Learn all about the facinating beverage from Japan: Sake.
The WSET Level 2 Award in Sake focuses on how the ingredients used by brewers are processed and combined to create the many different styles of sake. It will also teach you how to describe and assess the quality of the sakes you taste.
If you are a sake or hospitality professional, you’ll be able to offer valuable guidance on selection and service to your colleagues and customers. If you are a sake enthusiast, you’ll know exactly what to look for when choosing sakes for any occasion.
The course is from Wine and Spirit Educations Trust, a well known educator from England that now provides courses in 60 different countries. The course is held and examined in English.
The lecturer is Åke Nordgren, appointed Sake Samurai by The Sake Samurai Association Japan and Advanced Sake Specialist.
The price covers the course material, breakfast, lunch, coffe and the sake we try.
Course information
The course is made in two days between 9:30-17:00 and an examination will be held at the end of the day. If you pass the examination you will receive a pin and a certificate from WSET.
What you will learn
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The ingredients used to make sake:
This includes the ingredients that brewers are required to use and the ones they can choose. We also cover the varieties of rice that are used to make sake.
Processing the raw materials:
We cover how steamed white rice and kōji (a type of fungus used for fermentation) are made and how different styles of sake require rice with different polishing ratios and different styles of kōji.
How sake is made:
We explore all of the main techniques that are used from fermentation starter to dilution and packaging and how different choices are made when making the different styles of sake.
Common labelling terms, including how some of the most important ones are written in Japanese.
Course delivery
This qualification has a minimum requirement of 12 guided learning hours with a WSET course provider.*
Place: Tellusborgsvägen 69, Hägersten.
Time: 9:30-17:00
Do you want to learn all about sake – the fascinating beverage from Japan? Then WSET Level 3 Award in Sake is the right choice for you. If you want to know more, contact us at info@vinkallan.se.
If the number of participants is too low, we reserve the right to cancel or postpone the course. In such cases, we will notify you in advance.