On 21/06/2018, JETRO Sydney held the event, Sake Masterclass & Showcase. 18 Sake breweries from all over Japan visited Sydney for this special occasion.

Invited guests were able to join a sake masterclass with expert instruction on food pairings, partake in sake tasting, and have 1 on 1 business discussions with the breweries.

Event Outline:

Date and time: Thursday 21/06/2018, 1:00-4:00pm

Co-hosts: JETRO Sydney, Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association

Supported by: Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney, Sommeliers Australia, Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO)

Location: Shangri-La Hotel Sydney, 3F. [176 Cumberland Street, Sydney NSW 2000]

Exhibitors: 18 member companies of the Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association

Event composition:

• 1:00-4:00pm, Business Discussion Rounds (@Cambridge Room)
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• 1:25-1:30pm, Welcome remarks by Mr Hiroyuki Nakazato, Managing Director of JETRO Sydney (@Cambridge Room)
• 1:30-1:35pm, Opening remarks by Consul-General Mr Keizo Takewaka (@Cambridge Room)
• 1:35-2:25pm, 2:40-3:30pm, Instruction & Promotion Seminar (@Essex Room)

1. Seminar (Repeated twice)

Location: Shangri-La Hotel, 3F, Essex Room
Timetable: ①1:35-2:25pm, ②2:40-3:30pm
Participants: Each time, up to 20 persons

Contents: 2 seminars in total, each with 2 parts (50mins total)

• Part 1: (20 minutes, including sequential interpretation)
• Theme – “A Charm of Japanese Sake”
• Lecturer - Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association, Director, Mr Yukio Hamada
• Part 2: (30 minutes, Sake tasting available)
• Theme – “Pairing Sake and Cooking”
• Lecturer – WSET Certified Sake Educator, SSI Certified Kikisakeshi – Sake Sommelier (SSI Tokyo) and IWC Sake Judge, Mr Leigh Hudson.

2. Business Discussions

Location: Shangri-La Hotel, 3F, Cambridge Room

Time: 1:00-4:00pm

Event composition: Rotating business discussions.
Exhibitors: 18 member companies of the Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association

3. List of Participating Sake Breweries

No.	Brewery	Prefecture
1	Akita Meijo	Akita
2	Amabuki Shuzo	Saga
3	Chiyomusubi Sake Brewery	Tottori
4	Dewazakura Sake Brewery	Yamagata
5	Fukui Syuzo	Aichi
6	Funasaka Sake Brewery	Gifu
7	Gekkeikan Sake Company	Kyoto
8	Gojo Shuzo	Nara
9	Homare Sake Brewery	Fukushima
10	Imayo Tsukasa Sake Brewery	Niigata
11	Kamotsuru Sake	Hiroshima
12	Kobe Shu-Shin-Kan Breweries	Hyogo
13	Kunimare Shuzo	Hokkaido
14	Nabedana	Chiba
15	Nakano BC	Wakayama
16	Sekiya Brewery	Aichi
17	Yatsushika Brewery	Oita
18	Yoshinogawa	Niigata

4. Catalogue

For a complete guide of the participating Japanese sake breweries and their products, please click here.