■More than 300 kinds of products! Tokyo's largest spirits specialty store with tastings available - & SPIRITS Nakameguro

The largest spirits specialty store in Tokyo opened in Nakameguro, offering more than 300 rare spirits including gin, rum, tequila, whiskey, and vodka from Japan and around the world, as well as a wide range of spirits by the glass and recommendations on how to enjoy them. The whiskey boom has also made this store a hot topic among distilled spirits fans.

▲Hanami Gin & Tonic - Dutch gin topped with Japanese cherry blossoms　　　Source : ＆SPIRITS

The store has two floors: a gallery with spirits on the basement floor and a bar counter on the first floor. The bar counter offers tastings of more than 70 spirits, which can be enjoyed straight, on the rocks, or with tonic or soda. After 6:00 p.m., spirits lovers can enjoy over 40 different spirits cocktails!

Let's have a quick look at our recommended spirits by type: gin, whiskey, and rum!

■Japanese Gin・・・ Try the "3 Japanese Gin Comparison Set"!

While some gins are spicy and punchy, most Japanese gins are delicate and gentle in taste. It is recommended to enjoy the aroma first, sip it straight, and then drink it on the rocks, with water, or with soda based on preference.

▲left: LAST　EPISODE　０-ELEGANT Sake lees are reused.　middle: YASO GIN　150　It contains 150 different wild plants. right: Fire sail BOUQUET　It smells like the flower fields of Hokkaido. 1,430 yen for 3 types of 15ml each

　■Recommended Whiskey in Japan・・・AMAHAGAN-Kabukiza　Edition

A gem jointly developed with Kabukiza by Japan's minimum scale distillery. The sweetness changes to a dry feeling the moment you put it in your mouth, and it is a recommended Japanese whiskey with a faint smoky scent.

▲Both the bottle case and the label are cool!　　8,470 yen /1 bottle　700ml

■Recommended Rum in Japan・・・ACOU RUM　

Japanese rum is rare, and it uses high-quality groundwater from the south of Japan, molasses, brown sugar and is characterized by its gorgeous aroma and sweet nuances derived from sugar cane. The brand name comes from the sacred tree "ACOU" in the area where the distillery is located, and drinking this rum is likely to do you some good.

▲It's a rare Japanese rum! 3,740 yen / 1 bottle　500ml

▲PUSH BITTERS, a distilled spirit with the idea of "starting a perfume on your drink". 1,650 yen / 1 bottle

■Message from the shop to guests visiting Japan and staff introduction

We opened the shop because we wanted to increase the variety of spirits in Japan and the contact between spirits and people. We would like to communicate widely with our guests by offering them the opportunity to drink spirits that they can only taste in Japan, to find spirits from their home countries in the gallery, and to learn about the history of each bottle of spirits from each country and recommend how to drink them.

The shop's manager got into this because he loves spirits and is still learning more about them every day. He speaks fluent English, so please come to the shop and talk to him about all sorts of things.

▲Source: ＆SPIRITS

■Location and nearest station of ＆SPIRITS

Maison Bellwood 1F/B1F 1-14-6 Kamimeguro Meguro-ku, Tokyo　

　　　　　Nearest station: A 4 minute walk from Nakameguro station on Tokyo Metro Hibiya-line, Tokyu toyoko-line　

　　　　　Telephone : 03-6416-5417

　　　　　Business hours : 12:00-23:00

　　　　　　　　*Cocktails are available after 18:00

　　　　　Fixed closed day: Monday