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Special Announcement: Sake Professional Course Las Vegas
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The Sake Professional Course
Las Vegas
To be held at the MGM Grand Hotel
November 2, 3 and 4, 2009
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Greetings,
Greetings,
I am pleased to announce that there will be a special running of the Sake Professional Course in Las Vegas Nevada at the MGM Grand hotel, November 2, 3 and 4, 2009. A bit more is below, and as there is less time than usual between the announcement of the course and its execution, I have taken the liberty of sending out a special edition of this newsletter to you.
Note, the normal newsletter will go out in a couple of days as well, with the usual format and content.
Warm regards,
John |
Announcing the
4th
Stateside Sake Professional Course
To be held at the
MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas
November 2, 3
and 4, 2009
On November 2, 3 and 4, the fourth Stateside Sake
Professional Course will be held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel..
Read Testimonials
written by past graduates here .
The course will run for three full days, after
which participants will have an opportunity to take an exam for Level
I Sake Specialist certification. The cost for the course is $775, which
includes three full days of instruction, materials, all sake for tasting, and
one shot at the exam. Meals, lodging an the like are not included in the
tuition.
Attendance is limited to 60, and at this point, those
interested can make a reservation by sending me an email. The content of this
three-day intensive sake course will be identical to that of the Sake
Professional Course held each January in Japan, excepting of course the sake
brewery visits and evening meals.
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The course is geared toward industry
professionals wishing to expand their horizons in a thorough manner into the
world of sake, and will therefore necessarily be fairly technical in nature, and
admittedly somewhat intense. But the course is open to anyone with an interest
in sake, and it will certainly be fun! The course lectures and tastings will
begin with the utter basics and will thoroughly progress through and cover
everything related to sake. There will be an emphasis on empirical experience,
with plenty of exposure to a wide range of sake in the tasting sessions
throughout the three days. Upwards of 90 sake will be tasted across the three
days.
Each day will provide the environment for
a focused, intense and concerted training period, and will consist of classroom
sessions on all things sake-related, followed by relevant tasting sessions.
The goal of this course is that no
sake stone will be left unturned. Every conceivable sake-related topic will
be covered, and each lecture will be complimented and supplanted by a relevant
tasting. Participants won't simply hear about rice type differences and yeast
type differences, they will taste them. Students will not only absorb technical
data about yamahai, kimoto, nama genshu, aged sake and region-related
difference, they will absorb the pertinent flavors and aromas within the related
sake as well.
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Like its counterpart held in Japan each
winter, it will be quite simply the most thorough English-language sake
education in existence. Participants will also be presented with a certificate
of completion at the end of the course.
Also, for the first time in Las
Vegas, an exam will be given at the end of the course for those that choose to
seek certification. Note, the exam is not only optional, but also participants
will retain the right to take the exam at any time in the future free of charge,
allowing them time to prepare, and still enjoy this class. Those that pass said
exam will receive a
"Level I Sake Specialist" certification from the newly
formed Sake Education Council.
The cost for the three-day class,
including all materials and all sake for tasting, is US$775. Participation is
limited, and reservations can be made now to secure a seat. For reservations or
inquiries, please send an email to SakeCourseStateside@sake-world.com.
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Syllabus and Daily Schedule
Below is a tentative and general
syllabus and schedule of the three-day program.
Day I
The
first day only will begin in the afternoon to allow those traveling from other
cities to arrive at a leisurely pace that morning.
9:00 - 12:30 Welcome,
Orientation, Sake Basics, Sake Types, Reading Sake Labels
Tasting I: typical
representatives of various grades, milling rates
2:30 - 5:00 Sake
Production
5:00 - 7:00 Rice Types, Yeast Types, Water
Tasting II: Rice
types, Yeast types
Day II
9:30 to 12:00 Sake Chemistry:
nihonshu-do, acidity, amino acidity, et cetera. Koji. Yamahai and Kimoto (30)
Tasting III: Yamahai and Kimoto.
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 All
things nama, including muroka nama genshu. Pressing methods including shinshu,
shiboritate, arabashiri and more. Aging, Maturity and Vintage (or the lack
thereof), Nigori, Low Alcohol Sake, Sparkling Sake, Red Sake
Tasting IV:
Nama-zake, shinshu et al, aged sake, mature sake, over the hill sake, low
alcohol sake, sparkling sake red sake
Day III
9:30 – 12:00
Vessels, Temperature, Ritual (or the lack thereof), Sake and Food
Tasting V:
One sake in many vessels. Sake Suited for Warming.
12:00- 1:00 Lunch
1:30
– 3:00 Toji guilds, the reality with toji system now. regionality, History, The
Old Ranking System, The Current State of the industry: biggies, smallies, blue
chips, contracting, Sake Contests, Terms to Know.
Tasting VI: Typical
Regional Representatives.
3:00- 4:00 Break
4:00 - 6:00
Exam
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To see
testimonials written by graduates of past Sake Professional Courses, click here .
For more information, email SakeCourseStateside@sake-world.com.
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Regards,
John Gauntner
Sake World, Inc.
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