Wow, we had no idea when we posted our last trivia question how hard it would turn out to be! What was the original inspiration for the name ‘Joy of Sake’?
Dingdingding! The winner’s bell and Joy of Sake T-shirts go to WILL AULD and LEIGHTON LIU for the correct answer: The Joy of Sex. The groundbreaking book came out in 1972, stayed on the New York Times bestseller list until 1974 and was re-released in 2008. It was fun and helped redefine a generation’s attitude toward, um, another pleasure. Which makes the connection easier for some veteran sake fans, while newer sake fans, now you know!
We are at Joy minus 4 days in Honolulu, with prep and activities filling every day leading up to our public sake-tasting celebration on Friday. Today: day 2 of our Sake Sensory Training Seminar, which gives a small group of sake professionals intense training in defining nuances of taste and aroma.
Tuesday and Wednesday, U.S. National Sake Appraisal, with 10 judges flying in from Japan and the entire U.S. to blind-taste and award gold and silver medals.
Thursday, sake brewers converge on Honolulu.
Friday, 6:30 sharp, Pier 2 at Honolulu Harbor: We taste 360 of the finest sake in the world! Bring your open palates and empty stomachs, sake lovers near and far, we will see you there!
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