The Japanese Art of the Cocktail
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- Author：Masahiro Urushido
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Summary
The first cocktail book from the award-winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido of Katana Kitten in New York City， on the craft of Japanese cocktail making。
Katana Kitten， one of the world’s most prominent and acclaimed Japanese cocktail bars， was opened in 2018 by highly-respected and award-winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido。 Just one year later， the bar won 2019 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best New American Cocktail Bar。 Before Katana Kitten， Urushido honed his craft over several years behind the bar of award-winning eatery Saxon+Parole。 In The Japanese Art of the Cocktail， Urushido shares his immense knowledge of Japanese cocktails with eighty recipes that best exemplify Japan’s contribution to the cocktail scene， both from his own bar and from Japanese mixologists worldwide。 Urushido delves into what exactly constitutes the Japanese approach to cocktails， and demystifies the techniques that have been handed down over generations， all captured in stunning photography。
Katana Kitten， one of the world’s most prominent and acclaimed Japanese cocktail bars， was opened in 2018 by highly-respected and award-winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido。 Just one year later， the bar won 2019 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best New American Cocktail Bar。 Before Katana Kitten， Urushido honed his craft over several years behind the bar of award-winning eatery Saxon+Parole。 In The Japanese Art of the Cocktail， Urushido shares his immense knowledge of Japanese cocktails with eighty recipes that best exemplify Japan’s contribution to the cocktail scene， both from his own bar and from Japanese mixologists worldwide。 Urushido delves into what exactly constitutes the Japanese approach to cocktails， and demystifies the techniques that have been handed down over generations， all captured in stunning photography。
Reviews
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Japanese Art of the Cocktail is a visually stunning and elaborately presented ode to the artistry of Japanese barcraft。 Due out 1st June 2021 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt， it's 288 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 This is a really beautiful book。 It does include recipes， but honestly it's the gorgeously rendered photographs which elevate this bar book to the ultimate top shelf。 Author Masahiro Urushido is the award Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Japanese Art of the Cocktail is a visually stunning and elaborately presented ode to the artistry of Japanese barcraft。 Due out 1st June 2021 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt， it's 288 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 This is a really beautiful book。 It does include recipes， but honestly it's the gorgeously rendered photographs which elevate this bar book to the ultimate top shelf。 Author Masahiro Urushido is the award winning mixologist behind the bar and an owner at Katana Kitten in NYC。 The recipes are exotic and refined and exquisitely presented。 These are -beautifully- made cocktails and the blending ingredients are exotic， colorful， and will be moderately difficult and expensive to source （fino jarana sherry， Hinoki tincture （for which the author includes a recipe）， specific plum brandies， and others with which I was even less familiar）。Some of the ingredients should be available at any well stocked grocery/liquor store although most will need to be sourced at specialists or recreated by the reader。Cocktails are such a civilized interlude and this book includes a solid cross section of （new and variations on old） drinks to build mixology skills and impress one's friends at the next gathering。Five stars。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Kassidi• inthestacksss formerly Kassidis Bookshelf
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I’m somewhere in between DNF，ing or using this eBook as a resource。 I wish I had it as a coffee table book as I feel that it how it will shine。 As a cookbook， I thought it was more artistic and nostalgic than useful as many of the ingredients and recipes for the cocktails were expensive and out of reach in my location。 It was akin to Orpah’s cookbook in terms of relatability。 I felt a little in over my head。 The vision was there， the artistry was there， execution is missing。 I do not recommend t I’m somewhere in between DNF，ing or using this eBook as a resource。 I wish I had it as a coffee table book as I feel that it how it will shine。 As a cookbook， I thought it was more artistic and nostalgic than useful as many of the ingredients and recipes for the cocktails were expensive and out of reach in my location。 It was akin to Orpah’s cookbook in terms of relatability。 I felt a little in over my head。 The vision was there， the artistry was there， execution is missing。 I do not recommend this title。2 Stars 。。。more
WorldconReader
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I would like to thank the authors and publisher for kindly providing an electronic review copy of this book。"The Japanese Art of the Cocktail" by Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig showcases drink and food recipes featured at the Katana Kitten， a famous Japanese-American bar in New York City。 The recipes are detailed and include informative history， tips， and beautifully vivid photographs。 Additional instructions are provided regarding techniques and how to obtain or make unusual ingredient I would like to thank the authors and publisher for kindly providing an electronic review copy of this book。"The Japanese Art of the Cocktail" by Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig showcases drink and food recipes featured at the Katana Kitten， a famous Japanese-American bar in New York City。 The recipes are detailed and include informative history， tips， and beautifully vivid photographs。 Additional instructions are provided regarding techniques and how to obtain or make unusual ingredients。 Perhaps the most important thing that can be said about the recipes is that they all look totally delicious。Before going into more detail， it must be said that while as this is a beautiful coffee table style cookbook that wonderfully covers Japanese-American beverages and bar foods， this book is also an artistic and useful advertisement for both the Katana Kitten and the award winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido。The first 50 pages or so introduces the author， his motivation and influences， along with Japanese drinking traditions and materials。 The recipes themselves are split into categories of highballs， cocktails， boilermakers， author's favorites， recipes from friends， and finally bar snack。 Almost all of the recipes are a creative blend of Japanese and American ideas， ingredients， and culture。 The book ends with ten pages or so of glossary and recommendations of markets throughout the U。S。 that would be useful when making these recipes。Although nearly every drink in this book is a work of art， two of them really appealed to me。 Although I won't be buying a 5，000 USD Toki Highball making machine， I will be following Urashido's tips to make a better highball。 I was also amazed to read about the superhuman efforts required for Urashido's Hinoki Martini。 The fragrance of hinoki cypress is certainly magical， and the nihonshu that I have quaffed in the traditional hinoki masu certainly smelled and tasted wonderful， so I am pretty certain that the signature Hinoki Martini must be most worthy。I would like to offer appreciation to co-author Michael Anstendig on his quest to bring Japanese cultural cuisine to the world through his book series。 I look forward to reading his future books。 Finally， I look forward to my next trip to NYC， when I plan to pay a visit to the Katana Kitten to experience Urashido's beverages in person！ 。。。more
