Sake Education – Sake Samurai John Gauntner’s Online Sake Professional Course

John Gauntner will run the 14th live online running of the Sake Professional Course, to be held via Zoom on two consecutive weekends from the US: Friday, Saturday and Sunday September 5, 6 and 7, and continuing on the next weekend, Friday and Saturday September 12 and 13, from 7:00pm to 11:30pm each day, US Eastern time. 

The content of this intensive sake live online course will be identical to that of the Sake Professional Course held across the US and in Japan, with the exception of extensive sake tastings, and sake brewery visits. The goal of this course is that “no sake stone remains left unturned,” and my motto is “exceed expectations for the course.” Every conceivable sake-related topic will be covered across the five sessions.

Each of the five sessions will include a 20-minute break in the middle, a thorough question and answer period, and a tasting exercise of one to three sake (to be procured by each student based on to-be-provided list) held at the end of the session. (Participation in the tasting session is optional!) 

Those that complete the course will be qualified to take an exam for Certified Sake Professional certification, which will be offered online on Saturday, September 20, via an online testing platform called Classmate. Those that pass the exam will receive a certificate, and be recognized on the Sake Education Council website as a Certified Sake Professional.

The tuition for the five-session course, including all materials and certification testing is US$415. 

Participation is limited and reservations can be made now to secure a seat; full payment will be requested by Friday, August 29th. You can read testimonials from those that have previously taken the Sake Professional Course Live Online here, and those that have taken the live, in person courses here. For reservations or inquiries, please send an email to sakeguy0494@gmail.com.