Round off your next coffee shop-hop in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa with a visit to Fukagawa Distillery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/10/food-drink/gin-fukagawa-distillery-kiyosumi-shirakawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #alcohol #drinking #bars #coffee
Today marks exactly five years sober for me. I quit when I was a microbrewery beer enthusiast and a so-called moderate drinker. Sometimes I overdid it, especially when I could pour a pint of fresh IPA from the brewery's taps. In total, I managed to review about 5,000 different craft beers to Untappd and whatnot.
Life didn't magically improve overnight after I quit, but reflux and stomach problems disappeared completely, and my migraines and panic attacks became less frequent. I feel better now than I did back then.
I think I'm going to keep it this way.
Today marks exactly five years sober for me. I quit when I was a microbrewery beer enthusiast and a so-called moderate drinker. Sometimes I overdid it, especially when I could pour a pint of fresh IPA from the brewery's taps. In total, I managed to review about 5,000 different craft beers to Untappd and whatnot.
Life didn't magically improve overnight after I quit, but reflux and stomach problems disappeared completely, and my migraines and panic attacks became less frequent. I feel better now than I did back then.
I think I'm going to keep it this way.
A fan of Suntory’s Roku gin? Look out for its new Osaka distillery when it officially opens to the public next spring. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/03/food-drink/suntory-new-distillery-gin-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #alcohol #osaka #drinking
U.S. alcohol sector prepares to fight back against buzzy cannabis drinks https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/big-alcohol-cannabis-drinks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #alcohol #drinking #marijuana #us
"Alcohol is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most harmful drug
Alcohol causes approximately 900 deaths, 1,250 cancers, 30,000 hospitalisations, and 130,000 ACC claims per year. Māori face inequitable harms and are twice as likely to die from an alcohol-related cause than non-Māori. Alcohol harms not just individual health, both physical and mental, but also harms families, communities and society as a whole, costing us $9.1 billion per year."
#PHCC, 2025
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How did your favorite bar perform on this year’s list? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/17/food-drink/2025-asias-50-best-bars-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #drinking #alcohol #bars #awards #asias50bestbars #tokyo
Kirin Holdings’ wine unit will stop selling Beaujolais Nouveau in Japan, where the early-release wine has clung on to popularity even after its global boom in the 1980s waned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/companies/kirin-beaujolais-nouveau-stop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kirin #wine #beaujolaisnouveau #alcohol
Furano wants whisky lovers to be their next stop in Hokkaido, with a new distillery set to open in 2028. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/04/food-drink/new-whisky-distillery-furano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #alcohol #whisky #skiing #hokkaido
The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation to help tackle chronic public health problems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/world/science-health/who-health-taxes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #who #softdrinks #smoking #alcohol #health
The city of Nanjo in Okinawa Prefecture decided on Tuesday to submit an application for special zone status to produce awamori, a type of shōchū liquor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/okinawa-awamori-special-zone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #nanjo #alcohol
Named after an ape, Nakano's new Thai eatery, which takes over a cafe in the evening, is your answer to real Thai food that doesn’t hold back on the heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/06/29/food-drink/thai-restaurant-in-nakano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #snacks #cafes #thai #alcohol