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.
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.”
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jun 1, 2019
The SG Club: Where the curry is as creative as the cocktails
by Robbie Swinnerton
Sometimes genius rears its head in the unlikeliest of guises. Or perhaps it's only to be expected that two of the most creative curry recipes in recent memory have been dreamed up by one of Tokyo's most innovative cocktail specialists, Shingo Gokan.
Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Nov 10, 2018
The SG Club: Cocktail history in the making
by Melinda Joe
Shingo Gokan's new bar in Tokyo's Shibuya ward, The SG Club, is a living piece of historical fiction that delights in cross-cultural references. The initials "SG" stand for Sip and Guzzle, and the space is divided into two bars, each with a different vibe.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Jan 20, 2018
A successful cocktail of travel and tenacity
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Shingo Gokan might well be the most traveled barman in the world. By his own count, last year he took more than 80 flights, landing in Atlanta, New York, Havana, London, Milan, Berlin, Manila, Bangkok, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong. That's only a partial ...