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Yukiwa Stainless Steel Club Boston Shaker: A New Way to Shake It Up
April 21, 2016
A two-piece shaker that doesn't have an integrated strainer, so it's lighter, more compact, and there's more room for the drink to interact with air and ice
Happy Hour: Tokyo 75
December 22, 2015
A play on the classic French 75 cocktail recipe using yuzu juice, sparkling wine, and umeshu (plum wine) substituting for gin.
Happy Hour: Don't Call This a Saketini
August 17, 2015
Don't Call This a Saketini is a take on the traditional Martini, using a dry sake instead of vermouth.
Postcard from Shanghai: Cocktails at hoF
May 21, 2015
*Yoko is in China for 10 days! And with no access to Facebook or Instagram,...
Happy Hour: Gin(jo) Rickey
April 30, 2015
With the opening of our bottle shop, I have been exploring the world of sake. Daiginjos,...
Togarashi Ginger Highball at Jicca (Tokyo)
March 5, 2015
As you know by now, Tori-chan is a dear friend of ours who opened Jicca,...
Kuishinbo: The Smiler Cocktail
February 19, 2015
As a Japanese person, I love to drink. The first time I traveled to the...
Meet Louis Anderman of Miracle Mile Bitters Co.
December 9, 2014
Louis Anderman is a scientist. Born from a true passion for bitters, Miracle Mile Bitters...
Happy Hour: Yuzu Liqueur
November 20, 2014
The Food Republic recently declared yuzu as America's next big THING. Well, duhhhh! Umami Mart...
Happy Hour: Tokyo Mule
September 29, 2014
Heyyyy, Happy Hour is BACK! I spent all weekend trying to come up with a...
Event Recap: Shochu 101, From Kagoshima to California
September 25, 2014
Alchemy Bottle Shop opened this year in March on Grand Avenue in Oakland. Owners Tova...
Umami Mart Map: The Chronicles of Nagoya
June 23, 2014
Instead of reaching there via a Wardrobe route, Nagoya is about a two-hour bullet train...