Your RISING SUN WORKSHOP menu, Sydney!

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“That traditions guide but do not rule.”

Aren’t you lucky, Sydney? One of the city’s coolest Japanese cafés – Rising Sun Workshop – is on board to feed us at this year’s SAKE MATSURI. Here’s what we’ll be eating on October 19th:

  • Gyoza (6pce) – $10
  • Pork Katsu Burger – $15
  • Eggplant Katsu Burger  – $15
  • Small Salad – Cucumber, wakame, sesame – $5

“Rising Sun Workshop does not support factory farming, what we buy in we buy local, from roasters, smokers, brewers, growers, winemakers & distillers who share our philosophies – our mates.”

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Your 2019 SAKE LIST, Sydney!

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The world of sake is very complex, but the best way to learn is to taste. With so many different types of sake on tasting at SAKE MATSURI, from the country’s best importers, you’re bound to pick up a thing or two. Enjoy!

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BLACK MARKET SAKE
PRODUCER REGION BRAND NAME STYLE YEAR RICE RICE POLISHING PRICE MLS per bottle
1 Mioya Shuzo Ishikawa Yuho no Shiro Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu Nigori 2019 Gohyakumangoku & Notohikari 60% & 55% $69 720mls
2 Uehara Shuzo Shiga Soma no Tengu Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu Usunigori 2019 Yamada Nishiki 59% $85 720mls
3 Mukai Shuzo Kyoto Kyo no Haru Nigori Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu Nigori 2019 Yamada Nishiki 67% $79 720mls
4 Chikuma Nishiki Nagano Kizan Sanban Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu 2019 Miyama Nishiki 55% $75 720mls
5 Akishika Shuzo Osaka 888 Junmai Yamahai Muroka Nama Genshu 2018 Hattan Nishiki (Organic) 80% $89 720mls
6 Fukuchiyo Shuzo Saga Nabeshima ‘G’ Junmai Muroka Nama 2018 Gohyakumangoku 60% $79 720mls
7 Chiyo Shuzo Nara Shinomine Kimoto Junmai Kimoto Muroka Nama Genshu 2018 Yamada Nishiki 60% & 77% $72 720mls
8 Terada Honke Chiba Katori 90 Junmai Kimoto Muroka Nama Genshu 2019 Koshi Hikari (Organic) 90% $72 720mls
9 Kidoizumi Shuzo Chiba Hakugyokuko Junmai Ginjo Yamahai Muroka Nama Genshu 2018 Gohyakumangoku (Organic) 60% $79 720mls
10 Chochin Shuzo Aichi Shinbunshi 65 Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu 2018 Yamada Nishiki 65% $179 1800mls
11 Moriki Shuzo Mie Tae no Hana Kimoto Junmai Kimoto Muroka Nama Genshu 2017 Yamada Nishiki 90% $79 720mls
12 Miyoshino Jozo Nara Hanatomoe Yon-Dan Shikomi Junmai Yamahai Yon-Dan Muroka Nama Genshu 2019 Hitogokochi 66% $69 720mls
13 Miyako Bijin Awaji-shima Brown Label Junmai Yamahai Muroka Genshu 2018 Gohyakumangoku 65% $68 720mls
14 Miyako Bijin Awaji-shima Yamahai Koshu Junmai Yamahai Genshu Koshu 2012 Gohyakumangoku 65% $82 720mls
15 Miyako Bijin Awaji-shima Yamahai Koshu Junmai Yamahai Genshu Koshu 1997 Gohyakumangoku 65% $105 720mls
16 Kameman Shuzo Kumamoto Genmaishu Junmai Genmai-zake 2017 Reiho (Organic) 100% $59 500mls
Daiwa
PRODUCER REGION BRAND NAME STYLE YEAR RICE RICE POLISHING PRICE MLS per bottle
1 Akita Meijo Akita Ranman Reiryo Ginjo 2019 Akita Sake Komachi 55% $45 720ml
2 Akita Meijo Akita Ranman Funaoroshi Junmai Namacho 2019 Akita Komachi 65% $35 720ml
3 Akita Meijo Akita Ranman Funaoroshi Junmai Namacho 2019 Akita Komachi 65% $15 300ml
4 Akita Meijo Akita Ranman Funaoroshi Junmai Namacho 2019 Akita Komachi 65% $10 200ml
5 Akita Meijo Akita Ranman Tokubetsu Junmai 2019 Ginsan 50% $88 1800ml
6 Akita Meijo Akita Ranman Managutako Junmai 2019 Akita Komachi 65% $15 300ml
7 Kizakura Shuzo Kyoto Kizakura Junmai Daiginjo S 2019 Yamadanishiki 50% $28 500ml
8 Kizakura Shuzo Kyoto Kizakura Junmai Daiginjo S 2019 Yamadanishiki 50% $11 180ml
9 Kizakura Shuzo Kyoto Kizakura DAKU Cloudy Sake 2019 Sake Rice grown in Japan 70% $25 720ml
10 Kizakura Shuzo Kyoto Kizakura Yamahai Jikomi 2019 Sake Rice grown in Japan 70% $50 1800ml
JUN PACIFIC
Producer Region Brand Name Style Rice Rice Polishing Size Price
