SWEET AND SAVOURY
JAPAN IS A COUNTRY WHOSE POPULATION REVERES SIMPLICITY, BEAUTY AND ITS LONG HISTORICAL CULTUAL ASSOCIATION WITH FOOD. IT’S ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT VISITORS TO THE COUNTRY APPRECIATE.
News
Wine
EMERGING FROM MT. FUJI’S SHADOW
“WINE”. IT’S NOT A WORD YOU WOULD READILY ASSOCIATE WITH JAPAN – MOUNT FUJI, CHERRY BLOSSOMS, SAMURAI, SUSHI, RICE, SAKE AND BULLET TRAINS WOULD PROBABLY TOP THE LIST.
Beer
GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE
WINNING A MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS IS CONSIDERED THE ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT FOR ATHLETES WORLDWIDE WITH NATIONAL PRIDE ON DISPLAY. COULD THE SAME BE TRUE FOR BEER?
Spirits
RETRO REVIVAL
STEEPED IN (AUSTRALIAN) NOSTALGIA, THE JAPANESE SLIPPER IS A TART-SWEET, NEON HUED COCKTAIL WHICH HAD ITS PEAK IN THE 80S – AND ITS MAKING A COMEBACK!
Tasting
THE CHARM OF CITRUS
“ORANGES AND LEMONS” MIGHT BRING TO MIND THE RHYME INVOLVING THE BELLS OF ST. CLEMENTS – A CHILDHOOD DITTY THAT HAD ITS ORIGINS IN LONDON. CHEERS MAGAZINE TASTES A LINE UP OF CITRUS GINS.