Perth sake lovers can get their repair in Mosman Park subsequent month at a pageant showcasing a few of the finest brews from Japan.
Sake No Jin Perth will likely be held at Tsunami restaurant on June 10 and 11, the place visitors can benefit from the flavours of Japan.
Sake is a standard Japanese alcoholic drink created from fermented rice, brewed equally to beer.
The annual Perth pageant, which has been working since 2015, is called after Sake No Jin Niigata, Japan’s largest sake pageant, which attracts greater than 100,000 individuals.
Tsunami proprietor Brett Carboni mentioned with tastings of greater than 90 sakes and different Japanese alcohol like plum wine, yuzushu and Japanese whiskey obtainable throughout the weekend, the pageant was a chance to expertise premium drinks sourced from boutique producers throughout Japan.
“The importance of the pageant is to introduce individuals to the world of high quality handmade sake that’s completely different from what you normally expertise in most Japanese eating places,” he mentioned.
Final yr, Tsunami took out the Greatest Sake Listing award within the Australian Wine Listing of the 12 months competitors.
Mr Carboni mentioned the sake scene was “rising quickly” in Australian, particularly in Melbourne.
“Sake gross sales in Australia elevated 84 per cent from 2017 to 2021,” he mentioned.
“Sake has such a big style vary; you possibly can have it scorching, room temperature or chilled.
“It is available in completely different polish ranges to make the flavour smoother and there are completely different kinds — nama, muroka, senshu, koshu, kimoto, yamahai, sokoju, bodaimoto — to call a couple of.
“One purpose it’s well-liked is that it has zero preservatives.
“There may be actually solely rice, water and koji. And it is just normally 15 per cent alcohol, across the identical as a powerful cabernet sauvignon.”
Tickets can be found at tsunamisushi.com.au/sake-festival.
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