{"product_id":"shochusday-w-ian-rittmaster","title":"Shochu'sDay w. Ian Rittmaster via Zoom","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou may remember Ian Rittmaster, who worked with us from 2019-2023. He left us for a life in Japan, which we can't blame him for! We'd like to think his shochu journey began here with us at Umami Mart, and he certainly must love the sake bottle shop life as he now works at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kadoyasake.com\/\"\u003eKadoya Saketen\u003c\/a\u003e in the Ibaraki neighborhood of Osaka. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Kadoya, Ian's a jack of all trades, just as he was at Umami Mart, lovingly describing bottles of shochu and sake for the newsletter and live Instragram streams. His passion is palpable in any language, and is felt to all his customers, past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us for a very special event with Ian, as he Zooms in from Osaka (on his day off, no less), to taste some of his very favorite shochus with us. Shochuheads will not want to miss this! Details below on the two shochus that Ian has chosen for this event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's how it works - one ticket will get you:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo 3 ounce pours of Ian's fave, top shelf shochus that are only available in Japan!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e--\u0026gt; We will ship you the shochus if you are out of town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTasting notes written by Ian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntry to the event with Ian over Zoom - join us from your couch or at our bar!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe shochus:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKend 1st Bottle - Mitsuteki Kend\u003cbr\u003eUshinone Jouryusho in Tarumizu, Kagoshima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e2500 bottle production, black koji, Mitsuteki Imo (Beniharuka) 25%abv\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMaaransen \u003cbr\u003eTomita Shuzojo in Amami City, Amami Oshima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShiro koji, 33% ABV\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shochu'sDay w. Ian Rittmaster via Zoom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHEN: \u003c\/strong\u003eTuesday, April 14, 5-6:30pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note that the bar will be closed to the public for this event \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHERE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUmami Mart Bar or Zoom\u003cbr\u003e4027 Broadway, Oakland CA 94611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e510-250-9559 \/ shop@umamimart.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADMISSION:\u003c\/strong\u003e $60\/ $55 members \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Umami Mart Events","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45012920795215,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1922\/files\/041426_shochuday_ian_event.jpg?v=1774557036","url":"https:\/\/umamimart.com\/products\/shochusday-w-ian-rittmaster","provider":"Umami Mart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}