Enjoy a spirited afternoon exploring the worlds of handcrafted sake and Japanese tenugui textiles with MAD and Brooklyn’s Bin Bin Sake! Together with MAD chief curator Elissa Auther and sake experts George Padilla and Sophia Sioris, taste a curated selection of four sake pours and learn about the art of gift wrapping with tenugui—Japanese hand-dyed cloth—in a demonstration led Ruri Kabashima Kippenbrock of Wuhao New York Inc.
Bin Bin Sake is a unique neighborhood retail bottle shop on the border of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The shop specializes in sake, both nihonshu (Japanese sake) and jizake (locally produced sake). The shop also champions an extensive shochu selection, along with Japanese whisky plus other spirits, and an eclectic natural wine corner.
Established in 2007 by Ruri Kabashima Kippenbrock, Wuhao New York Inc. is based in New York City and offers Japanese tenugui (traditional towels), noren (Japanese fabric dividers), and other types of Japanese hand-dyed and printed products. Our company philosophy is evolution of tradition––we learn from tradition and live with evolution. We would like to bring you simple pleasures along with Japanese history, tradition, culture, and stories through our products.
This event is for ages 21 and up only.
Image: Eric Medsker
Please review our health and safety protocols before you arrive. MAD strongly recommends all visitors six months and older are vaccinated against Covid-19 and visitors ages two and up wear face coverings, even if vaccinated. Thank you for your cooperation.
