Private 2-Hour Sake Education Journey

In-Person 2-Hour Bespoke SAKE Education Workshop including Tasting of 5 Premium Sake

with Sarika, SSI Official Sake Lecturer | Certified Sake Scholar | Master Sommelier of Sake

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Imagine how deliciously exciting it will be, if you became a sophisticated Japanese SAKE Connoisseur, ordering SAKE with ease like a Pro at your next Japanese meal, and pairing Sake effortlessly at your next dinner party.

Your travels to Japan would be so much more meaningful, if you had an understanding of the soul of the nation, the 2000-year-old culture of SAKE.

Ciao! I’m Sarika

Sake Education & Consultancy clients include:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Japan Program (4.69 rating out of 5.00)
Harvard Business School - Asian American Business Association
Polish Vodka Museum

Official Sake and Wine Competition judge for:

Feminalise World Wine Competition Judge, France
Japan’s First Women’s Sake Awards Judge, Japan
Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition Judge, Japan
International Sake Sommelier Competition 2025, Judge
Serving as Official Doburoku Ambassador in Japan

Lovely to meet you! I'm a United Nations Official turned Entrepreneur, on a mission to mission to share the beauty of Japanese SAKE, in support of our precious 2000-year-old craft, focusing on mindful drinking, women in Sake, and sustainability.

Did you know that this beautiful craft is in a decline in Japan right now? It's hard to imagine now, but I never liked SAKE before. But 'discovering' the beauty of SAKE by coincidence changed the course of my life...! I went from United Nations to Sake. I know it’s a rather unusual career change!

As I learned the current realities of SAKE in my ancestral town of Nagano (a major historical SAKE production area) that our precious craft is in a serious decline, I wanted to do something. Hence, my mission above!

If you’re a Sake beginner and want to discover SAKE, you’re in the right place! SAKE is such an incredibly delicious craft that elevates the soul. It will add magic to your life. Join the Sake revival with me!

Go on a 2-Hour Sake Discovery Journey Including Curated Tastings of 5 Premium Sake

Discover the story, history, grades, production, food pairings, and more.

Includes Tasting of 5 Premium, Rare Craft Sake, curated by yours truly. We will taste: Sparkling Sake, Aromatic Sake, Refreshing Sake, Rich Sake, Matured Sake

We support Sake crafted by under-represented women brewers, small-scale, sustainable breweries that align with our beliefs.
Includes a Digital Certificate of Completion from a Official SSI Sake Lecturer.
Price per person. Minimum 5 participants for a group.
Requires 7-day lead time to procure premium Sake from our trusted importer for our special Sake curation.

Curated Premium Sake Tastings

Sparkling Sake
Aromatic Sake
Refreshing Sake
Rich Sake
Aged Sake

Highly Interactive, Entertaining Program

Suitable for birthdays, team building, and can be tailored to your specific group.

Start with a Sake Quiz! Establishing the foundations of Sake knowledge
Origins and history of Sake
Current state of Sake (Domestic versus Overseas situation)
Rise of women master brewers (women were not allowed to enter the brewery for centuries)
Sake's versatility: Range of drinking temperature 5-60 C /41 -140 F
Sake Ingredients: Rice, Water, Koji (Sake Rice is not eating rice!)
How Sake is brewed: Multiple Parallel Fermentation! A very unique brewing method
Tasting different Sake flavor profiles
What temperature to drink which Sake
Sake Tasting Meditation, and more

Special! Sake Brewing Season 2024-2025

€111 per person, including Sake Sommelier Association Sake Ninja Official Pin + 5 Curated Tastings

Minimum 5 people

Location: At your home or office.

By Introduction only.

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Optional: Official SAKE Certificate in recognition of your SAKE knowledge by the Japanese SAKE education authority

How would you feel if you became a much-appreciated SAKE Warrior & supporter of the craft of Sake? You know you did something good!

Sarika Bio Official version |

Sarika is a UN official turned Entrepreneur | Founder of Sarika International Limited, on a mission to share the beauty of Sake, in support of the declining 2000-year-old craft, focusing on sustainability and women in Sake. (SDG 5, 9,12).

She is appointed as Doburoku Ambassador in Japan, and has undertaken various Sake & Shochu education & collaborations including with the MIT Japan Program, Polish Vodka Museum, Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association, and Harvard Business School's Asian American Business Association.

She teaches online and offline, with over 10,000 students enrolled on her Udemy courses. Her Sake Certification Course in Japanese is hosted by the SSI, Japanese Sake education authority in Tokyo. She has been interviewed by Sake Times, the largest Sake Media, as well as various podcasts around the world.

Sarika was selected to be in the first cohort of the European Union’s first Women Entrepreneurs Fellowship, and the London School of Economics Alumni Entrepreneurs Program in Lisbon.

