Category Archives: Sake Corner

A week with Mr John Gauntner : Becoming a Saké Professional – Byron Kehoe John Gauntner is considered to be the one true Saké master, having spent more than 25 years in Japan studying, researching and teaching Saké internationally. Gauntner …

Andre Bishop is a self-confessed Japanophile and Sake connoisseur. His passion for Japanese food, in particular Izakaya dining culture, is unrivalled in Australia. Andre is the owner of 5 Japanese Izakaya in Melbourne including Kumo Izakaya in Brunswick, Robot Bar …

‘Celebrity’ is the buzzword of the 21st century. We are accustomed to the rock stars, the royals, the models and the sports stars but now, aided and abetted by reality TV, chefs are the latest members of the cult. Executive …

Urakasumi aged Sake was my favourite Sake at the recent sake tasting event hosted by the Japanese government at Crown Casino. At that event, I was lucky enough to meet and talk with Sake Samurai Irie Keisuke about the Urakasumi brewery. Brewers …

The Suehiro Sake Shop, Wajima Wajima Cityis home to the Kitamura Kobo, the studio of contemporary lacquer artist Unryuan Kitamura Tatsuo and a frequent stop on my visits to Japan. On this trip, however, I happily focused on the many …

For Tohoku’s Sake Sake tasting event Consulate-General of Japan Melbourne Crown Casino February 16th 2012 Promoting sake as an important part of Japanese culture has to be one of the benefits of a diplomatic career- and one at Lesley Kehoe …

The Tohoku region is home to some of Japan’s most prestigious and long standing Sake breweries, including Yuki no bosha, whose Junmai is a personal favorite and whose brews have been a regular at Lesley Kehoe Galleries tasting events. I …

Sparking Sake is regularly served at our exhibition openings and always receives positive comments. It is sweeter and has a lower alcohol content than normal Sake. Fermentation is halted earlier than is the case with regular Sake and this allows …

image: Leah Ikeda, the wine and sake director of Pho Republique, holds a bottle of Fukucho Moon on the Water sake. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) Sake Sisters Until 30 years ago sake breweries were strictly off-limits to women. On the …

As promised, we’ve checked out the new kids on the block in the world of Sake and Izakaya style eating in Melbourne. Kumo Izakaya & Sake Bar 152 Lygon St, Brunswick http://www.kumoizakaya.com.au Tuesday night, almost full and abuzz with trendy …