ANTONY MOSS MW, UK
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, WSET
WWW.WSETGLOBAL.COM
Antony is a Sake Samurai, Master of Wine and the Director of Strategic Planning for the
Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET), where he has worked since 2004. His current role
covers long-term business planning, and new product development: this means he has been
spending a great deal of time exploring breweries in Japan while working on the development
of a new WSET qualification in Japanese sake.
MICHAEL OU, TAIWAN
CHEF-OWNER & SAKE EDUCATOR
HANABI JAPANESE TAPAS IZAKAYA
Michael Ou is a Taiwan-based chef-owner and sake educator and was the first Taiwanese
person certified to teach the WSET Sake curriculum. He holds the SSI certification of
‘Sakashou’ - Advanced Master of Japanese Sake & Shochu. In 2014 he was granted permission
by SSI to teach the International Sake Sommelier (Kikisakeshi) program in Taiwan. Michael
runs the Shineteem & Ho Weh International sake import company and is the founder and
organiser of the Sakelism sake festival in Taiwan. He is also the owner and chef at Hanabi
izakaya as well as Saka.ya, a sake shop in Taipei . He has written a number of books and
publications on the subject of sake, including ‘Pairing Japanese Food with Sake’, written in
Traditional Chinese.
SOHO+CO, UK
CREATIVE STRATEGY & DESIGN AGENCY
WWW.SOHOANDCO.COM
SoHo+Co is a design agency with a love of witty ideas, food and drink. Founded by Jasmin
Sohi and Tom Holberton who trained in both architecture and graphic design, the studio enjoys
working with interesting people on quirky projects, from brand identities to interior design as
well as developing conceptual and creative strategy. They believe design should be playful - recent
collaborations with the Museum of Sake have been a ‘floating’ sake bar with a roof held up by
helium balloons, part of an Ukiyo-e exhibition in London and a week-long cup sake bar at the
Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch. SoHo+Co are responsible for the design, art direction and article
editing of the Museum of Sake Journal.
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