Distilled spirits have been made in Japan for over 600 years, but even today these drinks remain unknown outside the Land of the Rising Sun. Join shochu and awamori ambassadors Christopher Pellegrini and Stephen Lyman bi-weekly for a deep dive into Japan's best kept secrets. If you enjoy exploring craft spirits from around the world, but think whisky is the most popular Japanese spirit, you are in for a treat with the Japan Distilled podcast.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 1 hour 38 minutes
episode 1: Revealing the Japanese Words of Japan's Native Spirits
In this first episode of the Japan Distilled podcast, your hosts & introduce the vital Japanese words needed to explore the traditional Japanese distilled spirits of shochu and awamori. The sooner you remember these first few words, the faster...
episode 2: Introducing Japanese Shochu
In this episode of the Japan Distilled podcast, your hosts Christopher Pellegrini and Stephen Lyman introduce you to the wonderful world of shochu, Japan's traditional craft spirit. Most people outside Japan think of sake as Japan's national drink and...
episode 3: Discover Okinawan Awamori
In the 3rd episode of the Japan Distilled podcast, we introduce you to the mysterious world of Okinawan awamori. Theme Song: by Tomoko Miyata () Mixing and Editing: Rich Pav ()
episode 4: The Unexpected World of Japanese Rum
In the 4th episode of the Japan Distilled podcast, your hosts Christopher Pellegrini and Stephen Lyman tackle a completely unexpected and under-appreciated Japanese spirit - rum. Japan has a more than 400-year history of commercial sugar cane...
episode 5: Revealing the Origins of Japanese Whisky
In this first of a 3 part series, we tackle the origins of Japanese whisky from the samurai's first taste to the collapse of the Japanese whisky industry in the wake of the bubble burst.
episode 6: Best Whiskies in the World?
In this episode we explore how Japan's best whiskies rose from obscurity to beat the best Scotch whiskies in the world in their own backyard.
episode 7: New Japanese Whisky Standards Announced!
In the 7th episode of the Japan Distilled podcast, your hosts Christopher Pellegrini and Stephen Lyman introduce the newly announced Japanese whisky standards. In this third of a planned four-part series on Japanese whiskies, we dive into the...
episode 8: What is Authentic Japanese Whisky?
In the 8th episode of the Japan Distilled podcast, your hosts Christopher Pellegrini and Stephen Lyman reflect on what defines authentic whisky in Japan and abroad. In this fourth and final part of our series on Japanese whiskies, we ask a few...
episode 9: Authentic Honkaku & Otherwise
In this episode we explain the differences between honkaku, otsurui, korui, konwa, single distilled, multiply distilled, and white liquor categories of shochu in Japan.
episode 10: The Essential Differences between Sake and Shochu
In this episode we explain the differences between Japanese sake and shochu (and awamori). They are uniquely Japanese due to some key similarities, but their key differences make them very different in how we enjoy them.