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Mandy is an SSI International Kikisake-shi, while Phyllis is an SSI International Kikisake-shi for both Sake and Shochu, International Sake Lecturer, and Sakasho (Master Sommelier of Sake). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1706072270294-WRBYPHYB5N3K01PKP81T/IMG_7724.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv Sharing a noodle soup lunch with fellow Kurabito Stay participant - Take-san, who is my sworn "Bread Brother" (i.e. our wives are the "Bread Empress" and "Bread Commander" in our everyday life...) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/f1b5a529-1936-4b48-ade6-1e608c162c0b/IMG_2110.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Sake Samurai Andre "Sake Master" Bishop from Melbourne, Australia (San Francisco, September 2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/02fae450-e6b2-40c3-95bc-15a5fda22d36/IMG_2814.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv At Ki Modern Japanese + Bar, where Michael Tremblay holds the position of Beverage Director. Bumped into fellow SPC L2 and SSC alumnus and "hardcore sake & koji nut" Carl Callewaert a.k.a. "Kampai Carl" (Toronto, November 2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/09c5135e-1d7b-4c67-806b-0df8b99d46a5/3bc83464-066b-455a-8ded-1f0bceaa410e.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With several sake-happy classmates at SPC Level 1 (January 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/21b5eb35-ac95-49dc-898d-59fd0c87c08a/IMG_4320.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With fellow SPC L2 alumni Andrea Sorani, Kelly Havaaldsrud, and Nathaniel Hoy --- joining the SPC L1 class brewery tours (January 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1028331f-c896-469f-b0cf-e92417d91429/eecb00fc-ba35-4f75-ba69-e4fff84cbcb1.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv SPC L1 at Hakusturu sake brewery (January 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1705496461423-BUA7ODQG52GLX5QSN7K9/f6cc75f8-6bfc-4242-8648-ce87044fe079.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv SPC L1 at Tsuki no Katsura (January 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/b39a3b53-db69-488c-95aa-04428c3cb8de/TWTT.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Taste With The Toji (TWTT) members - Kelly, Maki, Harald, Cathy, their guest couple from Australia (January 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/80b808c5-8610-435f-9066-80fcd83c8746/Kurabito+Stay+2.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With my Kurabito Stay family: Part 2, The Return (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/3a98d434-4ecc-46c1-aa4c-ff2ee77f1183/Kurabito+Stay+3.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv At Kitsukura Shuzo, Kurabito Stay (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1b6b9456-332a-4549-861a-d4f4d18afa64/Kurabito+Stay+4.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With the jolly, amiable Tōji san from Ōsawa Shūzo; he's a truly genuine person that lives & breathes the company & brand values (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/565d9efc-2d70-4bd4-9895-9f7a2946feb6/MDS+coffee.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv At Edit Coffee Shop, where I enjoyed a concoction of coffee + sake from Saku no Hana (Saku, Nagano, February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/b64d447b-49f7-46a5-b4c7-e4bacfc5e7d9/Saku+no+Hana.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv Tasting a unique lineup of sakes from Saku no Hana 佐久乃花 during a workshop at Kurabito Stay (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/0a5d05e7-06ee-4fbb-b400-ea5c636ed66c/Kurabito+Stay+5.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv Kurabito Stay, Part 2 - Graduation Day (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/5d9f8eb8-84df-4b90-aba9-004ee1de251e/Kurabito+Stay+Reunion+Tokyo.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With my Kurabito Stay family - Reunion at Tokyo (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/63bdf7d9-b679-41d9-99ea-6266f9a49a12/JSSA.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv At JSS Academy 2024; out of 80-100 applicants, 12 of us were picked for this program (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/7025adf3-eea1-4b62-9837-9a2b00844e62/JSSA+Andrea.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Andrea Machado of Brazil; great talented lady that works with Fabio Ota (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/f7cd0741-842f-4def-b0ac-24dcc6473cb0/JSSA+Marie+Chiba.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv My classmates at JSS Academy 2024 posing with Utsunomiya san and Marie Chiba san of Eureka! bar; she gave a fantastic class on discovering pairing tastes (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/78604a8e-8ce5-4d67-a5f4-c5363f5c62fd/JSSA+Me+%26+Marie.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With the famous Ms. Marie Chiba of Eureka! bar (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/f266a0f5-cc33-4910-a028-8a16ca314cc3/JSSA+Me.JPG My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv At JSS Academy (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/0657453a-af9a-4880-9620-ba08143eb5fe/JSSA+Yamada.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Yamada san of Sake Bunka, that helped organize the JSS Academy 2024 class and schedules (February 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/5d9a960f-2fb7-4e31-8633-8c454e540263/Sake+MNL+1.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With my wife and Hashiba san of Izumibashi at Sake Manila (May 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/6f6148dd-dd7b-4c9e-adb5-ac9e3b7ce4c9/Sake+MNL+2.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Eric Wang at Sake Manila (May 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/bed041db-d5b1-4b33-9cbf-30b9938afec0/Sake+MNL+3.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With representative of Kozaemon at Sake Manila (May 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/3fa64777-10f2-4e49-9e89-1ae873cec687/Sake+MNL+4.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Keith Norum of MASUMI at Sake Manila (May 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1727625436070-TNKV3L70BC1Y26MAMX0O/Sake%2BMNL%2B5.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv Pretending to have a smart conversation with Keith Norum of MASUMI at Sake Manila (May 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1727625074151-PHAL8GY6Y776ECH95YF9/HK%2B2.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv At Sake no Wa (HK, May 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1727625025176-P3EFA03UPEK699KBG23C/HK%2B3.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv At Sake no Wa; even in my drunkenness, I don't think I asked to wear the esteemed robe (HK, May 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/52ca82e0-2005-49f4-937a-bb74dc688435/SSI+Kikisake-shi.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv SSI International Kikisake-shi 國際唎酒師 Correspondence Course; there are times when I gotta be thinking instead of drinking (June 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/639f6aff-c1ff-474e-95ad-476a42101c04/HK+OSA+1.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv Bumping into Utsunomiya san of JSS at the HK OSA & Sake Festival (August 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/46cacc1b-5102-4de3-98ad-b5eb8247b40f/HK+OSA+2.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Melissa Mills and Will Jarvis of Sake Matters at the HK OSA & Sake Festival (August 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/e67075f6-0756-4831-b4e2-27d51a8fa264/HK+OSA+3.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Melissa Mills and Sake Samurai Micky Chan at the HK OSA & Sake Festival (August 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/68c20dea-5a53-41f9-8d12-2c3b3fac3230/CSS+Joshua+1.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Joshua Kalinan, my instructor for SSA Certified Sake Sommelier course conducted at WineLanguageSG (September 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/2cee4ebb-9f9d-4247-8d6c-af6e5eb9827a/CSS+Joshua+2.jpeg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv With Joshua Kalinan (September 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1705993645080-MUUWHL3A7VDLC2OCCL28/IMG_9674.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv Sake session & tasting with wine expert Sherwin Lao, who always encourages me to pursue sake learning further (Ishinomaki, Singapore, May 2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6467226154af76743bcf8b31/1706062376763-UDRML7938CAE00ZVRJR4/IMG_1882.jpg My SakeTrip - By SakeMelv At a fateful Japan trip with sake brewery tour that inspired me to learn more about sake.... (Katayama Shūzo, February 2018)