Aah, I have missed this place.

At a park in Kin, Okinawa, playing basketball with my sons when I look up and notice that Tatsu, one of my favorite #awamori, is being made just a stone’s throw away. Explains the smell. Unfortunately, closed to nosey people like myself. #Kin #金武市 #Tastu #龍酒造

Japan’s biggest brewer Asahi goes teetotal as consumers abandon booze ft.com/content/5e5e2c… via Financial Times

Never heard/seen of this before. Kitchomu Mugijōchū by Nikaido, 25% ABV. Tasted like sterno to me, but the salarimen at the next table polished the bottle off. Little restaurant in Nakano, Tokyo had only this and Kurokiri. We are spoiled for choice in the south.

Double Margarita to go

Lovely 🤤

A souvenir from Taiwan 🇹🇼 If you know who is pictured on the can, you have my respect. Although he was half-Japanese, I suspect that most Japanese today have never heard of, or—hint, hint—read about, him.

Linie Aquavit 🤌🏼

Linie Aquavit from Norway 🇳🇴 🤌🏼

The shōchū on the right (森伊蔵 Moriizō) is one of the hardest to find. In the past you had to fax the distillery and wait months or even years just for the chance to order it. Personally, I prefer the one on the left (大和桜の紅芋 Yamatozakura’s Beni Imo).

New high-alcohol version of Japan’s low-alcohol canned cocktails on the way soranews24.com/2025/03/19/new… via SoraNews24

Father’s Day is just around the—Hic 🫧 —corner.

An old favorite and . . . Something New

Happy Father’s Day 👔 Hic 🫧