
The Japanese bitters, the new range from Yuki Yamazaki, it's game on !
4 New Japanese bitters from a highly awarded veteran Bartender, Game on!
A new range of bitters to take your cocktails the next level
The Japanese veteran bartender Yuki Yamazaki founded THE JAPANESE BITTERS further to his experiences gained overseas first in London and later, Toronto, where he used to try and make his home-brew creations to add a signature touch on his cocktail creations.
In 2015, he went to study to HermanJansen distillery in the Netherlands, where he gained further knowledge to take on his home-bitters right to the next level and make his way back to Japan to start THE JAPANESE BITTERS company, where he received support from the Honbo Distillery.
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Yuki Yamazaki |
JCC AGENT Founder | |
BOBBY’S Gin Asian brand ambassador | |
KINKA Drink consulting |
THE JAPANESE BITTERS current’s products out there are some of the most iconic flavours already widely known in the overseas market by most people in the industry, UMAMI, SHISHO, YUZU, HINOKI
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Product Name: |
UMAMI (旨味) |
YUZU (柚子) |
SHISO (紫蘇) |
HINOKI (檜) |
Volume: | 100ml | 100ml | 100ml | 100ml |
Strength: | 27% | 27% | 28% | 27% |
Ingredients: | Alcohol, Kelp, Shiitake, Dried bonito, Yuzu |
Alcohol, Yuzu | Alcohol, Shiso | Alcohol, Hinoki |
Cocktail recipe | Cocktail recipe | Cocktail recipe | Cocktail recipe |
“This is the first local bitters brand I have ever seen consistently in all of the top bars in Japan,” “This is a 100 percent Japanese product,” says Kris Elliott, co-founder of High Road Spirits, the appointed U.S. importer of The Japanese Bitters
It is just a matter of time we will start seeing this Bitters overseas and not just in the top Ginza bars in Tokyo.
DESIGN
Packaging Designer, Mr. Sagara, Master of Ink Painting and Design, actively designs in various fields. Designed on Japanese paper and with the Japanese hanging scroll in mind, the illustration of the flavor and font are written with a brush only.
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Tetsuya SAGARA |
“Sagara Design Office inc.” Director | |
Artist [painting / make-up / calligraphy] |
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