~~~ It's Official! ~~~
I am a Certified Sake Specialist.
I completed John Gauntner's Sake Professional Course and passed the optional exam following the course.
The 3 day course delves far beyond basic "sake 101" type knowledge into the nuances of the history of sake, sake grades, and types of sake, the finer points of sake brewing, as well as sake and food pairing. The list goes on but you get the idea. John confidently states, "... this course is intended to cover it all, to leave no stone unturned." John delivered the "sake goods" as it were. More info on John Gauntner, his sake professional courses, and more sake centric information can be found at sake-world.com.As an added bonus to the course we were able to tour and taste sake at the SakeOne brewery. This gave our class that opportunity to see first hand how the beverage we know and love is made - step by step.
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| Water filtration system |
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| Large quantities of rice |
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| Koji room |
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| Early fermentation |
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| Later fermentation |
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| Storage |
To say that I enjoyed the course is an understatement.
Thank you John!
Thanks SakeOne!
Kanpai!
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| Post exam celebration |
I completed John Gauntner's Sake Professional Course and passed the optional exam following the course.
