Private & custom events
Private Introduction to Sake workshop
Do you have a group of up to 8 people who want to explore sake but don’t know where to start?
This workshop covers the different classes and styles so you can select sake with confidence, either to drink by itself or to pair with food.
Examples of the classes and styles are also served in two tasting sessions – the perfect chance to cement what you’ve just learned through experience and maybe find a new favourite!
PRICE: CHF 500.00 per group (max. 8 people), plus venue hire fee if required
LANGUAGE: English
Attendees:
- Find out what sake is – and what it is not
- Learn how raw materials, brewing, processing and ageing affect flavour profile and price
- Sample a range of sake selected to give an overview of the different classes and types
- Have fun in a small, friendly group guided by an expert
- Leave with an understanding of how to select, store, pair and serve sake!
The workshop covers:
- The legal classifications for sake and what they can tell you about aroma and flavour
- Tasting with four examples of the legal classifications
- Identifying aromas and flavours and writing tasting notes
- How processing and ageing create a range of styles
- Tasting with four different styles
- Storing and serving sake, including what to serve it in and at what temperature
- How to pair sake with food – including which sake go with cheese or chocolate!
- Choosing the best places to buy or order sake
- Plus the chance to ask questions in a relaxed small group setting
BONUSES!
- Take home a list of the sake you tried
- List of where to drink sake in Zürich and where to buy locally and online
- Free Pocket Guide with class and style names in Japanese and English for future reference
Like sake? Love chocolate? Let’s how well they can go together!
Pairing chocolate and sake can be tricky, especially solid chocolate bars with complex flavours. I invited chocolate specialist Andrea Thurner to bring her extensive knowledge to bear on the problem for these pairings, and after much trial and error, we were proud to present a selection of wonderful sake with amazing chocolate bars to show you just how good these two great things can be together.
Please note that the sake and chocolate are from small producers, so the number and selection of pairings will depend on availability.
PRICE: CHF 70.00 per person, max. 20 people per group, plus venue hire fee if required
LANGUAGE: English
Attendees:
- Get a brief introduction to sake and craft chocolate
- Hear about small-scale producers of sake and chocolate and the challenges they face
- Talk about – and taste! – flavour profiles from different origins for chocolate and different processing and brewing methods for sake
- Have fun in a small, friendly group with plenty of time to explore, discover and ask questions.
Private single origin craft chocolate & sake pairing
Private tea and sake pairing
Cheese, chocolate… what else could go with sake?
Tea!
Bartender and tea sommelier Nico Colic of Hedonisms has selected black teas from Taiwan, China and India to pair with a range of very different sake – simple, complex, sweet, savoury, fruity. We tasted them all and saw how they can complement each other!
Please note that the sake and tea are from small producers, so the number and selection of pairings will depend on availability.
PRICE: CHF 70.00 per person, max. 20 people per group
LANGUAGE: English
Attendees:
- Hear about small-scale producers of sake and tea, the challenges they face and why what they make is different from mass produced products
- Have a brief introduction to the sake and the teas from China, Taiwan and India
- Talk about – and tasted! – flavour profiles for four different teas, and for four different processing and brewing methods for sake
- Have fun in a small, friendly group with plenty of time to explore, discover and ask questions.
Curious about what ageing does to sake? Or already tried it and know you like it?
Find out more during a relaxed evening comparing and contrasting a range of different aged sake, enjoying their colours, aromas and flavours while learning about how the ageing process works and what influences it. Plus talking about possible food pairings and opportunities to serve or gift it!
PRICE: CHF 75.00 per person, max. 20 people per group
LANGUAGE: English
Private aged sake tasting & workshop
Custom workshop or training session
Looking for something different, or something specific?
Get in touch and we can design your perfect workshop or training session to teach more than the basics or dive deeply into any aspect of sake.
GUIDE PRICE: CHF 100.00 per person (depends on location, length and materials), max. 20 people per group, plus venue hire if required
LANGUAGE: English
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