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America’s Largest Sake Celebration Returns To New York On September 23
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Story By: Edward Callaghan
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America’s Largest Sake Celebration Returns To New York On September 23
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Story By: Edward Callaghan
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The Joy Of Sake
The ultimate celebration of the art of sake brewing The Joy of Sake featuring over 330 premium sakes - the largest sake tasting in the United States - returns to New York once again for a magical evening of sake tastings paired with delicacies from a dozen of New York’s finest restaurants on September 23 at 82 Mercer at 82 Mercer Street in Manhattan.
Begun just a decade ago, the Joy of Sake now draws thousands of sake enthusiasts to its three annual events. This year, events will be held in Honolulu on August 19, San Francisco on September 9 and New York on September 23. With high demand for tickets, the venues have steadily grown in size, reflecting the popularity of both the event and sake itself. In New York, the tasting now takes place at the wonderful new event venue 82 Mercer.
Among the acclaimed restaurants participating are Sakagura, Bond Street, 15 East, Woo Lae Oak, Geisha and En Japanese Brasserie.
The Joy of Sake offers a rare opportunity to sample outstanding labels in peak condition (freshness and proper handling are key to sake quality once bottled), many of which are not otherwise available in the US. Attendees will be able to sample the full spectrum of sake styles in the junmai, ginjo and daiginjo categories, including recipients of silver and gold awards from the U.S. National Sake Appraisal, a rigorous blind tasting conducted by judges from the U.S. and Japan every year prior to the Joy of Sake events.
With over 330 sakes to taste, guests will discover the diversity and complexity of premium sake, which matches that of wine. Top restaurants in each city will serve appetizers to complement the sakes, featuring a variety of cuisines, from Asian and Japanese to American and French.
As interest in Japanese cuisine has exploded in this country with America’s focus on healthier eating, Japanese restaurants have expanded in number and many of them make the annual top 10 lists of the most respected food & wine media, so it is no surprise that Sake continues to be one of the fastest growing segments of the beverage market, with imports of Japanese sake doubling over the last ten years. The Joy of Sake anticipated and aided the awakening of interest in sake in America with its first public tasting in Honolulu in 2001, held in conjunction with the first U.S. National Sake Appraisal. The Joy of Sake traveled to San Francisco for the first time in 2003 and to New York in 2004.
The schedule of The Joy of Sake Tastings for
2010 is as follows:
Honolulu August 19 Honolulu Academy of the Arts
San Francisco September 9 Yoshi’s San Francisco
New York September 23 82 Mercer
Ticket sales and sponsorships will support the efforts of The Joy of Sake a not for profit organization whose mission is to foster appreciation for the traditional art of sake-brewing. It provides opportunities for people outside Japan to obtain authentic knowledge about sake through seminars and tasting events.
Information on this year’s Joy of Sake, as well as photo galleries from last year’s events, may be found at www.joyofsake.com. Tickets may be ordered on-line or through local sake hotlines in Honolulu (808-739-1000) and New York/San Francisco (212-799-7243).
Begun just a decade ago, the Joy of Sake now draws thousands of sake enthusiasts to its three annual events. This year, events will be held in Honolulu on August 19, San Francisco on September 9 and New York on September 23. With high demand for tickets, the venues have steadily grown in size, reflecting the popularity of both the event and sake itself. In New York, the tasting now takes place at the wonderful new event venue 82 Mercer.
Among the acclaimed restaurants participating are Sakagura, Bond Street, 15 East, Woo Lae Oak, Geisha and En Japanese Brasserie.
The Joy of Sake offers a rare opportunity to sample outstanding labels in peak condition (freshness and proper handling are key to sake quality once bottled), many of which are not otherwise available in the US. Attendees will be able to sample the full spectrum of sake styles in the junmai, ginjo and daiginjo categories, including recipients of silver and gold awards from the U.S. National Sake Appraisal, a rigorous blind tasting conducted by judges from the U.S. and Japan every year prior to the Joy of Sake events.
With over 330 sakes to taste, guests will discover the diversity and complexity of premium sake, which matches that of wine. Top restaurants in each city will serve appetizers to complement the sakes, featuring a variety of cuisines, from Asian and Japanese to American and French.
As interest in Japanese cuisine has exploded in this country with America’s focus on healthier eating, Japanese restaurants have expanded in number and many of them make the annual top 10 lists of the most respected food & wine media, so it is no surprise that Sake continues to be one of the fastest growing segments of the beverage market, with imports of Japanese sake doubling over the last ten years. The Joy of Sake anticipated and aided the awakening of interest in sake in America with its first public tasting in Honolulu in 2001, held in conjunction with the first U.S. National Sake Appraisal. The Joy of Sake traveled to San Francisco for the first time in 2003 and to New York in 2004.
The schedule of The Joy of Sake Tastings for
2010 is as follows:
Honolulu August 19 Honolulu Academy of the Arts
San Francisco September 9 Yoshi’s San Francisco
New York September 23 82 Mercer
Ticket sales and sponsorships will support the efforts of The Joy of Sake a not for profit organization whose mission is to foster appreciation for the traditional art of sake-brewing. It provides opportunities for people outside Japan to obtain authentic knowledge about sake through seminars and tasting events.
Information on this year’s Joy of Sake, as well as photo galleries from last year’s events, may be found at www.joyofsake.com. Tickets may be ordered on-line or through local sake hotlines in Honolulu (808-739-1000) and New York/San Francisco (212-799-7243).
