All Episodes
Japan Distilled — 95 episodes
Zainin Shimazake: new shochu brand (ep. 93)
The Latest Shochu GI: Tokyo Shimazake (ep. 92)
International Shochu Day (ep. 91)
Talking Kagoshima Shochu Culture with Maya Aley (ep. 90)
The Spirit of Japan: interview with director Joseph Overbey (ep. 89)
Shochu Live #1 @ Umami Mart (ep. 88)
Live Show! Koji Spirits Chat at Charleston Wine & Food Festival (ep. 87)
Surgeon General's Warning (ep. 86)
Okay, so who is Stephen Lyman? (ep. 85)
Who is Christopher Pellegrini? (ep. 84)
Big News! UNESCO Koji Fermentation is an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ep. 83)
Talking Koji Cocktails with Grant Lavrenz (ep. 82)
Nankai Shochu: a conversation with founder Paul Nakayama (ep. 81)
The SG Shochu (ep. 80)
Gateway Shochu + Simple Serves (ep. 79)
The Bartender's Pantry: a chat with Jim Meehan (ep. 78)
The Death of the Soju Label Rule: a chat with Chef turned Lobbyist John McCarthy (ep. 77)
The First Australian Shochu: interview with Hamish Nugent of Reed & Co. Distillery
The Iconoclastic Chuko Distillery (ep. 75)
Whisky Rising: a chat with author Stefan VanEycken (ep. 74)
Award Winning Aloha Whisky Bar: a chat with David Tsujimoto (ep. 73)
Shochu Trends 2024 (ep. 72)
Koji and Agave Spirits: a chat with Emma Janzen on these beautiful traditions (ep. 71)
Succession Challenge(s): how to pass the baton (ep. 70)
Imbibe in Kyushu: Interview with Paul Clarke (ep. 69)
What is that?! Spirits Evaluation (Ep. 68)
Mizu Shochu: Japan's 1st Export Brand (ep. 67)
Yabai Chuhai & Wild Skateboards: interview with Jason Rogers (ep. 66)
Going Deep Inside the Pot Still (ep. 65)
Denver Distillery Interview: makers of Kasutori Imo Shochu (ep. 64)
Kampai Planet visits Japan Distilled (ep. 63)
Sanwa Shurui: The World's Greatest Spirits Maker Nobody's Ever Heard Of? (ep. 62)
Soba Shochu (ep. 61)
Koji Cocktails on the Rise (ep. 60)
The Charming Mitosaya Botanical Distillery (Ep. 59)
BONUS EPISODE! Japan Distilled Koji Spirits Cocktail Competition Results (ep. 58B)
The Origins of Japanese Cocktail Culture (ep. 58)
Funky Sanaburi Shochu (Ep. 57)
A Hidden Treasure: Ryukyu Awamori (Ep. 56)
The $200 Koji Spirits Home Bar Challenge (ep. 55)
Spirits Dilution is Underrated (ep. 54)
The Improbable Journey of Jokichi Takamine, Pt 2 (Ep. 53)
The Improbable Journey of Jokichi Takamine, Pt. 1 (Ep. 52)
A Year of Drinking Less Dangerously (Ep. 51)
Our First Ever Spirits Q&A (Ep. 50)
Introducing the Furusawa Distillery (Ep. 49)
Weird, Unusual, Uncanny Shochu (Ep. 48)
Oita 100% Barley Shochu (Ep. 47)
Is Terroir a Dirty Word in Spirits? (Ep. 46)
Introducing Tanuki Shochu's Founders (Ep. 45)
Sublime Satsuma Shochu (Ep. 44)
Tiny Iki Shochu (Ep. 43)
Elegant Kuma Shochu (Ep. 42)
Yeast is a Beast (Ep. 41)
Silly Liquor Laws (Ep. 40)
The Most Powerful Toji Guild (Ep. 39)
Koji: the magical mold (Ep. 38)
Sundays Spirits with Elliot Faber (Ep. 37)
The Evening Work at a Shochu Distillery (Ep. 36)
The Afternoon Shift in a Shochu Distillery (Ep. 35)
Morning in a Shochu Distillery (Ep. 34)
Teaser: Episode 34 Coming Soon!
A Deep Cut with Joshin Atone of The SG Shochu (Ep. 33)
The 1st Cuts are the Deepest (Ep. 32)
Welcome to Umami Mart (Ep. 31)
Eau de Vie: Lovely Japanese Water of Life (Ep. 30)
The Master of Japanese Whisky: Masataka Taketsuru (Ep. 29)
New Japanese Whisky Distilleries (Ep. 28)
Malt vs. Koji (Ep. 27)
Year in Review: Parent Teacher Conference (Ep. 26)
The Charming ChuHai (Ep. 25)
Searching for Spirited Shimazake (Ep. 24)
American Shochu on the Rise (Ep. 23)
Classic Japanese Whisky Service Styles (Ep. 22)
Hot Shochu in Japan (Ep. 21)
Cool Shochu in Japan (Ep. 20)
Japanese Vodka (Ep. 19)
The Beauty of Aromatic Shochu (Ep. 18)
Environmentally Responsible Kasutori Shochu (Ep. 17)
Jumping into Japanese Gin (Ep. 16)
The Wild World of Kokuto Shochu (Ep. 15)
The Smelly, Wonderful World of Sweet Potato Shochu (Ep. 14)
A Deep Dive into Barley Shochu (Ep. 13)
Rice Shochu: Japan's First Native Spirit (Ep. 12)
Shochu vs. Soju: a fierce rivalry? (Ep. 11)
The Essential Differences between Sake and Shochu (Ep. 10)
Authentic Honkaku & Otherwise (Ep. 9)
What is Authentic Japanese Whisky? (Ep. 8)
New Japanese Whisky Standards Announced! (Ep. 7)
Best Whiskies in the World? (Ep. 6)
Revealing the Origins of Japanese Whisky (Ep. 5)
The Unexpected World of Japanese Rum (Ep. 4)
Discover Okinawan Awamori (Ep. 3)
Introducing Japanese Shochu (Ep. 2)
Revealing the Japanese Words of Japan's Native Spirits (Ep. 1)