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Nara: Sake Tasting Experience with Quiz and Pairings

By Toshihide Hariki
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$116 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Immerse yourself in the world of sake with a guided tasting experience
  • Try different types of sake with pairings
  • Practice some sake etiquette
  • Join a fun quiz and a chance to win a mystery price
  • Cool down in a fully airconditioned room

Activity location

    • Nara
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 630-8344, Japan | We will be waiting for you at the entrance of the building. Just 10 min walk from Kintetsu Nara station.
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

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Nara: Sake Tasting Experience with Quiz and Pairings

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 5:30 PM
Price details
NZ$116.30 x 1 AdultNZ$116.30
Total
Price is NZ$116.30
Until Thu, 25 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Sake tasting experience
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Introduction to sake history and culture
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Explanation of sake production process
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Sake tasting lineup including Junmai, Junmai Ginjo, Junmai Daiginjo, Daiginjo
  • What's includedWhat's included
    8 Otsumami snack pairings
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Role play on Japanese Sake etiquette
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Participation in a fun quiz and a chance to win a mystery prize
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Spanish and English explanations offered.

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcoholic drinks in the vehicle
  • Not suitable for: People under 20 years, Pregnant women, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Introduction to Sake:
Begin with a brief introduction to the history of sake, from its early origins to the development of modern brewing methods in Nara.
Discover the cultural significance of sake in Japan, including its role in Shinto traditions and ceremonies.

Interactive Learning Session:
Enjoy an engaging and visual explanation of the sake-making process, covering rice polishing, koji, yeast, and fermentation.

Guided Sake Tasting:
Participate in a blind tasting of five different sake styles.
Use a simple tasting checklist to evaluate each sake and learn to identify different aromas, textures, and flavours.

Understanding Sake Labels:
Learn how to read a sake label and understand key information such as sweetness, dryness, alcohol content, and rice polishing ratios.

Sake & Food Pairing Experience:
Sample eight carefully selected pairings designed to showcase how sake complements traditional Japanese snacks (otsumami).
Discover simple and practical pairing techniques you can use yourself.

Sake Etiquette Workshop:
Take part in a fun role-playing activity to practice Japanese sake etiquette, including how to pour, receive, and enjoy sake respectfully.

Social Experience:
Share your tasting experience with fellow participants, exchange impressions, and connect with other curious minds interested in Japanese culture, food, and drink.

Quiz & Mystery Prize:
Finish the session with an interactive sake quiz to test your new knowledge and for a chance to win a mystery prize.

Location

Activity location

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    • Nara
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 630-8344, Japan | We will be waiting for you at the entrance of the building. Just 10 min walk from Kintetsu Nara station.
    • Nara, Nara, Japan