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Check out my step-by-step guide to making a Yuzu Drop. This refreshing, floral, and citrusy cocktail is amazing if made properly.

My video covers various recipes and recommended ingredients. So no matter where you live, you can try one of these at home.

Click the link to get started.

How to Make a Yuzu Drop - Japanese Drink Recipe - With Cocktail Variations The Yuzu Drop is a simple variation on the popular Lemon Drop cocktail. It's a type of sour and has only four ingredients: yuzu, curacao (or triple sec), vod...

Snacks that pair with alcohol are right up my alley. AKA: otsumami. There are so many amazing food and drink combos it's hard to know where to start.

My latest post is a review of the Otsumami Care Package from Kokoro Care Packages.

I learned a lot about Japanese food and beverage pairings while creating this content.

Click the link to learn about these delicious Japanese snacks and otsumami food pairings.

Kokoro Otsumami Care Package Review + Japanese Shuko Set Pairings Does Kokoro have the best sakana set? Click the link to find out. I taste their Otsumami Care Package and pair with sake, beer, and more.

Few items at the sushi bar are as revered as otoro, chutoro, and akami. And they all come from the same fish: hon maguro.

My latest post is a deep exploration of the bluefin tuna, its famous cuts, and the parts they come from.

Learn what they taste like, how they’re different, and more.

Click the link below and elevate your sushi game!

Hon Maguro Sushi: Bluefin Tuna - Otoro, Toro, Chutoro, Akami (2022) Bluefin is the king of the sushi bar. Click the link to become an expert on hon maguro and it's parts: otoro, chutoro, akami, and more.

Want to land a job as a sake brewer in Japan? Check out my interview with Andrew Russell to learn how he did it.

It’s the first part of an in-depth conversation we had about all things sake. Click the link below to read the post or watch the video.

https://thejapanesebar.com/sake/sake-brewer-andrew-russell/