It was

right around this very same time last year that we sat down with a whole slew of

splendid bartenders and mixologists to discuss shochu following their tour across

Kyushu.

This week,

we’ve done it again! Only this time instead of trying to squeeze a large group

into a single episode, we pulled aside a single specialist – the one-and-only Philip

Duff – to explore

shochu in the context of the greater spirits landscape.

Philip has a long and storied history in

the world of bartending, cocktails and shaping the future of spirits. From

opening Holland’s first speakeasy, Door 74, to serving as the educational

director for Tales

of the Cocktail,

writing for many of the industry’s most respected media, judging for many of

the industry’s largest bar and cocktail awards, and circling the globe as one

of the most prolific educators and consultants in the world of spirits, Philip

is now concentrating his efforts on his original genever label, Old Duff

Genever, and

further developing his on-trade consultancy at Liquid Solutions.

While

shochu does indeed dominate the conversation, given Philip’s unique experience

and perspective on the industry, Sebastien and Justin also pick his brain about the rise

of Japanese gin, the world’s misconceptions of genever, how Japan might be able

to learn from the U.S. tequila industry, and more!

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We’ll be

back in a couple more weeks for just a bit more Sake On Air before we close out

2019.

Stay

tuned, and Kampai!

Sake On Air is made possible with the generous

support of the Japan Sake

& Shochu Makers Association and is broadcast from the Japan Sake & Shochu

Information Center in Tokyo. The show is a co-production between Export Japan and Potts.K Productions, with audio

production by Frank

Walter.

Our theme, “Younger Today Than Tomorrow” is

composed by forSomethingNew for Sake On Air.