Meet the Fukushima Sake Brewers in NYC
Free Sake Tasting – Meet the Fukushima Sake Brewers
Friday, June 13 · 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Union Square Wines & Spirits – 140 4th Avenue (between 13th and 14th Streets)
Admission: Free
Try sake of three top breweries from one of Fukushima Prefecture’s most famous brewing regions, Aizu.
For nine consecutive years, from 2013 to 2022, Fukushima led all prefectures in Gold Prizes at the century-old Japan Sake Awards. Sake from Fukushima is crafted with care and precision to bring out its refined flavor.
To introduce New Yorkers to the delights of Fukushima sake, the Fukushima government is hosting a free sake tasting at Union Square Wines & Spirits this Friday, June 13. Three sake masters are traveling from Fukushima to pour sake for New Yorkers: Nobuhiro Hosoi of Kokken Brewery, Koichi Suzuki of Akebono Brewery, and Nobuo Shoji of Yumegokoro Brewery.
There will be nine different brands from three different breweries to enjoy.
Featured Sake
From Kokken Brewery:
Kokken Yume no Kaori Tokubetsu Junmai
Kokken Yamahai Junmai
Kokken Daiginjo
From Akebono Sake Brewery:
Tenmei Funashibori Junmai Hiire Orange Label
Tenmei Junmai Hiire 1-year Aged Brown Label
Tenmei Bear Cup Sake
From Yumegokoro Sake Brewery:
Naraman Junmai Daiginjo
Junmai DaiginjoNaraman Assemblage
Naraman Junmai-shu Muroka Binhiire
Spend $50 on Fukushima sake and receive a masu cup! (Limited promotion; only 20 masu will be available during the event.) Enjoy a 10% discount on all Fukushima sake on the day of the tastings.
Walk-ins are welcome but RSVPs are appreciated. Please visit the Fukushima government’s Eventbrite page to RSVP.
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