Everyone knows the "Manhattan", the cocktail born in New York. Its taste is greatly influenced by aromatic bitters. King of Cocktails Mr. Dale DeGroff, a leading authority of the bartending industry, will delve into the history and origin of aromatic bitters.

The sound, how does it cause by the influence of human taste. Mr. Dave Broom approaches the truth by his own perspective. Please feel the relationship between music & taste by his touch while tasting a few whisky samples.

While sampling this year’s Annual Bottles from Chichibu Distillery and KI NO BI from Kyoto Distillery, learn about the characteristics of both and impetus of the makers in this seminar. The only place you can have a taste of these Annual Bottles is this Masterclass, so do not miss out!
Presenters: Ms. Yumi Yoshikawa, Brand Ambassador, Venture Whisky Co., ltd., & Masashi Sakuma, Distiller, Kyoto Distillery.
*Cost for this Masterclass is ¥2,000.

We welcome Global Rum Ambassador Ian Burrell who will introduce the appeal of Diplomatico and recommended cocktails. This is the perfect opportunity to learn all there is to know about the delightful Diplomatico already well known in 70 other countries. Join us!

Learn the way of Nikka’s Yoichi and Miyagikyo Distilleries unblended whiskies from Nikka Whisky’s own Chief Blender, Tadashi Sakuma. The only chance you will have to sample and compare both Yoichi Distillery and Miyagikyo Distillery’s new make selection is at this BarShow. We look forward to welcoming many to this Masterclass.

Fifth generation Suntory Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo orchestrated SUNTORY WORLD WHISKY Ao by blending whiskies from “The World’s Big 5 Whiskey” distilleries held by Beam Suntory Inc. It was introduced to the market on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. This newest ambition, born of tradition and innovation, will be explained along with a special tasting. Won’t you join us?

Dave Broom is serving up cocktails from and introducing the KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin cocktail book over which he served as editorial supervisor. Featuring classic KI NO BI recipes from 15 world-renowned bartenders, it goes into depth from a global perspective the possibilities awaiting KI NO BI and is certainly a book destined for Japanese cocktail aficionados.