EN Japanese Brasserie

Photo Credit: EN Japanese Brasserie

FIRST STOP: EN Japanese Brasserie

435 Hudson St (West Village)

www.enjb.com

Open Saturday and Sunday 11:00AM - 2:30PM, 5:30PM - 11:30PM; Monday through Thursday 12:00PM - 2:30PM, 5:30PM - 10:30PM; Friday 12:00PM - 2:30PM, 5:30PM - 11:30PM


The adventure started strong at EN Japanese Brasserie in the West Village with kick ass Shiso (Japanese mint) highballs served alongside crispy fried chicken and shrimp dumplings. EN's well curated saké list is as impressive as their Japanese whiskies, and the cozy tables are perfect for date night.

The highball is among the world's simplest cocktails. Whisky, soda water and citrus peel is all that's required, and even the peel is optional. But leave it to the Japanese to raise the no-brainer concoction to an art form. The perfect ice, carbonation management, and whisky-to-water ratio are all areas of hot debate amongst Japanese mixologists who have been pursuing highball nirvana since the drink became fashionable in the 1950's. When Suntory Toki hosted a NYC bar crawl in search of the Best Highball in Manhattan, I joined the search team. What we discovered was more than just a whiskey soda. Click through for how it went down.


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