Description
Sake Adviser
Prepare yourself for a career in the restaurant, beverage, or food industry with our Certified Sake Adviser course. This course provides the fundamental background knowledge on sake production, history, and types. Students will gain the ability to speak about basic varieties of sake, including popular brands, with confidence.
Note: Students who have obtained Certified Sake Adviser are eligible to enroll in our advanced sake certification course, Certified Sake Sommelier.
Course Date and Time
June 16, 2025: 9:00am – 4:00pm PT | 12:00pm – 7:00pm ET
Online Exam Date: June 23rd, 2025 10:00am – 11:00am PT | 1:00pm-2:00pm ET
Please adjust accordingly for your own timezone.
Along with the online sake lecture and instructions, students will experience 15 sake samples guided by the instructor to illustrate the variety of key sake styles.
If you are nearby Los Angeles, you can pick up your sake samples in person at:
Los Angeles Mutual Trading
4200 Shirley Avenue
El Monte, CA 91731
(213) 830-9557
If you are outside of the Metropolitan Los Angeles area, the sake tasting can be shipped to you.
After your registration is completed, be sure to be in contact with Sake School of America administration to arrange your sake sample delivery.
Prerequisites
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Important Notice
- You must be age 21 or over to take this course and exam.
- Registration will close when the course reaches capacity or the enrollment deadline (June 2, 2025) has passed. Please be advised, late registration may incur additional charges for textbook rush order shipment fees.
- Students will receive ZOOM information after registration.
Exam
Monday, June 23rd, 2025
- Online Exam: 10:00am – 11:00am PT | 1:00pm-2:00pm ET
The 1-hour exam is comprised of 100 multiple choice questions covering the textbook and lecture content. Blind tasting exam is not included at the Sake Adviser level.
Note: The examination requires a minimum mark of 75% to pass.
Main Concepts
- The history of sake in Japan
- Sake ingredients and brewing processes
- Sake terminology and reading sake production labels
- The principles behind the storage, selection, and service of sake
- Overview of sake tasting and analysis
Study Support
- All students will receive a review guide for course preparation support. We encourage students to contact us in advance of the course if they have questions about their course materials.
Instructor: Atsuko Glick
Master Sake Sommelier, Sake Service Institute
Sake Sommelier (Kikisake-shi), Sake Service Institute
Shochu Sommelier (Shochu Kikisake-shi), Sake Service Institute
Certified WSET L1 and L3 Award in Sake Educator, Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Certified WSET L1 Award in Spirits, Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Certified WSET L2 Award in Wine, Wine & Spirit Education Trust
International Sake Lecturer, Sake Service Institute International
International Sake Sommelier (Kikisake-shi), Sake Service Institute International
Sake Adviser, Sake School of America
Shochu Adviser, Sake School of America
Certified Sake Professional, Sake Education Council
Beverage Specialist Certificate, Society of Wine Educators
Atsuko Glick is a Japanese native who found herself in California teaching others how to bake bread and brew kombucha. Her love for fermentation led her to the world of alcohol. She enjoys every single step of the fermentation process. Being able to see one thing transform into another is a truly magical thing to Atsuko. Having worked in the travel industry, Atsuko learned to make the impossible possible just like the magic of fermentation.
