The Wonderful World of Sake

Using just the simple ingredients of rice, pure water and koji (a type of yeast), brewers in Japan create a wide variety of sake. Or as they call it in Japan: Nihonshu. Add in some extra ingredients and the variety explodes.

On Friday you will taste a unique range of sakes, from sparkling to aged, finishing with a top Junmai Daiginja sake. On Saturday the tasting will go North, to demonstrate why Japan's best sakes come from the North of Japan.

The first sake tasting for AnimeCon dates back to Almelo 2009. Since then we have been showing The Wonderful World of Sake every festival and this year you will also be able to taste a number of fantastic unique sake, some even hard to get in Japan.

Your tour guide, as always, will be Simon Hofstra, who has been introducing us to new sake since 2009. He gained in-depth knowledge of sake as sommelier at the Okura hotel, then brought quality sake to Dutch supermarkets working for Vinites. Currently, he is one of the powers behind sake.nl as the owner of Taste of Sake.

You can visit the Japanese Liquor store “Ma Sake” on Tuesday and Friday from 13:00 until 17:00 in Oldebroek, their online shop is 24/7 open at www.sake.nl

If you want to dive even deeper into the world of sake, you can also take one of the sake courses of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, where you will meet Simon as instructor. Learn more about this Sake course at www.tasteofsake.com