1 Shirataki Shuzo Niigata Jozen Mizunogotoshi Junmai Ginjo Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku/Koshiibuki 60% 720ml $36.00
2 Jozen Mizunogotoshi Jukusei no Junmai Ginjo Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku/Koshiibuki 55% 720ml $39.80
3 Jozen Mizunogotoshi Junmai Junmai Gohyakumangoku/Koshiibuki 70% 720ml $29.20
4 Jozen Mizunogotoshi Sparkling Sparkling Sake N/A 60% 360ml $19.80
5 Uonuma Nojun Junmai Yamadanishiki/Gohyakumangoku 80% 720ml $28.50
6 Uonuma Karakuchi Junmai Yamadanishiki/Gohyakumangoku 65% 300ml $12.00
7 Kikumasamune Hyogo Kojo Junmai Ginjo Japanese Rice 70% 720ml $22.30
8 Tarusake Junmai Tokkuri Bottle Junmai Japanese Rice 70% 720ml $26.70
9 Kimoto Junmai Junmai Japanese Rice 70% 500ml $15.00
10 Kimoto Junmai Daiginjo Junmai Daiginjo Japanese Rice 50% 720ml $34.90
11 Kinushiro Junmai Japanese Rice 73% 500ml $22.00
SAKENET
PRODUCER REGION BRAND NAME STYLE YEAR RICE RICE POLISHING PRICE MLS per bottle
1 Shinkame Saitama Shinkame Junmai “Mahoto” Junmai 2014 Gohyakumangoku 55% $52/$108 720/1800
2 Kuwahara Shimane Fusozuru Junmai “Takatsugawa” Junmai 2017 Gohyakumangoku / Hanaechizen 70% $44/$88 720/1800
3 Yamane Tottori Hiokizakura Junmai-Ginjo “Densho Goriki” Junmai Ginjo 2016 Goriki 55% $52/$106 720/1800
4 Ohtani Tottori Takaisami Junmai-Ginjo Nakadare Junmai Ginjo 2017 Yamadanishiki / Tamasakae 50% $60/$120 720/1800
5 Tamazakura Shimane Tamazakura Junmai Nama Genshu Kinki #33 Junmai Nama Genshu 2018 Kinki #33 70% $112.00 1800
6 Kinoshita Kyoto Tamagawa Junmai-Ginjo Nama Genshu “Ice Breaker” Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu 2018 Nihonbare 60% $42/$116 500/1800
SAKESHOP
PRODUCER REGION BRAND NAME STYLE RICE RICE POLISHING PRICE MLS per bottle
1 Dewatsuru Akita Sakura Emaki Ancient Rice Sparkling Sake Asamurasaki & Okunomurasaki 60% $27 360ml
2 Toko Yamagata Toko Junmai Haenuki 60% $37 720ml
3 Kirinzan Niigata Kirinzan Brown Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku 55% $66 720ml
4 Hanahato Hiroshima Hanahato Kimoto Junmai Ginjo Yamada Nishiki 60% $56 720ml
5 Yamamoto Akita Pure Black Junmai Ginjo Akitasakekomachi 55% $50 720ml
6 Hanamikura Gifu Kuro Junmai Daiginjo Gohyakumangoku/Yamada Nishiki 40% $80 720ml
7 Kaze No Mori Nara Alpha Type 3 Junmai Daiginjo Akitsuho 50% $65 720ml
8 Wakatakeya Fukuoka Koshu Genrokushu Aged Yume Ikkon 85% $59 720ml
TENGUMAI (DEJA VU)
PRODUCER REGION BRAND NAME Product Name STYLE RICE PRICE MLS per bottle
1 Tengumai Ishikawa Tengumai Umajun Junmai Junmai Gohyakumangoku $90 1800ml
2 Tengumai Ishikawa Tengumai Umajun Junmai Junmai Gohyakumangoku $40 720ml
3 Tengumai Ishikawa Tengumai Yamahai Jikomi Junmai Yamahai Jikomi Junmai Gohyakumangoku $45 720ml
4 Tengumai Ishikawa Tengumai Yamahai Jikomi Junmai Yamahai Jikomi Junmai Gohyakumangoku $20 300ml
5 Tengumai Ishikawa Tengumai Junmai Daiginjo 50 Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki/Gohyakumangoku $60 720ml
6 Tengumai Ishikawa Tengumai Yamahai Jikomi Junmai Daiginjo Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki $100 720ml
YOSHINOGAWA (DEJA VU)
PRODUCER REGION BRAND NAME Product Name STYLE RICE PRICE MLS per bottle
1 Yoshinogawa Niigata Yoshinogawa Gensen Karakuchi Futsushu Gohyakumangoku
(Niigata Local Rice)
$85 1800ml
2 Yoshinogawa Niigata Yoshinogawa Gensen Karakuchi Futsushu Gohyakumangoku
(Niigata Local Rice)
$35 720ml
3 Yoshinogawa Niigata Yoshinogawa Ginjo Gokujo Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
(Niigata Local Rice)
$45 720ml
4 Yoshinogawa Niigata Yoshinogawa Ginjo Gokujo Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
(Niigata Local Rice)
$20 300ml
5 Yoshinogawa Niigata Yoshinogawa Echigo Ginjo Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
(Niigata Local Rice)
$40 720ml
6 Yoshinogawa Niigata Yoshinogawa Daiginjo Daiginjo Gohyakumangoku
(Niigata Local Rice)
$95 720ml
7 Yoshinogawa Niigata Yoshinogawa Shinkogura Yamadanishiki
7YO
Daiginjo Yamadanishiki $425 720ml

