The #shochu revolution has started with a very inspiring tasting WSET School London with 8 brewers from #Kagoshima showcasing the punchy to the extremely delicate. There’s something for everyone. If you’ve never tried it before, now is your chance. You won’t be disappointed.

A fabulous night So restaurant celebrating ten years of the wonderful work of British_Sake_Assoc. An amazing array of #sake from Tengu Sake Sam Sake #sanran #sedaliquida and even the exclusive £1000 Junmai from #dojima. BSA here’s to another 10 years!

Glass of #English #sparkling? Every year I’m more impressed by how far we’ve come in the past decade. Thanks Henners Langham Wine Estate Court Garden Wine Bride Valley Vineyard for a great tasting. But #henners seriously, shout louder (& get more acres)!! #wine

Japanese pottery has always had a certain special quality and so it was only right to have an evening dedicated to the best of Japanese quality #sake pottery w/ Tengu Sake. #BSA #japan

Come on, write a 3,000 word short story or up to 40 lines of poetry, it’s easy as Pi! #UCLPubPrize #WriteTheRevolution #whodoesntlovepie

A full house at the British_Sake_Assoc Chinese New Year Dinner w/ Tengu Sake. Great selection of #sake to match the wonderful food at Plum Valley restaurant. Bringing the new year in with style and taste!

The 2017 WSTA annual conference carried the headline the ‘clock is ticking’ on Brexit. Over a year and a half later firms face the same uncertainties and that clock is now deafening ⏰ 🙉 @tradegovuk UK wine and spirit businesses will suffer if we crash out of the EU #NoToNoDeal

Former Formula 1 racing driver David Coulthard has partnered with Highland Park to create two limited edition single cask whiskies ow.ly/RJZF30nQ5Sl

More bad news from the Japanese #whisky scene. Yamazaki And Nikka Discontinue More Releases As Japanese Whisky Crisis Deepens bit.ly/2StNGaC

Last few days to really make the most of London Sake Week #londonsakeweek #sakeweek #londonsake

End of Day 1 judging sake at the International Wine Challenge. Over 1500 sales have been entered this year so a lot to judge, and some interesting ones for our team but we worked very well together and… instagram.com/p/Bv4QWkxnKxC/…

Congratulations to all the winners of #IWCSake 2019. See the full list of Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winners here: bit.ly/2JaKpwG #sake #IWCSake #IWC2019 #WineWednesday #wine

Climate change and its effect on sake brewing: changes are afoot. sake-world.com/blog/

Fancy learning more about #japanesesake and how it compares to #wine? Anthony Rose at the The Wine Gang will be hosting an informal study group on the 24th. It’ll be a fun-filled evening at Tombo not to be missed! Email [email protected] now!!

Koyama Shuzo, brewers of Marushin Masamune in Tokyo, will be closing Feb 28. For years they were the only sake brewer in the 23 wards of Tokyo city (recently another small brewery began brewing in Tokyo as well). So sorry to see them go! ow.ly/MYuB30icucv

Start of a new adventure for #iwcsake, this year in #Yamagata and if the opening evening is anything to go by, it’s going to be a good’en this year - with >1600 sakes. So glad to see all my fellow #judges. #IWC2018SakeYamagata #IWC2018 #sake

End of Day 1 at #IWC2018SakeYamagata. Tasted #futsushu #honjozo #junmai and a fabulous evening at #takami restaurant. #iwc #IWC2018 #sake #yamagata

Fantastic #IWC dinner and all of us in our #yukata. Games, Geisha and entertainment galore - including some karaoke to top the evening off. #iwcsake #iwcsake2018 #yamagata #sake

What a special way to finish off the #iwcsake2018 in Yamagata with a fantastic flight of Obuse Le Sake Erotique. Amazing how much the yeast and, in the case of number 6, the field can make such a difference. #obuse #sake #iwc #yamagata #erotique #japan

Toko #sake #brewery… instagram.com/p/Bi9vEwFhjFOq…