Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks
Sake, Shochu, Japanese Whisky, Beer, Wine, Cocktails and Other Beverages
Published on 1. October 2019
160 pages
978-1-4629-2110-2 (ISBN)
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**2020 James Beard Award Nominee**
**2020 Gourmand Cookbook Award Winner for Japan in Spirits Books**
Drink your way through Japan (even from home) with the help of this book!
Japan is home to some of the world's most interesting alcoholic beverages—from traditional Sake and Shochu to Japanese whisky, beer, wine and cocktails that are winning global acclaim and awards.
In this comprehensive survey of Japanese drinks, experts Stephen Lyman and Chris Bunting cover all the main types of beverages found in Japanese bars and restaurants, as well as supermarkets and liquor stores around the world. The book has chapters on Sake, Shochu, whisky, wine, beer, Awamori (a moonshine-like liquor from Okinawa), Umeshu plum wine and other fruit wines. There is also a fascinating chapter on modern Japanese-style cocktails—complete with recipes so you can get the authentic experience, including:
- Sour Plum Cordial
- Sakura Martini
- Improved Shochu Cocktail
- Far East Side Cocktail
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The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks
Sake, Shochu, Japanese Whisky, Beer, Wine, Cocktails and Other Beverages
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Stephen Lyman was minding his own business, enjoying life in New York City as an Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College when he was unexpectedly introduced to Japanese shochu at an izakaya in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Over the next decade he visited Japan more than twenty times, visiting more than a hundred shochu distilleries, sake breweries and other alcohol producers in more than twenty Japanese Prefectures. In 2013 he began interning at a small shochu distillery in Kagoshima Prefecture. He subsequently became the first graduate of the Sake School of America's Shochu Adviser Course and a kikisakeshi (sake sommelier) through Sake Service International. In 2016 he was named the first Honkaku Shochu Ambassador by the Japanese government through the Cool Japan program. He now spends about half his time in Kyushu in Southern Japan where he can be found cycling around and exploring local food, drink, and culture.
Chris Bunting has spent many years in Japan as a journalist, where he's written for a variety of publications including The Times and The Independent and developed an in-depth knowledge of Japanese alcohol and the Tokyo bar scene. He currently works for a leading Japanese daily newspaper, and is the author of Drinking Japan.
Chris Bunting has spent many years in Japan as a journalist, where he's written for a variety of publications including The Times and The Independent and developed an in-depth knowledge of Japanese alcohol and the Tokyo bar scene. He currently works for a leading Japanese daily newspaper, and is the author of Drinking Japan.
