A N T I - T R AS H E D C O C K TA I L C U R E I N T O K YO Drinking to improve your health? Well there’s a delightful, exhilarating concept! Well before cocktails became colorful party drinks, garnished with crushed ice and paper umbrellas, they were above all consumed for their many medicinal virtues. Improvement of the digestive system, prevention of hangovers, invigorating… the benefits are diverse and vary according to the alcohols that are used. Constantly on the lookout for the most unusual concepts, Tokyo has seized the idea to launch a new nocturnal Japanese trend: Yakushu bars. By combining the power of medicinal plants with alcohol, mixologists imagine herbaceous concoctions that boost health and foreshadow good evenings.
WHERE TO GO? While insomniacs particularly like the Bonji Bar, whose specialty of rum, coca leaves and Okynawa lily helps you to get back to sleep, the girls with the bangs opt for Gatosano and lean towards sochu (Japanese alcohol) infused with aromatic herbs to maintain your waistline. At the Tram Bar, the Vertigo cocktail, a mixture of Amaro Averna liqueur and ginger juice, warms up the most chilled customers all while boosting their blood circulation, while those looking for beauty and vitality will enjoy their youthful elixir flavored with lemongrass and Sangenjaya berries. Yakushu bars, the most beautiful invention-excuse in a long time.
« N O T R E C U LT U R E À N O U S , C’EST DE PRENDRE L’APÉRO À 19 H E U R E S , D ' AS S I S T E R À U N C O N C E RT , D E S O RT I R M A N G E R U N MO R C E AU , DA N S E R , P U I S D E S E FA I R E UN DÉJ' LE LENDEMAIN » AURÉLIEN DELAETER, D I R E C T E U R D U B A DA B O U M
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