
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.
Award-winning alchemical delights at Japan’s best bar
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Since early June, The SG Club has hosted a food-and-cocktail-pairing experience that takes guests on a “virtual world tour.”