Reviews of Everything Nice

One of the best highballs I've encountered.   You know, given the eye-watering prices of Japanese whisky - particularly Yamazaki - these days, o...

I must admit, when I first heard about a premium canned highball from Suntory carrying a rather steep price tag, I was sceptical. Anyone knows h...

So, what exactly is cola?  If we’re talking about the OG cola, it refers to the 1866 recipe by pharmacist John S. Pemberton, who ran his own pharm...

On a recent trip to Kyoto, I noticed a particular brand of umeshu (spoiler alert: it wasn't Choya) was often listed on the menu of many local res...

  After achieving such tremendous success in bar management, it was only a matter of time before mixologist extraordinaire Shingo Gokan succumbed ...

If there’s one thing that Okinawa is known for, it’s the richness of its local produce and foods. In particular, Okinawan black sugar, called kok...

  Shochu whilst the national spirit of Japan, is a pretty loose category, which makes it a somewhat funny choice for a national spirit, when your ...

  There’s a reason that umeshu fans perk up when they see that a bottle of umeshu has been made from “Nanko Ume”. Ume refers generally to a type...

This reminds me of... The popular Japanese legend of The Peach Boy!  Try this if... You're into sweet, milky and creamy liqueurs with a tropic...

This reminds us of... The moment you check into a hotel lobby. Try this if... You are looking for a more subtle sweetness in your umeshus. ...

This reminds us of... A Japanese take on limoncello!   Try this if... You are looking for a sweet-sour refreshment to cut through any greasy, ...

This reminds us of... Floating on a cotton candy cloud, or lying on a Japanese cotton cheesecake. Try this if... You're into lychees, panna co...