Olivia
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A little bit heartbroken that I picked up this book during my Dry January that has extended to present and in the midst of a time where I cannot travel to a good Japanese market （this book lists some！） to gather ingredients。 Just an absolutely stunning book that truly follows through on the promise of "art。" One of my favorite aspects of this book is the inclusion of bar eats that I can't wait to prepare for friends after entertaining is back on the menu。 A necessary addition to any bartending b A little bit heartbroken that I picked up this book during my Dry January that has extended to present and in the midst of a time where I cannot travel to a good Japanese market （this book lists some！） to gather ingredients。 Just an absolutely stunning book that truly follows through on the promise of "art。" One of my favorite aspects of this book is the inclusion of bar eats that I can't wait to prepare for friends after entertaining is back on the menu。 A necessary addition to any bartending book collection that you'll love perusing any time。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-ARC of this book。 。。。more
Hanna
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Katana Kitten is a gem of NYC。 This book is such a treasure for understanding the Japanese Art of the Cocktail from an American lens。 My friend is a bartender who worked at places of equal bartending status/values as Katana Kitten。 I asked him to flip through my book only to declare that it is definitely a good cocktail book。 I run all cocktail things by him， as I don't think people realize how devoid of 'true cocktail knowledge' most places are in the US。That being said， if you want to understa Katana Kitten is a gem of NYC。 This book is such a treasure for understanding the Japanese Art of the Cocktail from an American lens。 My friend is a bartender who worked at places of equal bartending status/values as Katana Kitten。 I asked him to flip through my book only to declare that it is definitely a good cocktail book。 I run all cocktail things by him， as I don't think people realize how devoid of 'true cocktail knowledge' most places are in the US。That being said， if you want to understand more about Japanese cocktail making， learn some Katana Kitten recipes， and wish to build a home bar of delicious spirits instead of crappy heavily marketed ones， this book is for you。 If you're set with your Grey Goose vodka soda， this book isn't for you。If you want to skim through gorgeous photos of innovative， stunning cocktails， pick this one up。 This book is a work of cocktail art。 I would gladly drink any of the drinks in this book， especially the one served with a cat on top。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my opinion。 。。。more
Laura Gorman
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This is a beautiful and unique coffee table book。 It has a wealth of information as to how cocktails are done differently in Japan and also all the ingredients and tools that you will require to create your own versions of some iconic Japanese cocktails。
（a）lyss（a）
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I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a beautiful and thorough book！There's a lot about the history of alcohol in Japan， the authors experience， and the restaurant。 There is a lot of precision and specifics to making these cocktails at home。 There's also food recipes from the restaurant menu。 The pictures of the drinks are beautiful。 The recipes in this book are incredible， but are also more time consuming than standard drinks。It's an interesti I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a beautiful and thorough book！There's a lot about the history of alcohol in Japan， the authors experience， and the restaurant。 There is a lot of precision and specifics to making these cocktails at home。 There's also food recipes from the restaurant menu。 The pictures of the drinks are beautiful。 The recipes in this book are incredible， but are also more time consuming than standard drinks。It's an interesting look at unique Japanese food and drinks and what makes them so good。 。。。more
Kammy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you to the publisher for advance copy of this book via netgalley！What a beautiful book！ I loved the stories and tips through out the book。 But what takes your breath away are the images！ What I wouldn’t do to be in Japan having one of them right now！ A wonderfully beautiful book！
Crystal
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The Japanese Art of the Cocktail is such a gorgeous book that almost any page could be framed。 The authors provide great historical context for some of the drinks and even some more personal stories as well。 This cocktail book is not one I would recommend for all home-bartenders though。 Most of the drinks are extremely complicated and require ingredients that many would not have on hand， and even some that most would not have access to。 There are， of course， methods to alter the recipes should o The Japanese Art of the Cocktail is such a gorgeous book that almost any page could be framed。 The authors provide great historical context for some of the drinks and even some more personal stories as well。 This cocktail book is not one I would recommend for all home-bartenders though。 Most of the drinks are extremely complicated and require ingredients that many would not have on hand， and even some that most would not have access to。 There are， of course， methods to alter the recipes should one want to try an edited version of the drink。 Even if I can't make all of these drinks at home this book is absolutely wonderful， and now I just want to grab a drink at Katana Kitten。 5/5 Stars！ Thank you to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Dame Samara
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This book doesn't fool around when it titles itself "The Japanese Art of the Cocktail" every photograph in the book is gorgeous I found myself staring wide eyed at the pictures， with the pandemic I had let my love of a beautiful cocktail fall to the side， as I don't really keep a large amount or variety of alcohol in my house it's not something that has been part of my quarantine。Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig's work makes me feel like this is something that I should be considering， tak This book doesn't fool around when it titles itself "The Japanese Art of the Cocktail" every photograph in the book is gorgeous I found myself staring wide eyed at the pictures， with the pandemic I had let my love of a beautiful cocktail fall to the side， as I don't really keep a large amount or variety of alcohol in my house it's not something that has been part of my quarantine。Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig's work makes me feel like this is something that I should be considering， taking time for myself and working to craft these beautiful masterpieces。But even if finding some of the ingredients in these is impossible their are things that I learned about in here that I will be taking with me into the future， such as infusing alcohol with tea。 There are some really mindblowing things in here。 。。。more
Janet
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