14/11/2024
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Sake Symposium ~ ‘Traditional Methods for Modern Brewing’ - was held in Melbourne on Monday 11th November at RACV City Club.
This event was part of the campaign and made possible through the support of the Japanese government, with assistance in Australia from JAMS.TV.
The event MC was Melbourne’s own Sake Mistress, (and Sake Samurai), Simone Maynard and our special guests were Mr. Soichiro Tsuji, 7th generation president of Gozenshu (Tsuji Honten), in Okayama, Japan, and Mr. Quentin Hanley, one of the founders, director (and brewer) from Melbourne Sake, in the heart of Melbourne town!
The Sake Symposium saw presentations delivered from Simone Maynard (on sake basics), Soichiro Tsuji (on Gozenshu Brewery), and Quentin Hanley (on Melbourne Sake), followed by a food and sake pairing session with 3 sake from Gozenshu and 2 sake from Melbourne Sake.
The final part of the Sake Symposium was a panel talk with Tsuji-san and Quentin, hosted by Simone, with translation assistance for Tsuji-san provided by Miki Hawkinton. Topics included yeast starters, with a focus on Bodaimoto, sake rice, (with an emphasis on Omachi), and table rice as well as discussions around brewing sake outside of Japan, the rice farming industry in Australia, and the vision (of both breweries) for the future. The panel talk finished with a Q&A session from the audience.
Following the Sake Symposium was a trade tasting event, offering tastings from 7 exhibitors.
A heartfelt thank you to all involved (in the Symposium and the Trade Tasting) and to all who attended this educational and enjoyable sake event.
We hope to be able to present more of these types of events in the future, as they offer valuable insight and information, and are a great way for people to learn more about sake and expand not just their own knowledge of it, but also their appreciation for those who brew it.
Special thanks to the Japanese Government for making this event possible.
Photos by TOSHI GraphiX and courtesy of NTA Japan.
