Baton 009 New! ‘Shinbunshi’ means wrapped in newspaper

‘Shinbunshi’ means wrapped in newspaper and this refers to the distinctive packaging of the bottles

The Tōji (Master Brewer) at Kirei is Masahiro Nishigaki

The Tatsumi Distillery is an incredibly unique distillery that was established by Shohei Tatsumi as a ‘one man’ operation in 2017

The Juniper is sourced from northern Macedonia and is some of the best available in the market

The fresh liquid

Baton 009 New! ‘Shinbunshi’ means wrapped in newspaperMinoh Beer was founded in 1996 by Masaji Oshita who was at the time the owner of a liquor shop in Osaka. He wanted more interesting beer varieties in Japan and after the brewing laws changed in 1994, he was able to establish a small craft beer brewery of his own. He chose the city of Minoh in north western Osaka, famous for its national parks and wild monkeys. The Baton 009 is built on a Pilsner base, infused with carefully selected ripe Ume from