Japan’s favourite ready-to-drink canned alcoholic beverage has a history that involves war, vodka and…David Bowie.
DRiNK’s monthly round-up of new bottles in Asia.
Gokan hopes to up shochu’s presence in cocktails across the globe with SG Group's new higher abv spirit.
With the turn of the decade, members of Asia’s bar community share their aims and aspirations for 2020.
The competition determines award-worthy products and has a particular focus on spirits produced in Asia.
Spring water, vacuum distillation and experiments in cask ageing mean this distillery is giving soju an altogether better name.
Elliot Faber, beverage director for Ronin and Yardbird, explains Japan’s lesser understood spirit.
Most of our cocktail creations come with a balance of sour, bitter and sweet. Some add salty, but only a few try to utilise that satisfying fifth flavour category of umami, says Paul Mathew.