Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks - Sake, Shochu, Whisky, Beer, Cocktails

✦ 2020 James Beard Award Nominee
✦ 2020 Gourmand Cookbook Award Winner for Japan in Spirits Books

Drink your way through Japan (even from home) with the help of this book!

Discover a world of unique and delicious alcoholic beverages in Japan. From the traditional Sake and Shochu to internationally acclaimed Japanese whisky, beer, wine, and cocktails, Stephen Lyman and Chris Bunting guide you through a comprehensive exploration of these drinks. Whether at a bar, restaurant, or liquor store, their expertise covers it all. Learn about Sake, Shochu, whisky, wine, beer, Awamori, Umeshu plum wine, and other fruit wines in this informative book.

Plus, try out modern Japanese-style cocktails with authentic recipes including:

• Sour Plum Cordial
• Sakura Martini
• Improved Shochu Cocktail
• Far East Side Cocktail

Become an expert on Japanese drinks with our Complete Guide! Discover the history, production methods, and current trends of each beverage with thorough descriptions. Plus, find the best places to enjoy and buy these drinks in Japan and around the world. Perfect for anyone interested in brewing, distilling, and Japanese culture. Kampai!


About the Author:
Stephen Lyman 's introduction to Japanese shochu at a Manhattan izakaya sparked his interest and led to his visits to over a hundred shochu distilleries, sake breweries and other alcohol producers in more than twenty Japanese Prefectures. In 2013, he interned at a shochu distillery in Kagoshima Prefecture, and eventually became a graduate of the Sake School of America's Shochu Adviser Course and a kikisakeshi (sake sommelier) through Sake Service International. In 2016, he was named the first Honkaku Shochu Ambassador by the Japanese government's Cool Japan program. He now spends half his time in Kyushu, cycling around and immersing himself in local food, drink, and culture.

Chris Bunting has worked in London and Japan for publications including the Asahi Shimbun, Timesand Independent. He developed his love of Japanese alcohol while living in Tokyo and is the author of Drinking Japan. He currently lives in Yorkshire in the UK.