Join us at KANPAI taproom for a special evening discussing all things sake with Toji (Master Brewer), Philip Harper of Kinoshita Brewing Company in Kyoto, Japan; famous for their Tamagawa sake.

This will be an intimate, fun, small-group tasting session, and will last approximately 1.5 hours - we will taste 4 x Tamagawa sake, including seasonal and limited editions.

Celebrate the last day of National Sake Week in style with a very special hanami (cherry blossom viewing) themed sake pairing event! 

In this workshop Sarah will introduce you to the fascinating world of wagashi and explain how the varied flavours and textures of these charmingly seasonal sweets can pair beautifully with a wide variety of sake, creating flavour combinations not possible with traditional western style desserts. Wagashi and sake pairing is growing in popularity within Japan, so come and enjoy this rare chance to enjoy the two together here in London!

You will taste four different wagashi paired with five different sake, four selected from Japanese sake breweries alongside one of KANPAI’s very own British sake.

Join us for this very special tasting event, where we are launching a duo of eagerly awaited yamahai sake and tasting them alongside a delectible selection of full flavoured British charcuterie from our friends at London Smoke & Cure.

Join us at KANPAI taproom for a rare evening discussing all things sake with the owner of a Japanese sake brewery.

Visiting from Hiroshima, Japan, Mr. Maegaki, owner of Kamoizumi sake brewery will take you through a guided tasting of five of their sake.

Come down to our Brewery in Copeland Park, Peckham on Sunday 26th March 2023 and experience a showcase of some truly amazing Japanese crafts. We will be hosting half a dozen or more London based local Japanese craft producers and select small business owners. Free to attend!

Come down to our Brewery in Copeland Park, Peckham on Sunday 26th February 2023 and experience a showcase of some truly amazing Japanese crafts, whilst listening to live guitar by artist Hide Takemoto. We will be hosting half a dozen or more London based local Japanese craft producers and select small business owners. Free to attend!

Our supper clubs are back! This special return will tickle your tastebuds with a seasonal selection of umami-driven modern Japanese Izakaya food by Chris Wright, former chef at Nobu, Yashin and Untitled.

For this next event in the series, we are super excited to be joined by Jaz Arwand from Speciality Brands, who will take us through Nikka’s amazing Japanese spirits collection.

Recognized as the “Father of Japanese whisky”, Nikka Whisky founder Masataka Taketsuru shaped the history of Japanese whisky. We will be tasting their Japanese Gin and Vodka, as well as a selection of their amazing Japanese whisky.

In Japan, 'bonenkai' is the perfect chance to gather your pals and colleagues, let your hair down and forget any troubles of the last year!

For the party we'll be putting on special cocktails and drinks deals to get you in the mood, and we'll have Japanese street food from our kitchen, plus a ton of mochi to chow down on.

Free event - first come, first served. Guarantee your entry if you arrive before 7pm.

Or if you're a group of 6 or more, drop us a line to reserve space hello@kanpailondon.co.uk (small deposit required for group bookings).

Come down to our Brewery in Copeland Park, Peckham on Sunday 20th November 2022 and experience a showcase of some truly amazing Japanese crafts. We will be hosting half a dozen or more London based local Japanese craft producers and select small business owners. Free to attend!

For the second event in the series we are welcoming the wonderful guys from JING Tea to tell us about ‘everything’ that is tea. For this special event we’ll be tasting 4 distinct Japanese teas, to discover how terroir and centuries old craft, impact the taste of tea.

For this first event in the series, we are super excited to be joined by Francesco Braun from the Ikigai Collection, who will take us through some of their amazing Japanese spirits as well as an introduction session on Shochu and Awamori.

Come down to our Brewery in Copeland Park, Peckham on Sunday 16th October 2022 and experience a showcase of some truly amazing Japanese crafts. We will be hosting half a dozen or more London based local Japanese craft producers and select small business owners. Free to attend!

Ticket price includes:

- 100+ premium sake available to taste on the night
- one charity raffle ticket (additional tickets can be purchased on the night)
- one starter size bowl of food or cheese platter to accompany the sakes, prepared by award-winning Chef Issa at Putney Pantry (additional food available for pre-order)

Come join our first Nomikai at KANPAI

A nomikai is a Japanese style drinking party. We are taking this idea and making it our own to celebrate World Sake Day.

This will be a limited ticket event that runs for two hours (5pm until 7pm).

With every ticket you get an o-choko (sake cup to take home) and unlimited sake from the selected isshobin pool whilst stocks last or until 7pm. Come fill your boots but please drink responsibly!

Join an exclusive tasting of our latest aged sake vintage with Tom Wilson (Kanpai Co-Founder & Head Brewer).

Join us from 5pm onwards for a night of unique cocktails all based on a KANPAI sake and or ingredient – the team will be creating a one-off menu for that night only – hip hop music and a team of talented bar professionals. We hope to see you for a taster for this one night only bar takeover!