...and THAT'S HOW THE WORLD BEGAN...

...That's how the World began...

"Everything that keeps me together is falling apart
I've got this thing that I consider my only art of fucking people over
My boss just quit the job
Says he's going out to find blind spots and he'll do it
The third planet is sure that they're being watched
By an eye in the sky that can't be stopped
When you get to the promised land
You're going to shake that eye's hand

Your heart felt good
It was dripping pitch and made of wood
And your hands and knees
Felt cold and wet on the grass to me

Well, outside naked, shivering, looking blue
From the cold sunlight that's reflected off the moon
Baby cum angels fly around you
Reminding you we used to be three and not just two
And that's how the world began
And that's how the world will end

Well, a third had just been made and we were swimming in the water
Didn't know then, was it a son, was it a daughter
When it occurred to me that the animals are swimming
Around in the water in the oceans in our bodies
And another had been found, another ocean on the planet
Given that our blood is just like the Atlantic
And how

Well, the universe is shaped exactly like the earth
If you go straight long enough you'll end up where you were
And the universe is shaped exactly like the earth
If you go straight long enough you'll end up where you were
The universe is shaped exactly like the earth

Your heart felt good
It was dripping pitch and made of wood
And your hands and knees
Felt cold and wet on the grass to me

Well, outside naked, shivering, looking blue
From the cold sunlight that's reflected off the moon
Baby cum angels fly around you
Reminding you we used to be three and not just two
And that's how the world began
And that's how the world will end

A third had just been made and we were swimming in the
water
Didn't know then, was it a son, was it a daughter
When it occurred to me that the animals are swimming
Around in the water in the oceans in our bodies
And another had been found, another ocean on the planet
Given that our blood is just like the Atlantic"
And how...

... That's how the World will end ....



...I don't know how the world or how these lyrics started but I think it is  better not know and just keep going...








cheers to Modest Mouse !!!

Bar Tram & Bar Trench (R)

Lest we forget "the HERMES ABSINTHE" ヘルメスアブサン 日本のアブサン？

日本のアブサン？ヘルメスアブサン

茶瓶58% brown glass bottle 58%

現行ヘルメスタイプのラベル present HERMES type label

日本でもかつてアブサンがつくられていたことは

バーテンダーのあいだではわりと普通に知られていますが、

一般の方々、特に若い方々のあいだでは

あまり知られていないようなので

ご紹介させていただきます。

日本では実はアブサンは禁止されたことがないんです。

ヨモギ類は古くから食品、お灸のモグサとして馴染みのある植物です。

ヨモギにもいろいろな種類があるのですが、

アブサンに使われるニガヨモギ、アルテミシアアブサンシウムは

ヨーロッパ原産なのですが

江戸時代には日本に入っていたそうです。

ニガヨモギ抽出物は食品添加物として使用が許可されていたため、

ヨーロッパ各国でアブサンが禁止された後も、1965年まで非アブサン禁止国の

スペインでつくられていたペルノーアブサンが輸入されていたようです。

かつてサントリーやモロゾフ、モンデ酒造によりつくられていたアブサン。

サントリーのリキュールシリーズ、ヘルメスシリーズにもアブサンがあったんです。

デッドストック品がときどき売りに出されるので手に入れることができます。

ヘルメスアブサンは６０年代から９０年代半ばまでつくられていたようです。

大雑把にモデルチェンジをたどると

68°の緑ビンがいちばん古く（60年代）

58°緑ビン

58°茶ビン（70~80年代）

58°分割ラベル（80年代後半～）

58°現行ヘルメスタイプ（～90年代半ば）

→生産終了

気になるお味の方は

茶ビン以降のものしか入手したことがないのですが、

58°茶びんは香りの奥深さはさほど感じられないものの

想像していた以上にうまいです。

（古酒なのでビン内熟成が進んでうまくなっていると

いう説も説得力はあります。）

現行ヘルメスタイプもあらためて飲んでみると

思っていたよりも甘みが少なく

パスティスとは異なる味わいでした。

今後また国産アブサンがつくられることはあるのでしょうか？

あるとしたらきっと小規模の蒸溜所による高品質アブサンに違いありません。

Bar Tram & Bar Trenchには58°茶ビンと現行ヘルメスタイプは

まだまだ数本ずつストックがあります。

味見してみたい方はおはやめに。

Bar Tram& Bar Trench (I)

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 Absinthe made in Japan "Hermes absinthe"

色は緑というよりは茶色に近い（瓶熟のせい？）

Only Bartenders know that once upon a time 

certain types of absinthe were produced here in Japan, 

young people especially have no knowledge of this.

