Well, perhaps the subtitle here is a bit of a stretch, but there is at least a tenuous connection between this interesting output of Amabuki Shuzo and the silver-wigged artist with the soup-can obsession on the one hand and the grape that makes all those November Beaujolais nouveau parties possible on the other. Regarding the … Continue reading Amabuki Koi Suru Banana (天吹 恋するバナナ): Warhol and Gamay at Work in Saga Prefecture
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Shichimi Tokarashi Beer (七味唐からしビール): A Potable Potpourri
We recently read an interesting story entitled “Sugar and Spice and Everything Lice”1 by a guy named Jack Napes, which inspired us to try this spicy brew from Nagano Prefecture. “Sugar and Spice” is political and social satire that relates the experiences of a time-traveling group of characters who move from 21st-century Ireland to 18th-century … Continue reading Shichimi Tokarashi Beer (七味唐からしビール): A Potable Potpourri
The Drinking of the Green: Euglena Review, Part 2
After last week’s festivities, we have decided to keep this entry short. Drinking Green As we mentioned last week, Euglena is a green powder that contains a number of healthful ingredients. In addition to Euglena gracilis, the powder includes organic barley grass, a plant in the parsley family called ashitaba (Angelica keiskei), and chlorella, which … Continue reading The Drinking of the Green: Euglena Review, Part 2
The Drinking of the Green: Euglena Review, Part 1
We were going to festoon our site with green balloons this week in honor of St. Paddy’s Day but nixed that idea pretty quickly: drinkingjapan.org does not have an anti-balloon-popping-weapon defense system in place to prevent deflation. Perhaps we should consult with Jeff Koons to find out what his plans are for balloon defense post-bow-wow … Continue reading The Drinking of the Green: Euglena Review, Part 1
Tsuchida K: Something from the Dessert Menu
Tsuchida K from Tsuchida Shuzo (土田酒造) This is what one might call a “solitary sake.” As we have just coined this term, it is incumbent upon us to define it. So here you have it: a nihon-shu best consumed without food. It is a sake with a level of sweetness that can readily earn it … Continue reading Tsuchida K: Something from the Dessert Menu
A Tale of Two MBAs: Miyama Winery’s Muscat Bailey-A
Last week we wrote about an MBA from Suntory. This week we present an entirely different MBA for your juxtaposition. We would also like to say, We stopped in at this Gunma-ken winery a couple of months ago. We didn’t have much time, and they didn’t have a tasting room. Some bottles of Muscat Bailey-A … Continue reading A Tale of Two MBAs: Miyama Winery’s Muscat Bailey-A
Drinking Our MBA
No doubt most of our readers have noticed the exponential growth in the use of initialism in recent years. Condensing whole words into an alphabet soup of first letters may save time for writers and calories for speakers but may leave the recipient with a less than perfect understanding of what is being communicated. Let … Continue reading Drinking Our MBA