It was
right around this very same time last year that we sat down with a whole slew of
splendid bartenders and mixologists to discuss shochu following their tour across
Kyushu.
This week,
we’ve done it again! Only this time instead of trying to squeeze a large group
into a single episode, we pulled aside a single specialist – the one-and-only Philip
Duff – to explore
shochu in the context of the greater spirits landscape.
Philip has a long and storied history in
the world of bartending, cocktails and shaping the future of spirits. From
opening Holland’s first speakeasy, Door 74, to serving as the educational
director for Tales
of the Cocktail,
writing for many of the industry’s most respected media, judging for many of
the industry’s largest bar and cocktail awards, and circling the globe as one
of the most prolific educators and consultants in the world of spirits, Philip
is now concentrating his efforts on his original genever label, Old Duff
Genever, and
further developing his on-trade consultancy at Liquid Solutions.
While
shochu does indeed dominate the conversation, given Philip’s unique experience
and perspective on the industry, Sebastien and Justin also pick his brain about the rise
of Japanese gin, the world’s misconceptions of genever, how Japan might be able
to learn from the U.S. tequila industry, and more!
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We’ll be
back in a couple more weeks for just a bit more Sake On Air before we close out
2019.
Stay
tuned, and Kampai!
Sake On Air is made possible with the generous
support of the Japan Sake
& Shochu Makers Association and is broadcast from the Japan Sake & Shochu
Information Center in Tokyo. The show is a co-production between Export Japan and Potts.K Productions, with audio
production by Frank
Walter.
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