Kyoto 飲品品嚐

Few experiences I’ve had in my life have been as exceptional from start to finish as this one. Our guide was an absolute treasure trove of knowledge, sharing fascinating insights into Kyoto’s food culture, traditions, and craftsmanship. Each stop offered an intimate, often private experience that went far beyond simply tasting products. We learned the stories behind them and gained a genuine appreciation for the care and skill that go into making them. The ponzu experience was a particular standout, as we each had the opportunity to create our own custom blend. What made the experience truly special was how every stop built upon the last, with us collecting ingredients along the way for a crescendo of a finale at the bar, where each ingredient came together and shone in its own right. It was thoughtful, immersive, and absolutely delicious. Of all the experiences we had during our 15 days in Japan, this was one of the defining highlights. If you’re visiting Kyoto, do yourself a favor and book this experience. You’d be doing yourself a disservice to miss it.

Our guide, Laiana, was absolutely superb. She was personable, knowledgeable and warm. By the end of the tour, we had forgotten that she was a tour guide. It felt like we were exploring the city with a friend who wanted to show us her favorite spots.

Very friendly and helpful staff at the Office that helped us when we went to the wrong meetingplace. Thank you! Our guide was very helpful and shared both his sake and deep Kyoto-knowledge with many smiles. We learned a lot about sake and enjoyed the tour very much

It was great and a lot of explanation was given. We learned a lot about the history and culture of the historical Kyoto neighbourhood. We have tasted very nice sake, beer and yakkitori food and the hosts/guides did a great job! Kind regards, Bruno, Flo and Vincent

Anya was a great guide and showed my group some amazing Sake distilleries in Fushimi. We all enjoyed the tour along with the yakitori at the end. We bought multiple bottles of sake that we tried along the way. Would defiantly recommend this tour for anyone interested in sake or would like to visit some local locations.

This was a very unique tour. At first we were a little confused because we started visiting the factories where they made the ponzu and miso and soy which was really cool but then at the end we took ingredients from each place to a nice bar where this really fun bartender made cocktails! It was fun and different -gave us a cool perspective in a part of town we would have never visited! Definitely recommend!

It was a great experience and the guide was full of knowledge. His depth on the subject was very deep. 1) The tea tour, was very interesting and the small of drying/roasting tea was ever present in the air. The dango tasting was very interesting too! 2) The temple –The beauty and gateway to a better place being created was very interesting. And we noted the temple is also the same one on the 10 yen coin too! One could spend all day at this temple. 3) The sake tour was amazing. The shop we went to had an excellent range of sake and the staff were very helpful too.

This was one of our favorite things we did in all of Japan!!! I can not recommend this tour enough. It was so unique, personal, thoughtful, interesting, delicious, and fun. Ayumi was one of the best tour guides I have ever met. She was so generous with her time, experience, and knowledge. We got to make our own ponzu sauce, taste the oldest and original miso shop in Kyoto, and try traditional soy sauce from one of the oldest soy sauce makers in Kyoto. Then we went to a bar where one of the most awarded bartenders in Kyoto made us some of the best cocktails I have EVER had highlighting each of these ingredients. Ayumi made this experience so amazing, she is so kind, funny, and created such a thoughtful tour. It was such a unique experience that was also so fun and educational. Seriously I can not recommend this tour enough!!!!

The guides were very pleasant and answered questions. I felt I knew somewhat more about saki and brewing methods at the end of the tour.

Booked a sake tour on our first day in Japan as a way to become immersed in Japan and Seigo totally delivered. He is a total gentleman, with the knowledge of a scholar and skills and experience of a professional. We were very impressed by his in depth facts and historical context of every street, shop, and brewer. He is a certified sake sommelier and possibly the nicest, kindest person. We spent a great deal of time together talking about topics outside his wheelhouse too with great comfort. I would recommend this tour, and Seigo in particular, for anyone seeking an authentic, memorable experience.

We had such a lovely time with Thomas! He was very knowledgeable, engaging and funny! We gained great insight into Japanese whiskey culture and discovered new favorites.

The Tour with Yoko san has been tryly amazing! My boyfriend and I had a wonderful experience and we understood a lot about the Sake brewing, the history and many more facts about Japanese culture as well. Yoko san was very knowledgeable, pleasant and smiley and truly exceptional in what she is doing. I would recommend her 100%!