The Soundtrack to Tokyo’s Hidden Record Bars
From acid jazz and Mojitos to bebop and sake, a look at four of Tokyo’s most unique record bars, and the playlists that define them.
- story: Kelly Thomas
- photos: Ko Sasaki
Behind the Backbar at New York’s Bar Moga
In this round of "Anatomy of a Backbar," Frank Cisneros explains his approach to building one of the top Japanese whisky collections in the Western world.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Kuo-Heng Huang
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The Grey Wolf
In this variation on an Old-Fashioned, Julia Momose uses plum vinegar for savory-sweet acidity and Benedictine for complex sweetness
- story: Frances Yackel
- photo: Eric Medsker
The New Japanese Whisky Highball
The ever-popular highball has inspired a variety of modern renditions.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Scotch & Soda
Toby Cecchini's take on the Japanese whisky highball is garnished twice, with an aromatic twist of grapefruit peel and a shiso leaf.
- story: Frances Yackel
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Daily News: English Sparkling Wine Wins Over Champagne, Trump Vodka Seized
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Hundreds of bottles of Trump Vodka were seized in Israel after its kosher classification turned out to be a…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: Sake Brewing in Japan, Wine on Wheels Returns
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - The 2,000-year-old tradition of sake brewing in Japan is captured on video. - Losing his home and his job following…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Japanese Whisky Is Poised To Compete with Scotch
Late last year, spirits critic Jim Murray named a Japanese whisky from Yamazaki "the best in the world," with the implication that Japanese whisky is competing with the heavyweights of Scotch. Will…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
High Altitude Highball
Ryan Fitzgerald likes to sneak herbal génépy into this riff on a Scotch and soda, which also features Japanese whiskey.
- story: Liz Lucking
Scotch Loses #1 Ranking to Japanese Whisky
The Scots were snubbed this year when the top spot in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2015 was given to a Japanese brand. In fact, as Time reports, Scotch didn’t even…
- story: Stephen Praetorius
