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This is the blog about Drinking Japan by the authors of Drinking Japan: It's Not Just Sake available at fine bookstores everywhere and on Amazon Japan.

Amabuki Koi Suru Banana (天吹　恋するバナナ): Warhol and Gamay at Work in Saga Prefecture

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 →

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 →

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 →