte) Ltd; Cheong Wai Lung who is the founder of Ryu Sake and Oliva Chey, the Sake & Shochu Sommelier at Kurara.

Awards for the following categories will include:

• Best Junmai Daiginjo/Daignijo (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
• Best Junmai Ginjo/Ginjo (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
• Best Junmai/Honjozo (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
• Best of Festival – the pinnacle of the awards, recognising the sake that most impressed the judges
• Best Value-for-Money Sake
• Best Matsuri Most Popular Sake Award – awarded via popular vote by Sake Matsuri festival attendees.

Judges will make their choices in a double blind tasting of real-world consumer bottles, with full consideration of the Southeast Asian palate.