SAKE TASTING AT THE GAMBLE HOUSE
Friday, March 20, 2026, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Pricing: $40 Members | $50 Non-Members
*Must be 21 and over to attend. Valid identification required at check-in.
Sake, or rice wine, was first consumed in Japan over 2,000 years ago, centuries before the introduction of tea to the islands. The drink was first used in religious rituals to honor the gods, but gradually it came to play a more important role in the secular lives of the Japanese and, for centuries it has been enjoyed, both hot and cold, by all levels of Japanese society.
Meher McArthur, Japanese art historian and former Curator of East Asian Art at Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA will present a brief slide lecture discussing the cultural history of sake, some of the art forms that have evolved around the drink, its production methods and the correct ways to drink it. The lecture will be followed by a guided sampling of several different kinds of sake available in the US.
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