A Christmas Sake Party

Hello.

This is Ayako Yoshida of bien (美宴).

I had the pleasure of hosting a sake gathering at the home of expatriates living in Nagoya.

Since our last request before the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, this was our first job in about two years,

so I was a little nervous about whether I'd forgotten anything and whether I could move through the day smoothly.

Over these two years, the faces of the expatriate community have changed entirely,

but I'm truly happy to be able to convey the appeal of sake to foreign residents who have newly arrived.

While enjoying the potluck dishes everyone brought, we tasted five varieties of sake side by side.

I explained the differences in how each sake is brewed and the stories of the rice, all while they savored each one. As I fielded their many questions and answered them, helping them understand and sparking even a little interest in sake is what makes me happy!

This, too, is thanks to everyone who has supported us ever since we founded bien eight years ago.

Thank you.

It was my pleasure to facilitate a Sake Tasting Party at expats house in Nagoya-city.

Such a beautiful house with a lot of decoration of Christmas!

Isn't it amazing to do Christmas Party with Sake in Japan?

In 2 years while we are struggling with pandemic, people I used to know left Japan unfortunately, but new foreigners start to live in Nagoya.

Everyone enjoyed potlucks while tasting 5 different kinds of Sake and listening the explanations of each Sake.

So happy to meet new wonderful people, and very welcome them!! Many thanks to people who are supporting bien-美宴 always.