Prior to entrepreneurship, she worked with the United Nations in Asia and Africa on gender equality and sustainable urban development for a decade (Vietnam, Kenya, Thailand), after completing her Master of Science at the London School of Economics, UK, and joining the United Nations through its Recruitment Exam.

She has travelled to over 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe; Lived in 14 countries in 4 continents. She is a mother of two, and married to an Irishman. She loves to eat and drink. She also loves and teaches Face Yoga too!

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Kind Words

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Japan Program

Post-Workshop Survey by participants:
4.69 Rating out of 5.00
“Sarika is such a gift to the world and one of the most interesting women I have ever met. Her laugh and awesome sense of humour will keep you engaged- she is a mesmerising teacher and draws students in with her sheer love of life and incredible enthusiasm in all she does."

Suzanne Vian, Founder, Yoga Vietnam
“Sarika took my community on a virtual trip to Japan by revealing to us the amazing world of sake.. She was so engaging and pleasant, we had a wonderful time and learned so much! I absolutely love how her passion for both sake and face yoga come through when she speaks about them, and her dedication to highlight the women in the sake industry is commendable... So grateful to have had this opportunity to learn from you Sarika!"

Angélica Renée (USA), Founder, Green Luxury Living
"I just wanted to write to you, to say how much I enjoyed learning about sake, yesterday. The participants were very happy with your workshop. I enjoyed watching as they became more and more enthusiastic with the new information that they were experiencing. It was fun. I was truly impressed by several things. The first was how the workshop was carefully structured...a friendly warmup exercise, a self introduction, the creative and very clear powerpoint slides to help people connect all the information that you were sharing, the summary, explaining what had been covered and what new learnings had taken place and them a Q & A period. Well structure and absolutely delightful."

Sue Babock, Editor, Centered on Taipei Magazine

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Sake | Shochu Certifications

日本酒学講師 (No.000456) Official Lecturer | Certified Master Sake Sommelier, Sake Service Institute, Japan
Official Lecturer, Food & Beverage Specialists Organization (FBO), Tokyo, Japan
Appointed as Doburoku Ambassador (Official Website of Doburoku)
Judge, Féminalise World Wine Competition, Paris
Graduate, Sake & Shochu Academy, Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association (JSS)
Certified Sake Scholar
国際利酒師 (No.116451) Certified International Sake Sommelier Kikisake-Shi (English)
日本酒利酒師 (No.031523) Certified Sake Sommelier Kikisake-Shi (Japanese)
Certified Sake Professional, Sake Education Council
日本酒品質鑑定士 Certified Sake Quality Evaluation Expert
焼酎利酒師 (No.030172) Certified Shochu Sommelier
焼酎品質鑑定士 Certified Shochu Quality Evaluation Expert
Certified in Wine Level 1, Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)

Interviews |

Thank you so much to the amazing people for the precious opportunity to share my love for Sake!

Sake Times

Honored to be long interviewed on the largest Sake media

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Sake Feature Magazine

唎酒師×散歩の達人日本酒こだわり基礎講座 Sake Issue on a Japanaese popular magazine

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Sake Unplugged Podcast

A chat with Italian and Swiss Sake experts

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The Break EU Women Entrepreneurs Podcast

Gender episode on Women’s Entrepreneurship in the EU

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Centered on Taiwan Magazine

Feature on Interview on Women’s Month Issue

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Inner & Outer You Podcast

by Kristiane Charrier - Multi-passionate Convo With Sarika of SarikaGroup.Org

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Artist Interview

by Aricoco - on Doburoku & Sustainability

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Face Yoga Association YouTube

Sake & Face Yoga Love

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Call Your Sister Podcast

by Alexandra Hodge and Astrid Fergusun
Topic: Sake, Face Yoga

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She Leads Everything Interview

She Leads Everything (Russian & English)

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Angel Rated Show podcast

By Angela Bryant, Founder, Angel Rated

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Empowering Voices Podcast

by Mara Girone, Artist

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Connecting with the Heart Podcast

by Joa Ardila
Topic: Career Change from UN to Sake/ Face Yoga

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Essence of Etiquette & Protocol Interview

Interview by Madam Masako Perera, Sri Lankan Ambassador’s Spouse (Japanese version)

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Doburoku Ambassadors

Doburoku is the sacred origins of Sake

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Green Luxury Living

Sake & Face Yoga

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Essence of Etiquette & Protocol

Interview by Madam Masako Perera, Sri Lankan Ambassador’s Spouse (English edition)

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Face Yoga Method

Alumni Success Stories

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Sake X Macaron Pairing Live

with Anditas Culinary

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Melissa Disney Specialist

Live Interview

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Yogapreneurs Live Interview

with Ally Old Wisdom Arts | Wellness

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