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Posted • 🎙️New podcast episode has droppedIn this episode, Julian and Simone catch up with Tokyo based Alex Harrison f...
12/07/2025

Posted • 🎙️New podcast episode has dropped
In this episode, Julian and Simone catch up with Tokyo based Alex Harrison from Mottox Craft Sake.
Craft Sake is a term that has been thrown around a little in previous episodes of this podcast. In this episode, we speak with someone from a company that actually owns the rights to the term ‘craft sake’.
Alex joined Mottox in 2022, and along with many of his co-workers, he comes from a wine background. Mottox are a Japan based importing company, also working in wholesale and distribution, with a long history and a dedicated following in Japan and also overseas.
The company added sake to their line-up through a series of original collaborations with sake breweries from all over Japan. They are currently working with 21 breweries with a vision to expand on that number and bring sake to the tables of sake and wine lovers all over the world.
We chat with Alex a little about the sake side of Mottox, collaborating with breweries, and why he loves working with sake and sake brewers on this ever-evolving project.
We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we loved having it.

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This episode was recorded on 1 July 2025

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Music by: Kazuyoshi Sato (Koikawa Shuzo)

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This Moto + 1 from Akishika Shuzo was so much fun to pair with cheese from during my seminars at Selected cheese pairi...
12/07/2025

This Moto + 1 from Akishika Shuzo was so much fun to pair with cheese from during my seminars at
Selected cheese pairings were:

1. Gervais - a luxuriously soft, fresh cheese prized for its rich creaminess and delicate tang. Made from high-quality milk and cream, it features a velvety-smooth texture that spreads easily, making it a versatile choice for cheese lovers. Topped with fresh chives, Gervais offers a subtle oniony aroma that enhances its mild, indulgent flavour profile. This pairing highlights complimentary characteristics in both the cheese and the sake. The cheese softens the bolder flavours of the sake, adding sweetness, while the sake highlights the texture of the cheese and the pop of the chives.

2. Aged Butterkäse - a semi-hard cheese that has been carefully matured to develop a richer, more complex flavour. It boasts a creamy, buttery profile with a subtle funk and a depth of flavour reminiscent of a good blue cheese. Despite its aged qualities, it maintains an ultra-smooth, melt-in-your-mouth texture. With this sake - similar characteristics harmonise and highlight the bold, punchy flavours in both the cheese and the sake. Both have something to say but are happy to work together to say it!

This sake also pairs well with blue cheese.

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Japanese sake brewers touring some Aussie wineries. 🍶🫶🍷A truly delightful day on Monday and very much a privilege to be ...
12/07/2025

Japanese sake brewers touring some Aussie wineries. 🍶🫶🍷
A truly delightful day on Monday and very much a privilege to be able to show Imada san, Matsui san, Watanabe san and the folks from Ausake around this little part of the world.
Huge thank you to Katrina at , Nick at and Sandi and Tim at
We were also very fortunate to be graced with perfect weather for a little winery hopping on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.
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Homework…🤓🍶
11/07/2025

Homework…
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MARIE x MELBOURNECome back soon 🫶
10/07/2025

MARIE x MELBOURNE

Come back soon 🫶

Arigatou!Thank you for visiting us at Sake Festival Melbourne. We are looking forward to seeing your Comedy Samurai sho...
09/07/2025

Arigatou!

Thank you for visiting us at Sake Festival Melbourne.

We are looking forward to seeing your Comedy Samurai show in Melbourne at later this month.

We’re also looking forward to more sake comedy content too 😉 🍶🍶🙌🙌

Snaps from Day 2 @ Sake Festival Melbourne 🫶✌️🍶
08/07/2025

Snaps from Day 2 @ Sake Festival Melbourne 🫶✌️🍶

Home.Recovery sake!It’s been a huge 6 days in Melbourne, including 2 big days of Sake Festival.Home, with feet up, cup f...
08/07/2025

Home.
Recovery sake!
It’s been a huge 6 days in Melbourne, including 2 big days of Sake Festival.
Home, with feet up, cup full of sake and a heart full of gratitude. 🙏

Some snaps from Day 1 of Sake Festival Melbourne. ✌️🫶🍶🫶🍶🫶
08/07/2025

Some snaps from Day 1 of Sake Festival Melbourne.
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Some stills from Friday night’s wonderful Fukucho sake dinner at ❤️🍶 .com.au
08/07/2025

Some stills from Friday night’s wonderful Fukucho sake dinner at
❤️🍶 .com.au

…and that’s a wrap! Melbourne is done and dusted for this year!So many photos to share over the coming days, but for now...
06/07/2025

…and that’s a wrap!
Melbourne is done and dusted for this year!
So many photos to share over the coming days, but for now, a huge shout out / thank you to everyone who attended and to all the amazing exhibitors and of course, this awesome team.
Otsukaresama desh*ta!
🙏 Huge gratitude to all 🙏

Ready for Day 1 withTsuji-san, Imada-san and Matsui-san🍶🍶🍶 🍶🍶🍶
05/07/2025

Ready for Day 1 with
Tsuji-san, Imada-san and Matsui-san
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