SSA Course

INTRODUCTORY SAKE PROFESSIONAL

This course is the first step to joining an ever-growing worldwide community.

Designed by the Sake Sommelier Association to provide an entry into sake education without the commitment of a longer course, the Introductory Sake Professional provides a unique opportunity for everyone to expand their sake knowledge. Whether you are a professional working in the hospitality industry, or simply a sake enthusiast, this course is for you.

The course covers the following points:

-Introduction to sake production and the role of each ingredients

-History and Culture of sake

-The different sake designations

-The fundamentals of serving and tasting sake like a professional

After completion of the session, you will be rewarded with a SSA certificate and an enamel pin.

Duration: 4h

CERTIFIED SAKE SOMMELIER

SSA's flagship course is a fantastic way to expand your sake knowledge and sommelier skills. Accessible to both trained professionals and sake lovers alike, the course provides a broad approach of the sake world, diving deeper in the topics already seen in the Introductory course, exploring the world of umami and food pairing, and offering a wider selection of sake profiles to taste and study.

The course covers the following points across 2 days:

-An extended dive into sake History and culture

-In-depth sake production

-Sake tasting and the science of umami and food pairing

-Serving vessels and temperatures

-Serving etiquette and an exploration of sake's versatility

-How to work with sake, and deciphering sake labels

This two-day course ends with a 45min exam that includes a written part and a blind taste. Those who pass the exam will receive later a SSA Sake Sommelier certificate and enamel pin to proudly display.

Duration: 2 days + exam on the 3rd day

USE OF PROFESSIONAL TITLE AND TERMINOLOGY —

You may not, legally or ethically, use the title “Sake Sommelier” 酒ソムリエ unless you have passed the Certified Sake Sommelier® examination and have been duly awarded this professional certification by the Sake Sommelier Association (SSA), who solely confer this title.For the avoidance of doubt, and with reference to the Sake Service Institute (SSI), Japan; any qualification earned from the International Kikisake-shi 唎酒師 class provided by SSI (or any trainer or affiliated provider of theirs) confers the title “International Kikisake-Shi”, (with a literal translation of sake specialist or sake tasting instructor/teacher); it does not confer the title “Sake Sommelier” nor "Certified Sake Sommelier", as this is awarded solely by the Sake Sommelier Association (SSA).