Date & Time Friday, February 23, 2018 Place Alohilani Resort Bluefin Ballroom [website] (formerly the Pacific Beach Hotel) 2490 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 [map] Time 6pm–8pm Cost $55 (includes sake tasting, appetizers, tax and tip) Parking Valet parking for $12 and self-park is $8 up to 8 hours. Municipal parking at Honolulu Zoo. Theme The Sweet Spot Tickets Available at Eventbrite Local favorite Pacific Beach Hotel has been transformed into a chic modern resort, including an upgrade of the three-story oceanarium. Please join us at this exciting new venue for 2018’s first More Joy event. Sweetness is one of the five basic tastes that make up sake flavor, and many would say it’s the most important. Even the driest sakes contain an element of sweetness, coaxed by koji enzymes from hard grains of rice. And when the sweetness is just right, the result can be magical, especially among premium daiginjo labels. We’ll try a variety of sakes with differing amounts of sweetness, and well see how glucose is measured at the U.S. National Sake Appraisal—a new procedure in sake-judging that was first introduced in Honolulu in 2017. It’s sure to be a sweet event—don’t miss it! Menu Cashew Crusted Taegu Fried Chicken Sake Miso Torched Salmon Sashimi with Bubu Arare Crispy Oxtail Wonton with Orange Sate Sauce Local Pulehu Tako with Augua Chile Vegan Ricotta and Beet Gelee’ Ravioli Like us on Facebook at Joy of Sake Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @joyofsake