***This event is part of UK National Sake Week, running from May 5th-11th
Sake is popping up all over the wine lists of Michelin star restaurants in the UK and globally, as sommeliers and chefs fall in love with its charms and exceptional food pairing versatility. Sake offers just as much complexity, depth and breadth as wine and reveals a whole new range of aroma and flavour profiles. Like wine, it is a fermented beverage and has an average ABV of 14-16%, but has no tannins and boasts oodles of umami (‘savoury
deliciousness’), making it a secret weapon for easily matching with all sorts of food.
If you’ve been on the fence about sake and not sure where to begin exploring this exciting beverage category, this is the class for you. Our sake and wine educator Sarah will introduce you to sake and share how it can be a great alternative for food pairings that are traditionally difficult with wine. During this class you will taste six premium sake across a range of styles curated specifically to appeal to wine lovers’ palates, and accompanied by fine cheeses selected to showcase sake’s food pairing prowess.

This class is perfect for those who already love wine and haven’t had a chance to explore much sake yet, or those who’ve tried some sake but weren’t sure about it – sake is quite delicate and must be stored carefully, so many people who think they don’t like sake unfortunately experienced old or improperly stored product. Be sure to give sake another chance if you fall into this category!

 

About the Instructor and School:
Dr. Sarah Stewart is a WSET Certified Sake Educator and one of only four instructors in the world qualified to deliver the demanding Sake Scholar Course. She lived in Japan for two years and teaches sake, wine and cheese courses at West London Wine School. She also serves as the Membership & Events Officer for the British Sake Association and judges sake at the International Wine Challenge. You can find her @sakestudies on Instagram.

West London Wine School is a local, independent and award-winning wine and sake school founded in 2010 and based in the heart of west London. Our courses focus on enjoying beverages whilst learning more in a relaxed and informal setting with friendly people and industry-leading educators. In 2023 we won the IWC Best Consumer Educator Award, and in 2018 we received the prestigious WSET Educator of the Year Award for the top wine education provider globally. We have an average review score of 5 stars on Trip Advisor.

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£45 per person