So happy to welcome @sakemannen@akebonounlimited@suzlinden back to Brooklyn Kura!! We hand a wonderful tour of the brewery with @bdonkulous and tasted the BK lineup! Thank you both for all your efforts promoting sake in Sweden!
Join us on SAKE DAY, Wednesday October 1st at 6PM, for a LIVE studio audience recording of America’s first sake podcast: @sakerevolutionpod !
Your hosts John and Timothy will be live and in person at the Brooklyn Kura Taproom and invite you to join in to sip sake, laugh, and learn a thing or two.
For this Sake Day episode, we’ll be interviewing the master sake brewer of @propersake_ricevice , Byron Stithem, who is coming up from Nashville and bringing two sakes for us all to taste. In addition, audience members will be able to submit questions to be answered live during the event!
The Taproom will be open before and after the recording for guests to hang out, meet our special guest and purchase additional sake and snacks.
Get your tickets via the link in our bio! We are so looking forward to having you there.
Check out our schedule for the Sake Samurai table at SAKE DAY '25! We will be posting each Samurai's photo and bio so you can decide who you'd like to meet! For now, keep an eye on this schedule and if you can, go back during each time slot and meet them all! It's rare to have this many sake experts in one place, so take advantage of this amazing networking opportunity!
...and a very big THANK YOU to all of the Sake Samurai attending! We truly appreciate your presence and support! 🙏🍶
#sakesamurai #sakedaysf #sakeday #drinksake @sakesamurai_supportersclub #日本酒 #sakelove
What a great delight to re-connect with Master Sommelier and Sake Samurai Roger Dagorn at Joy of Sake 2025! I first met Roger when he became a Sake Samurai in 2008. I also enjoyed his sake pairings when he directed the beverage program at Chanterelle that same year. Roger is a pillar of the wine and sake communities and a mentor to so many of us! Kanpai Roger!!
UrbanSake.com’s classification chart makes a brief cameo in @lifebymikeg latest YouTube video on home brewing sake. This video also features Brooklyn Kura’s #14 Junmai Gino sake. Interesting!
Do I like baseball now!? Just announced!:
“The Los Angeles Dodgers have entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with Hakkaisan (Hakkaisan Brewery Co., Ltd.) that makes the company’s sake products available at select Dodger Stadium concession locations and that features in-stadium promotion and activations, as well as participation at off-stadium events.
This collaboration brings together the rich traditions of Japanese sake brewing and the iconic spirit of American baseball, offering fans a unique and exclusive experience. In addition, as the Dodgers’ exclusive sake partner, Hakkaisan will provide co-branded bottles for sale in selected stores in Southern California.”
Thank you to The Consulate of Japan in NY and Ambassador Mori for inviting me to the Ambassador’s residence tonight to celebrate birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. It was a wonderful evening with lots of great sake and cross cultural connections.
It was an honor to speak with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the US-Japan Tourism event in NYC earlier this week. I was asked to introduce and pour the Hakuto Tokubetsu Junmai sake for him and his wife. Hakuto Brewery located in Wajima, Ishikawa was severely damaged in the Noto Peninsula earthquake this past January 1st. For our kanpai, we are using beautiful lacquerware sake cups, also from Wajima. It’s wonderful to see sake helping to increase understanding between the U.S. and Japan in this way.
Join me on SAKE DAY, Tuesday Oct 1st, 7PM, for a live recording of America’s first sake podcast: Sake Revolution! Your hosts John and Timothy will be live and in person at the Brooklyn Kura Taproom and invite you to join in the studio audience, laugh and sip along with us and experience Sake Revolution LIVE! On this very special Sake Day episode, we’ll be interviewing the master sake brewers of New York City - Brandon Doughan of Brooklyn Kura and Shinobu Kato of Kato Sake works. Both Brandon and Shinobu will each bring a sake for the audience to taste as we are recording - which is included in your ticket price. In addition, audience members will be able to submit written questions to the tojis. This will be a fun, interactive and delicious podcast experience! The Brooklyn Kura taproom will be open before and after the recording to hang out, enjoy and purchase additional sake and snacks to make your Sake Day complete!
Date: Oct 1st 2024 (sake day)
Time:
6pm - Taproom Opens
7pm to 8pm LIVE Sake Revolution recording
9pm Taproom closes
Cost: $15 (includes admission for one, plus two tasting pours of sake.)
Snacks and additional sake will be available for purchase.
Topic: “Meet the NYC Tojis!” Interview and sake tasting with Brandon Doughan (Brooklyn Kura) and Shinobu Kato (Kato Sake Works), exploring their trailblazing journeys to producing premium sake in NYC.
Such a great memory! Langoustine sashimi paired with the ultimate “magic water”Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo. One of my favorite seafood and sake pairings of all time! #supportsake
