Natsuki Kikuya
Sake winner
Natsuki's sake journey began in 2009 when she worked in Tokyo's sake retail shop, Hasegawa Saketen, then later as a Sake Sommelier at Zuma & Roka restaurants in London. In 2013, she launched Museum of Sake, an agency that provides education and promotes sake.
In 2014, with Antony Moss MW at the WSET, Natsuki set up the WSET Sake Award. In 2015, she was honoured to receive the title of 'Sake Samurai' from the Japanese government for her services to its national drink.
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