Japan Distilled
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.
Latest Episode
Talking Kagoshima Shochu Culture with Maya Aley (ep. 90) (20.07.2025)
Previous Episodes
- The Spirit of Japan: interview with director Joseph Overbey (ep. 89) 02.07.2025
- Shochu Live #1 @ Umami Mart (ep. 88) 20.06.2025
- Live Show! Koji Spirits Chat at Charleston Wine & Food Festival (ep. 87) 22.05.2025
- Surgeon General's Warning (ep. 86) 25.03.2025
- Okay, so who is Stephen Lyman? (ep. 85) 21.01.2025
- Who is Christopher Pellegrini? (ep. 84) 14.01.2025
- Big News! UNESCO Koji Fermentation is an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ep. 83) 31.12.2024
- Talking Koji Cocktails with Grant Lavrenz (ep. 82) 26.09.2024
- Nankai Shochu: a conversation with founder Paul Nakayama (ep. 81) 28.08.2024
- The SG Shochu (ep. 80) 23.07.2024
- Gateway Shochu + Simple Serves (ep. 79) 09.07.2024
- The Bartender's Pantry: a chat with Jim Meehan (ep. 78) 04.06.2024
- The Death of the Soju Label Rule: a chat with Chef turned Lobbyist John McCarthy (ep. 77) 22.05.2024
- The First Australian Shochu: interview with Hamish Nugent of Reed & Co. Distillery 30.04.2024
- The Iconoclastic Chuko Distillery (ep. 75) 10.04.2024
- Whisky Rising: a chat with author Stefan VanEycken (ep. 74) 28.03.2024
- Award Winning Aloha Whisky Bar: a chat with David Tsujimoto (ep. 73) 14.03.2024
- Shochu Trends 2024 (ep. 72) 28.02.2024
- Koji and Agave Spirits: a chat with Emma Janzen on these beautiful traditions (ep. 71) 26.01.2024
- Succession Challenge(s): how to pass the baton (ep. 70) 14.12.2023
