This episode discovers Sake, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice. Not a beer, not a wine, not a spirit, sake is a category all of its own. We talk to sake educator Honami Matsumoto, who gives us a run-down of the very specialist polishing and brewing process that goes into making sake and helps us to break down the category into different styles. 

Sake is a hugely diverse drink with so many nuances and sub-styles - this podcast gives just a little taste of this amazing drink. We hope to follow this episode up later down the line by looking at some of the super-special and slightly more off-piste styles of sake, so watch this space!

A little heads up, there's a lot of new terms to learn, so we've plonked a little glossary on our website at www.oddrop.co.uk/podcasts/sake

Keigetsu Gin no Yume Junmai Daiginjo
Keigetsu Aikawahomare Tokubetsu Junmai

For more info on Sake and Honami herself, or to purchase some beautiful sake ware, visit www.houseofsake.co.uk

To book onto a sake course, visit www.wsetglobal.com.