The Japanese Art Of The Cocktail

by Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig

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Winner of the 2022 Tales of the Cocktail Best Cocktail or Bartending Book

Finalist for the 2022 IACP Cookbook Award: Wine, Beer, or Spirits

Finalist for the 2022 James Beard Foundation Beverage with Recipes Award


The first cocktail book from the award-winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido of Katana Kitten in New York City, on the craft of Japanese cocktail making

Katana Kitten, one of the world’s most prominent and acclaimed Japanese-American cocktail bars, was opened in 2018 by highly-respected and award-winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido. It recently earned the #10 spot on The World’s 50 Best Bars list, making it the Best Bar in the U.S. Before Katana Kitten, Urushido honed his craft over several years behind the bar of award-winning eatery Saxon+Parole. In The Japanese Art of the Cocktail, Urushido shares his immense knowledge of Japanese cocktails with eighty recipes that best exemplify Japan’s contribution to the cocktail scene, both from his own bar and from Japanese mixologists worldwide. Urushido delves into what exactly constitutes the Japanese approach to cocktails, and demystifies the techniques that have been handed down over generations, all captured in stunning photography. 

  • ISBN10 0358362024
  • ISBN13 9780358362029
  • Publish Date 16 August 2021 (first published 1 June 2021)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English