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Your 2019 Menu, Melbourne!

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We’ve doubled down on food this year and have recruited experienced restaurateur Tomoya Kawasaki and his teams from NEKO NEKO, CHOTTO MOTTO and WABI SABI.

You better come hungry! Here’s the full menu:

 

Wabi Sabi Salon
Chicken and Egg Japanese Stew

 

 

 

 

Neko Neko
Vegan Soba Noodle Salad

 

 

 

Chotto Motto
Boiled Pork Dumpling with Sesame Chilli Sauce
Boiled Vegan Dumpling with Sesame Chilli Sauce
Katsu Sando

 

 

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The Sake Brewers – Special Guests in Melbourne, 2019

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For the first time at Sake Matsuri we have four brewers joining us on the day. In addition to the amazing lineup, we’ll also host Houraisen, Kenbishi, Gozenshu and Hourai Breweries – the first time they’ve been in Australia! Let’s get to know them before the event.

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Mr. Sekiya of Houraisen

Houraisen Brewery – Imported by Deja Vu Sake

Sekiya Brewery Co Ltd, producing Sake under the brand name Houraisen, was established in 1864 in the Prefecture of Aichi, about halfway between Tokyo and Osaka. Houraisen own about 27 hectares of their own rice paddocks, and grow rice suited to the region.

Over the past 10 years Houraisen in collaboration with the local agricultural bureau have developed a strain of rice most suited to their mountainous terrain – Yumesansui. The brewery and water source are located in the mountains at around 500 metres above sea level, so the climate is cool at night. The water source available to Houraisen is some of the softest water in Japan, and it has no magnesium or calcium which means the Sake they produce is very ‘soft’. Whilst over 150 years old, Houraisen are now considered one of the most modern and innovative Sake producers in Japan. The average polishing rate across all the Sake they produce in 50% (Daiginjo level).

