Sugidama Sake Podcast

Ep 10: How to Open a Sake Bar in London and Survive a Lockdown (Interview with Erika Haigh from Moto London)

December 10, 2020 Alex Season 1 Episode 10
Sugidama Sake Podcast
Ep 10: How to Open a Sake Bar in London and Survive a Lockdown (Interview with Erika Haigh from Moto London)
Show Notes

Erika a sake and wine specialist and director of Moto London, a sake bar which opened in London Covent Garden just about a year ago. She is an amazing person and whom I have known for some time through my blog, Instagram and personally.

The story of Moto is really fascinating. You can imagine what it means to open a bar and not just a bar but a sake bar three months before the UK went into a complete lockdown for more than 2 months and then again in November. But let’s listen to her story.

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Episode's Content:

  • Erika's sake story
  • Sake and Wine 
  • Birth of Moto London: Concept, Name, Location
  • Highlights and plans
  • Moto's customers
  • Importing sake
  • A Woman in the Sake World
  • Sake tips
  • Sake of the episode: Jokigen Junmai Daiginjo Dewasansan 40

Kampai!
Sake mentioned:
Jokigen Junmai Daiginjo Dewasansan 40
Moto London

Moto London  Main Website

Music used:
Wirklich Wichtig (CB 27) by Checkie Brown https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Checkie_Brown_1005/hey/Wirklich_Wichtig_CB_27

Just Arround the World (Kielokaz ID 362) by KieLoKaz
 https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoKaz/Free_Ganymed/Just_Arround_the_World_Kielokaz_ID_362

Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Vocal: Svetlana