Finlandia Bar in the Geisha section of Kyoto - just off the main drag. For a sweet, fruity "Gion-hattan" the formally dressed bartenders ritualistically "wash" huge ice cubes in Cointreau, drain them, stir in whiskey and a dash of smokey bitters and add a cherry pierced with a silver toothpick. Served with dried orange and papaya. The spicy version is shaken over crushed ice served with wasabi macademia nuts.
After classes, a thunderstorm began to threaten a leisurely pre-dinner piazza gathering so Chuck and I headed off (code word for "willi...
His dorm? Or maybe it's a hotel. This is way before the era of The Container Store.
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