Our Mission

Melbourne Sake is Australia’s first craft sake brewery.

Our mission is simple, to craft distinctly Australian sake, with Australian ingredients, for Australia.

We released our first sake in 2021 and our 2023 releases are available now!

Our Story

After working together at a Melbourne wine bar in 2014, it didn’t take long for Matt Kingsley-Shaw and Quentin Hanley to take their first baby steps into the world of Sake.

Although a little confused and overwhelmed at first, they were spurred on by a next level meal at the (sadly now closed) Kappo on Flinders Lane.  If they were only scratching at the surface of the sake rabbit hole before, this experience sent the boys tumbling down.  Amazed by the range, complexity and depth of flavour possible in sake, they were hooked.

The next few years were spent exploring new styles and producers, learning as much as they could about both, followed by a tilt at home brewing.

As lovers of all things local and craft, Matt and Quentin grew increasingly restless waiting for an Australian craft sake brewery.  Inspired by that experience at Kappo and emboldened by many long nights of sake “research”, they decided they would have to do it themselves and Melbourne Sake was born.