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Award-winning alchemical delights at Japan’s best bar

Food & Drink May 22, 2022

Award-winning alchemical delights at Japan’s best bar

by Melinda Joe

Fresh off being named Japan’s top spot for a tipple, Ben Fiddich and its imaginative owner have much more planned than just the next top-shelf drink.

Six bars in Japan named to Asia’s Best 50 List

Food & Drink May 2, 2022

Six bars in Japan named to Asia’s Best 50 List

by Owen Ziegler

Cheap pints of Super Dry and quick-and-easy highballs not quenching your thirst? These stellar bars will mix you something special.

The lines blur at Hakone’s Bar Hotel

Food & Drink Jan 9, 2022

The lines blur at Hakone’s Bar Hotel

by Nicholas Coldicott

The Bar Hotel Hakone Kazan can be viewed as a bar-themed hotel or a hotel-themed bar. Staying there is a luxurious experience either way.

For Japan’s Champagne lovers, every day is now a cause for celebration

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Oct 9, 2021

For Japan’s Champagne lovers, every day is now a cause for celebration

by Melinda Joe

Forget about unsatisfying mocktail pairings: With Tokyo’s state of emergency over, it’s time to bust out the bubbles. For the best Champagne cart around, head to Sezanne.

Teetotal no more and order craft alcohol online

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Aug 21, 2021

Teetotal no more and order craft alcohol online

by Melinda Joe

The state of emergency may be ongoing, but you can still support Japanese sake and cocktail producers from home by ordering craft alcohol online.

How to stock your home bar (with a Japanese twist)

Food & Drink Aug 14, 2021

How to stock your home bar (with a Japanese twist)

by Nicholas Coldicott

It’s quasi-prohibition time once more in much of Japan, and if ever there were a time to build a home bar, it’s now. Here's how to get started, with tips from some of Japan's best bartenders

This shiso-lemon syrup adds a dose of sunshine to the gloomiest day

Food & Drink | THE RECIPE BOX Jul 31, 2021

This shiso-lemon syrup adds a dose of sunshine to the gloomiest day

by Florentyna Leow

Whether you add it to a cocktail or jazz up a glass of sparkling water, once you’ve tried this punchy syrup you’ll never buy overpriced lemonade again.

Sipping spring spirits with all of Tokyo at your feet

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Mar 20, 2021

Sipping spring spirits with all of Tokyo at your feet

by Melinda Joe

Bar Virtu’s spring-inspired cocktail lineup is the excuse you need to glam up and escape the humdrum of daily life.

Take hot chocolate to the next level

Food & Drink Nov 21, 2020

Take hot chocolate to the next level

by Steven Kurut

Warm up your winter with these boozy hot chocolate recipes, perfect for both outdoor dining or a cozy night in.

Tokyo’s newest drinks trend? Upscale alcohol-free cocktails.

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Oct 17, 2020

Tokyo’s newest drinks trend? Upscale alcohol-free cocktails.

by Melinda Joe

The low- and zero-proof alcohol trend has hit Japan, and for those who want to abstain without sacrificing flavor, there’s no shortage of options.

Four Japanese home cocktail recipes starring The SG Shochu

Food & Drink Jul 25, 2020

Four Japanese home cocktail recipes starring The SG Shochu

by Melinda Joe

These four cocktail recipes featuring The SG Shochu lineup include one by Yusuke Sakabe of bar Lurra in Kyoto, and three designed by Shingo Gokan.

Welcome aboard SG Airways, Shingo Gokan’s cocktail-pairing pop-up

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Jul 11, 2020

Welcome aboard SG Airways, Shingo Gokan’s cocktail-pairing pop-up

by Melinda Joe

Since early June, The SG Club has hosted a food-and-cocktail-pairing experience that takes guests on a “virtual world tour.”

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