News - Ginza Berlin
Trendy tuber - a different take on the sweet potato...
The sweet potato was already in fashion 10,000 years ago and is one of the most important staple foods in many countries. This is also the case in Japan, where the great tuber has been used to make shochu for centuries. The sweet potato grows most frequently in Kagoshima Prefecture on Kyushu.
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Discover with us: Unique craft gins from Japan
Japanese gin is extremely exciting and offers a diverse world of flavors. The history of Japanese craft gin is still relatively young, but shows a truly extraordinary dynamic. Discover exciting representatives of this popular spirit in our store.
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Against the cold: drink your Shochu Oyuwari
Shochu can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. A common drinking method in Japan is "Oyuwari", i.e. shochu extended with hot water. This drinking method is popular with us during the cold season. To enjoy a shochu oyuwari, hot water is poured over the shochu in a ratio of 4:6 or 6:4.
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New in! New products, from awamori to gin and shochu
Despite all the supply chain bottlenecks and container crises, our new delivery has reached us, and with it our six new products, which are now available. Discover the Suntory SUI Gin, the Wa Bi Gin in a new look, the Suntory Kanade Yuzu Liqueur, the Suntory Kanade Matcha Liqueur, the Fukuro Shochu and the Yaesen Taruchozo Awamori.
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Ginza Black Week Sale! 10% discount on (almost) everything*!
Black Week starts today - of course also with us! Get 10% off (almost) everything* from our range at the Ginza Black Week Sale from now until Cyber Monday (29.11.)! Simply enter the promotion code "BLACKWEEK2021" at checkout and save! Whisky and tasting boxes are excluded from the promotion.
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Japanmarkt Christmas Edition on 21.11. in the Festsaal Kreuzberg
Visit us at the Japanmarkt Christmas Edition on 21.11. in the Festsaal Kreuzberg. For the first time this year, the Japanmarkt Berlin will take place as a Japanese Christmas market. Come by our stand from 12 noon and find great Christmas presents!
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Discover: Ginger and paprika shochus from Ochiai Shuzojyo
Shochu is not just shochu, as you quickly realize when you taste the traditional Japanese distillate. And this doesn't just quickly become clear when you are surrounded by the same basic ingredient for shochu production.
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Drinking to do good: Protecting endangered coral reefs on Okinawa with the 35 Coffee liqueur
Doing good while drinking? Oh yes, with the 35 Coffee Awamori Sango Liqueur. 3.5% of the proceeds are used to protect the endangered coral reefs on Okinawa. The producer of this special liqueur is the 35 Coffee Company, a small coffee house chain on Okinawa.
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With blossom yeast: discover the Ubugoe Shochu from Oita with us
This shochu is not just a dream to look at: Ubugoe is a barley shochu (mugi) made with white koji and flower yeast from cloves. The result is a particularly floral, fresh and fruity shochu with a taste that is second to none. It is also a Genshu Shochu, which is bottled at 41% vol.
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Finally events again: Asia Festival on 8.8. in the Gärten der Welt, Japan Market on 15.8. in the Festsaal Kreuzberg
We had to do without for a very, very long time, but soon it will be time again. Visit us at the Asia Festival in the Gärten der Welt on 8.08. and at the Japanmarkt in the Festsaal Kreuzberg on 15.08.! We look forward to finally meeting you in person again!
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New products in our store: Sake, Shochu and Mirin
To sweeten your summer, we have added some new products to our range. We have increased our sake range a little and have also added two Hon Mirin. Some of you may know mirin as a condiment. Only a few and exclusively high-quality mirin - like ours - are produced in Japan in drinking quality. We also have two new great mugi shochus from Oita.
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Sato No Akebono Genshu Shochu: Gold at the prestigious IWSC
The Sato No Akebono Genshu Shochu won the gold medal in the shochu category at the IWSC 2021. This great shochu made from brown sugar (kokuto) is of course available from us! Incidentally, he is a real collector of ribbons: LASC 2018 in Los Angeles, Craft Spirits Awards 2019 in Berlin, Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) 2021 and now the IWSC...
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