Shochu Cocktail Recipe: Peach Shochu Smash
The Peach Shochu Smash is our riff on the classic whiskey smash cocktail. It's perfect for the summer with in-season fruits. While boozy, it is absolutely smooth and easy to…
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Nankai Calamansi Highball (Nankai Shochu, Calamansi Juice, Soda Water)
Shochu Cocktail Recipe: Nankai Calamansi Highball
The Nankai Calamansi Highball is a refreshing and Vitamin C-packed shochu cocktail that is perfect for summer, brunch or for enjoying with meals. But first, what is a calamansi AKA…
Jen Ackrill, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo credit: Jen Ackrill)
Bartender Interview: Jen Ackrill
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…
Bartender Interview: Jason Yu
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…
Rosehip-infused Nankai Shochu, Cocchi Americano, Lemon, Simple Syrup
Shochu Cocktail Recipe: Nankai Rosehip Cocktail
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…
Bartender Interview: Masaya Yagishita
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,…
Shochu Cocktail Recipe: Nankai Hop Soda Highball
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…
Shochu Cocktail Recipe: Trad Eggnog by Shuzo Nagumo
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,…
A simple but delicious way to enjoy Nankai Shochu. Just add soda water and lemon.
Shochu Cocktail Recipe: Hana Hana Highball
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…
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Bartender Interview: Adam Chapman
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…