 

Mr. Shirakashi of Kenbishi

Kenbishi Brewery – Imported by Deja Vu Sake

Established in 1505, Kenbishi is the oldest existing brewery in the Nada Region, and the 4th oldest brewery in Japan. The logo on their label today was trademarked in 1505, and was the first trademark in Sake history. They produce a very unique style of Sake, continuing to use the Yamahai method, and using wild yeast and natural fermentation, with famous hard water from Nada called Miyamizu. The high mineral content of this water encourages strong fermentation and makes the Sake dry. Kenbishi’s approach is minimum interference, and results in a longer brewing time.

The sake is then matured for an average of 2.5 years. Kenbishi has the largest number of contracted rice farmers in Hyogo where the king of Sake rice, Yamadanishiki is grown. Kenbishi only use the highest quality Yamadanishiki, and another high quality rice Aiyama. Their philosophy in sake making is to invest in good quality ingredients. This is Kenbishi’s family tradition, and they wont be influenced by fashion or trends.

Their house style is dry with aged character, with high acidity and umami. In Japanese history, many famous people including Samurai and Geiko loved Kenbishi, it is one of a kind.

 

Kurabito Darryl Cody Brailsford of Hourai

Hourai (Wantanabe Brewery) – Imported by Super Sake

Home to “Hourai Sake”, the town of Furukawa is located in Hida, the northernmost city in Gifu Prefecture, with an elevation of more than 3000 meters. It is geographically positioned in the Furukawa basin, which is surrounded by the Northern Alps. The streets of Furukawa offers an amazing amount of elegance with old customs. You can feel its unmasked demeanor, expression & character only because it has not been developed for the tourist. Old merchant homes line the town with lattice bay windows, giving a relaxed appearance, warehouses are enclosed by white walls and waist-high black partitions.

When passing through Watanabe Sake Brewery, you pass through a deep blue entrance drape called a “Noren”. Upon entering, you feel a tranquility and denseness in the air, which is unique to a long-standing establishment, with its emblematic history.

In 1732 (Kyoho Era) Kyuemon Watanabe I, started the family business under the name of “Kojoya”. Shortly thereafter, Kyuemon III, started a financial business, and a raw silk business in Kyoto which proved to be successful. Akira Kyuemon V, travelled to Kyoto to sell his raw silk and was so impressed by the unforgettable taste of Sake while conducting business in Kyoto that he set up a brewery after returning home. Therefore, the sake brewing business started in 1870. The sake that was created became an instant hit, and was regarded as “exquisite golden drops.” The Sake would later become known as Hourai.

“Hourai” refers to the earthly paradise of immortality told by an unworldly man living in the mountains. The word “Hourai” became a “Sake Watchword” used to bestow delight, happiness, and good fortune.

 

Maiko Tsuji of Gozenshu

Gozenshu – Imported by Super Sake
Tsuji Honten, established in Okayama in 1804 by the Tsuji family, produce sake under the Gozenshu label and are one of a handful of breweries that have a woman as their Toji (head brewer). Well known for their use of Omachi rice, (a rice almost exclusive to Okayama prefecture), Gozenshu are also considered pioneers of the ancient Bodaimoto brewing technique, producing sake with rich and earthy flavour.

Maiko Tsuji has been the head brewer for Gozenshu since 2007 after taking over from her mentor, Takumi Harada, who worked at the brewery for over 40 years. Maiko, (7th generation of the Tsuji family), holds the honour of being the first ever female Toji in Okayama prefecture. She leads a young and enthusiastic team, who are collectively known as The Nine – one of The Nine being her brother, Soichiro Tsuji, who is the brewery President. Maiko insists that everyone at the brewery plays an equally important role and that they, (all 9 brewery workers), must work closely together as a team to achieve their common goal – ‘to make great sake with both taste and clarity.’
This is Maiko’s first visit to Australia and she is looking forward to pouring her sake for all to try at Sake Matsuri.