So today I would like to introduce some Japanese absinthe.

In fact, the Japanese government has never banned absinthe .

Wormwood has always been a familiar plant used in food and medicine.

One variety of wormwood known as "artemisia absinthium", 

one of the main ingredients ingredients in absinthe, was already being imported

 to Japan during the EDO period.

Extracts of wormwood have always been allowed to be used in food in Japan.  

Even after the prohibition of absinthe in Europe, Pernod absinthe, 

which was made in Spain, was still imported to Japan until production ended in 1965.

Suntory, Morozoff,  Monde Shyu-Zou have all made absinthe.

Suntory co. ltd released an absinthe under their Hermes Liqueur series. 

People can still buy dead stock of this absinthe even today.

Hermes absinthe was produced from the 60s to the mid 90s.

Here is the geneology of Hermes absinthe:

68° green glass bottle is the oldest (60s)

58° green glass bottle

58° brown glass bottle (70s-80s)

58° separated double label (late80s-)

58° present Hermes type bottle (-mid 90s)

production stopped (mid 90s~)

Curious about the taste?

We have only tried the ones after the brown glass bottle.

The taste of the 58° brown was better than we expected, 

even though its flavor was not very complex or long lasting.

Its wormwood definitely stimulates the tongue. 

(Some people say that the old absinthe bottles have aged

 and matured in the bottle, and usually taste much better 

than they were when originally produced.)

The taste of the recent 58° Hermes type bottle was also better 

than our impression of the older ones. 

Less sweet and very different from Pastis.

 (The recent type contains a fair amount of wormwood.)

"H" mark in the  bottle was Hermes Liqueur trade mark .

I don't know if there is a possibility of producing absinthe in Japan again.

If there is, it would only be high quality absinthe produced by small distilleries.

If you want to try some old Hermes absinthe, Bar Tram & Bar Trench have some stock.

Bar Tram& Bar Trench (I)

立春朝搾り、縁起のいい日本酒で乾杯！First Harvest of Japanese Osake , cheers!

開華　日本酒　BAR TRAM & BAR TRENCH

立春朝搾り

２月４日、立春は春の始まりの日。

前日の節分の日（季節を分ける日）の豆まきで邪気を祓って

正月のような新たな気持ちで春を迎えるたいへんおめでたい日です。

立春朝搾り酒とは立春の日の早朝に搾り上がった生原酒をその日のうちに飲むための酒です。

縁起がよく、とてもフレッシュな味わいが楽しめるのですが

普通は蔵元に行ってしか味わえない門外不出のお酒でした。

完全予約受注生産ではありますが、現在は酒販店の協力のおかげで

ここ東京でもそれが楽しめるようになっています。

前日からもろみを一晩中搾り続け，立春の日の未明に搾り上がった新酒を瓶詰めします。

この瓶詰めとラベル張り，出荷は販売店の有志たちが蔵元まで出向き徹夜で作業します。

そして近隣の神社の宮司さんにより家内安全、無病息災、商売繁盛を祈祷してもらい、

新酒を祓い清めてもらったらすぐに各地域まで車で持ち帰るのです。

今年はわりと暖かく、天候も良かった（と思われます）が

年によっては徹夜作業のあと吹雪の中、山道を急ぐおり、

お酒を載せたトラックがスリップして横転してしまったりという

ハプニングが起こってしまったこともあったそうです。

大事にありがたく飲ませていただきましょう。

去年に引き続き、西麻布のBar Qwangのご厚意により

恵比寿Bar Tram, Bar Trenchには各一本づつこの立春朝搾りを

入手する事ができました。

今日たまたまいらしていたお客樣がたと乾杯ができました。

春を祝い、一年の幸せを祈ってカンパイしましょう！

残りわずかなので飲んでみたい方はお早めに。

日本名門酒会公式サイト

http://www.meimonshu.jp/index.php

Bar Tram & Bar Trench (I)

表面ラベルの裏側

今年も”大吉”の文字見つけました。
芸が細かくて感心します。

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The 4th February is the beginning of Spring and called "Rissyun day".

