Jen Ackrill is veteran mixologist currently based in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she has been heading up cocktail programs for some of the top bars and food festivals since 2014. Not…
If you spend time browsing through cocktail photos on Instagram, it’s pretty impossible not to know the name Jason Yu. He’s a talented yet humble bartender who has been in…
This Nankai Rosehip Cocktail recipe is the perfect drink for your quarantine. It's easy to prep and make. And with a bottle of Nankai Shochu and Cocchi Americano, you can…
Our interview with Japanese bartender Masaya Yagishita, or Yagi-san to his regulars, took place at a secret location in Gardena, CA, where he tends a ten-seat bar. As we chatted,…
The Nankai Hoppy Highball (Hoppy-Hi) is a shochu highball recipe using hop soda that is easy to make at home, delicious, and incredibly low in calories. Since Nankai Shochu has…
This is part 2 of our feature on legendary Tokyo mixologist Shuzo Nagumo, and this time we feature his Trad Eggnog cocktail recipe. We know it's not exactly eggnog season,…
Before we get into our Hana Hana Highball recipe, let's first talk about what highballs are and why they're so popular. Highballs are originally a whisky cocktail that began in…
One night in early 2018, some friends invited us to a dinner at the Gibson in San Francisco. We had been driving around the Bay Area all day, introducing Nankai…
As the city of Los Angeles locked down to slow the spread of Covid-19, we reluctantly cancelled our scheduled meeting with legendary Tokyo mixologist Shuzo Nagumo. Described as part-scientist and…
Daniel Maldonado, Bar Program Manager at the Recess Room in Fountain Valley, CA grew up in the small town of Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. With dreams of originally becoming a chef,…
