Drink: Sho chiku bai sparkling mio sparkling sake and hakutsuru juicy yuzu. • Tempura lamb paillard – grilled banana, habanero, arugula. Drink: Kikusui junmai ginjo.

Only a couple of weeks ago, I was lamenting the fact that classes about sake, rice wine from Japan, weren't as prevalent as those about wine, beer or even spirits. As if in response from the sake ...