Nicholas Coldicott

Nicholas Coldicott has been living in Tokyo since 1998. He is the author of Tokyo Cocktails and an academy chair for 50 Best Bars.

Born surreptitiously in 1949, the simple gin cocktail is now a staple at the city’s best bars.

Born of necessity, the soda-spiked Gin Sonic has become the standard at Tokyo bars.

With its unpretentious approach to cocktails, Utsunomiya is an unlikely source of inspiration for the country's best bartenders.