Deadline to Order: August 16th

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Syllabus and Daily Schedule
“No Sake Stone Remains Left Unturned!”

Day I (Friday, September 5)
7:00 pm ~ 11:30 pm (Eastern Time): Sake Basics, Sake Types, Terms found on Sake Labels
Day II (Saturday, September 6)
7:00 pm ~ 11:30 pm (Eastern Time): Sake Brewing, Rice Types, Yeast Types, Water, Koji
Day III (Sunday, September 7)
7:00 pm ~ 11:30 pm (Eastern Time): Sake Chemistry: nihonshu-do, acidity; Yamahai and Kimoto, Nama-zake (unpasteurized sake), Pressing Methods.
Day IV (Friday, September 12)
7:00 pm ~ 11:30 pm (Eastern Time): Aging and maturity. Non-standard sake types like nigori, low alcohol sake, sparkling sake, red sake, & taruzake. Sake competitions. Vessels / Glassware, Temperature, Toji Guilds, Odds and Ends.
Day V (Saturday, September 13)
7:00 pm ~ 11:30 pm (Eastern Time): Sake Regionality, Sake & Food, History, The State of the Sake Industry.
Online Testing Day (Saturday, September 20)
Any two-hour slot of the student’s choosing.

States we are unable to ship to:

AL - Alabama

KY - Kentucky

MI - Michigan

MS - Mississippi

NH - New Hampshire

ND - North Dakota

SD - South Dakota

UT - Utah

VT - Vermont

Session I:
Takatenjin Tokubetsu Honjozo (Sword of the Sun)
Rihaku Junmai (Dance of Discovery)
Konteki Daiginjo (Tears of Dawn)

Session II:
Rihaku Junmai Ginjo (Wandering Poet): Yamada Nishiki
Fukucho Junmai Ginjo (Moon on the Water)
Amabuki flower yeast or Rihaku Origin of Purity

Session III:
Kikusui Honjozo Nama (in the can!)
Mana 1751 Tokubetsu Junmai Yamahai (True Vision)
Mantensei Junmai Ginjo (Star-filled Sky)

Session IV:
Fukucho Seaside Sparkling Junmai Nigori

Session V:
Toko “Sunrise” Junmai Ginjo
Tozai “Well of Wisdom” Ginjo
Kawatsuru “Crane of Paradise” Tokubetsu Junmai

Deadline to Order: Aug 16th
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Questions regarding orders or substitutions?? Contact: info@truesake.com or 415-355-9555

Rihaku Junmai "Dance of Discovery"