The origin is the destination IWA Sake

Recently introduced in the UK, IWA Sake is the creation of Richard Geoffroy who charted the course of the legendary Dom Pérignon Champagne for 28 years as the fifth Chef de Cave. We are joined by Richard for a distinctive evening exploring his natural change from Champagne to Sake, using his blending (or assemblage) skills.

We will taste IWA Sake 5, and discover how in order to craft Sake, rice has to be polished, washed, soaked, steamed, cooled, inverted, mashed, fermented and pressed. When making IWA 5, there isn’t a standard recipe, but rather a scientific experimentation that changes every year. The aim with IWA 5 is to create an internationally renowned Sake, while still staying true to Japanese tradition and methods.

Strongly and proudly anchored in its home country, IWA is made at the site of Shiraiwa in Tateyama – at the foot-steps of holly Mount Tate, Toyama Prefecture ( West Japan ) – Highly respectful of the traditional brewing methods, Richard Geoffroy is bringing a ground breaking approach into age old Sake making.

We hope to see you there…

The sakes we will taste are:

IWA 5 Assemblage 1
IWA 5 Assemblage 2

Wednesday 16th March 2022
St James’s Room

18.30 – Welcome drink on arrival
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends

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