The popularity of sake, Japan’s national beverage, is growing by leaps and bounds every year. This amazing fermented drink has over a thousand years of history and craftsmanship behind it, with styles and flavour profiles as complex and nuanced as any wine or beer and a comparable alcohol percentage to wine at around 14-17%.  
Join us at West London Wine School for an evening Introduction to Sake Tasting, and start your journey of sake discovery. In this two hour lecture and tutored tasting we will cover all the basics of sake’s ingredients, production, premium classifications, proper service and storage and how to pair with foods. During the class you will taste six different premium styles of sake across a wide range of styles, accompanied by cheese and nibbles to enhance flavours and introduce sake and food pairing concepts.

About the Instructor and School:
Dr. Sarah Stewart teaches sake, wine and cheese classes at West London Wine School. She is a WSET Certified Sake Educator, judges sake at the International Wine Challenge, hold extensive sake and wine qualifications, and serves as the Membership & Events Officer for the British Sake Association. She lived in Japan for two years and returns annually to continue her beverage studies there. You can find her @sakestudies on Instagram.
West London Wine School is a local, independent and award-winning sake, wine and cheese education company founded in 2010 and based in the heart of West London. Our courses and tastings focus on enjoying beverages whilst learning more in a relaxed and informal setting with friendly people and industry-leading tutors. We have an average 5-star review score on Trip Advisor and are recipients of the 2018 WSET Educator of the Year Award for top wine education provider globally as well as the International Wine Challenge’s 2023 Consumer Educator of the Year Award.

Admission: £65 per person