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The clear broth theory
An exploration of the transparency of Japanese whisky – and how that sensibility is influencing whisky-making back in Scotland. Above, Jota Tanaka at the Fuji-Gotemba distillery, 10 years before the...
Dave Broom
• 5 min read
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Nick on restaurants
Not strictly a restaurant review, but a look at food and drink in the air on a (very) long flight...
Nick on restaurants
Michelin stars, eel and a profusion of sakes as the cherry blossom faded. The prevailing mood of any customer arriving...
Inside information
Winegrowing in Japan has exploded in the last decade. Wine expert and translator Yoko Obara offers an inside look. Although...
Drinks not wine
A revolutionary approach to distilling that relies heavily on the past. Above, Ichiro Akuto of Chichibu distilleries. If you listened...
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In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, wine lover Emily Sivey writes about Mick Nippard, a wine importer...
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In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, sommelier Hikaru Takahashi writes about Shu Komatsu, a Japanese wine-bar owner...
Drinks not wine
Can sake be understood through the prism of terroir? Maybe, or maybe not. See also Sake beginner's guide.
‘If you...
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The UK wine trade is considerably impoverished.
We were shocked to learn that last Tuesday the UK wine trade lost...
Nick on restaurants
A trip to Japan, China and Thailand without leaving London.
With travel to China currently impossible and likely to remain...
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Rosemary Mitchell writes, 'I am originally from the UK and moved to Japan over a decade ago after studying Japanese...
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The 44-year-old Tokyo restaurateur in the shadows above had a lot to say about modern Japan in her application for...
Hemming in Asia
Richard crunches the numbers on wine in Asia.
After nearly two years living in Singapore, I am now used to...
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Jeanne Vito is an Afropean wine entrepreneur brought up in Chablis, working and living between South Africa, Togo and Germany...
Drinks not wine
Two of Champagne's most respected chefs de cave and a French Canadian gastro-moleculist have turned their hands and palates to...
Hemming in Asia
What do the 2020s have in store for wine in Asia? It's anybody's guess.
As the year of the rat...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article about a long-standing sushi restaurant in central London is published by the Financial Times. I...
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