Working and living in Japan, Why you should try traditional Japanese drinks like Shochu & Awamori and starting a international alcohol distribution company ‘Honkaku Spirits’ With Christopher Pellegrini

Christopher Pellegrini is the founder of Honkaku spirits, an artisanal Japanese spirits company. He has been making alcohol since he was a teen brewing beer at a local distillery where he grew up in Vermont.

After moving to Tokyo he discovered Shochu and Awamori. He felt that western markets were missing out on these traditional Japanese spirits.

Through Honkaku spirits Christopher is now on a mission to increase global knowledge of these beverages and continue to shape opinions of this unique category of drinks in the west.

This episode you will hear his story about discovering Shochu, what made him start Honkaku spirits as well as what its like to work and live in Japan

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