Happy Shochu and Awamori Promotion Month! Thank you for all your participation! November 1st, World Shochu & Awamori Day is an important celebration for us at Mizunara and The Shochu and Awamori Promotion Group, which consists of the Hong Kong offices of Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa Prefectures of Japan.   To spread the good word on Japanese Shochu and Awamori, a spirit with a rich heritage going back over 500 years in Japan, we hosted an F&B Professional and Media Event in Yurakucho, including a Masterclass on shochu and awamori conducted by Mr Chandrakant Mohanty, Director of Mizunara as one of the main highlights.   Special thanks to Ambassador Okada Kenichi, Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong. Your presence and enthusiasm made it an incredible experience for everyone involved. In the evening, we celebrated with a grand party which was open to the public with 5 creative bartenders showcasing Shochu & Awamori in their cocktails, Wing Lo (@yuaresosmart) from Bar Leone, Gavin Yeung (@gaviny) from Tatler Hong Kong, Gagan Gurung (@gagan_gurung123) from Singular Concepts, Joshua Tan (@iamjosh.jpg) from The Old Man & Evan Mak (@subgau) from Argo.  Everyone enjoyed awesome music by DJs from Tenju, Frankie Lam (@djfrankielam) and KAZZ.   What an epic day with some fantastic cocktails & awesome music! The day-long celebration wouldn’t be a success with your support, thank you and we will see you all again at World Shochu & Awamori Day 2024!

"Meet the Founders" of Tamras Gin with great food, great drinks and Fantastic company.  This coming Tuesday, July 11th join us for dinner with the founders of Tamras Gin, sharing their adventurous journey from film industry to gin production! A 3-course dinner + 3 Tamras Gin cocktails..What a great opportunity to experience the combination of western dining & creative gin cocktails designed by Chloe of @callmealhk team at one of the most chic & stylish neighbourhood resto-bars in town Only 10 seats available! DM @callmealhk for reservations!

The more the fusion, the merrier it is! A collaboration with ASHK for a members’ connection night with a theme of Fusion 2 (read below for details) & a novel shochu experience on 23 May 2023. Fusion 2 brings together 10 talented young artists: five artists from Hong Kong and five of different nationalities, who have lived/worked in Italy and 2 different materials – marble & wood, which are combined by 2 different artists into 1 sculpture. Joyce Ng, Head of Gallery & Exhibitions picked 3 sculptures that she highlighted and the Mizunara Team paired these with 3 different Shochu from Japan. The natural choice for the pairing? The Hachi Shochu series – which brings together 2 such different art forms as well - traditional Shochu making combined with an Oak Barrel maturation process while keeping the balance, harmony and perspectives of both these elements in the final product making sure that the Oak doesn’t overpower the Shochu, rather complements it with an additional layer of complexity and flavour. While the guests were soaking in the sculptures, Yoshie San of Mizunara shared how she grew up in a traditional Shochu culture in Kagoshima & Mr Mohanty talked about how he got inspired by the whisky maturation process - together creating The Hachi Shochu series (next time you pick up a bottle of The Hachi Shochu don’t forget to read the label and learn about Hacchan – you may find some similarities here! It was undoubtedly a fusion of east & western culture and a convivial evening for ASHK members. A big thank you to ASHK team for making this collaboration happen!