After the "Setsubun Celemony day" known as throwing peas ritual for a purification ,

"Rissyun day " is a day to celebrate the start of new year in the ancient calender and new season. 

"Rissyun-Asa-Shibori-Sake"is  made and bottled in the morning of this Rissyun-day

.

Drinking it on the same day that had made causes a good fortune,and tastes very fresh and fruity. 

Usually it had been hard to drink it without visiting sake breweries.

Although order reservations are needed,with helps from Liquor shops and distributers,

we can enjoy those here in Tokyo these days.

The  brewers squeeze and strain raw fermented rice liquid all night long 

and bottle those in the morning of 4th of Feb.

Bottling ,attaching label stickers , packing ,delivering are by liquor shop staffs .

Those sake are blessed and purified by priests of shrine.

Then they bring those back to each local area.

Today was fortunately  good weather day.

But  It had been some traffic accidents while rushing through stormy winding roads

 in country mountain side.

 Let's drink it with much thankfulness.

Thanks for our friend's Bar Qwang (Nishi-Azabu),

Bar Trench and Bar Tram could get 1 bottle each. 

We could  share it with our lucky customers tonight.

Cheers for coming of Spring and good lucks in this year!

Only a little stock remains,please come and try it !

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立春朝搾りのお清め、お祓いシーン

（写真は関係者さまブログより）

お酒のお祓いのシーンsome Japanese purification ceremony1

お酒のお祓いのシーンsome Japanese purification ceremony3

お酒のお祓いのシーンsome Japanese purification celemony3

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Le "RISSHUN ASA SHIBORI SAKÉ"

Le 4 Février, c'est le jour du début de printemps au Japon.On l'appelle "RISSHUN".

La veille, le 3 Février, c'est  le"SETSUBUN" (le jour de séparer l'hiver et le printemps) , on seme des légumes secs . Cette acte signifie le rite de purification l'esprit malin.

On peut donc faire bon accueil à la son venue avec la humeur fraîche.

Boire le "RISSHUN ASA SHIBORI SAKÉ" ( le saké extrait le matin du "RISSHUN") est à la fois le porte-bonheur et le sake qu'on ne prête pas!

Pour le obtenir, il faut le réserver! Heureusement, on peut le goûter grâce à notre ami sans la réservation. A votre santé !


Bar Tram & Bar Trench (I)

Os Gemeos - the twins grafitti

os gemeos - Sao Paulo - Brasil

 Humans have been drawing (or tagging ) walls for as long as they have existed .  I can remember my history teacher showing those drawing pictures of cows , fire ,warriors , etc , in caves somewhere around the world  .  Even me used to draw , in secret from my Mom , in the walls of the house . The only problem …it was easy to find out who did the drawing  .  It was a kind of painful experience .
  Some says modern grafitti art started around in the 1960's ( I don't understand what is the difference between modern and old ) but 2 guys called OS GEMEOS  always keep my attention when I walk around the streets of Sao Paulo ,Brasil . Their drawing or tagging (whatever ) shows real life at the same time fantasy .  All those images get stuck in my mind  (if that's their main purpose , they did a good job ) , a lot of colors , pollution  , messy , organized , fantasy , tragedy , soccer , homeless , smile ,  paradise , and a buck of other things …
  Here are some of their works …maybe you can get what I mean :

os gemeos

" Dream is not a dream when you live a dream alone" -

Sao Paulo streets 

os gemeos

all pictures from "OS GEMEOS"

 Big cheers for " Os Gemeos " and all those mans who used to make drawings in the caves !!!

"Friend of the Night"

Right now MOGWAI just had started play near next door ( Liquid Room Ebisu ) . And We would like to start the night playing their songs as well .

Cheers for Mogwai !!! .."Friend of the Night "...

LA REVOLUTION DES CRABES - カニ革命

Crabs can't change direction...or maybe they can...

A short story about the Crabs Revolution , where you walk in the same straight line for whole you life , and when there is a need you have to make a turn and change the whole history .

Humorous animation directed by Arthur de Pins ( France )


Cheers for the Crabs !!!

"R"

The last days of winter - absinthe cocktail アブサンカクテル

"the last days of winter" - absinthe cocktail

Welcome to February !!!

      The winter in Tokyo is coming to an end  and to runaway from the last weeks of cold weather we came up with another hot cocktail . There are so many choices for  hot cocktails but we decided to start this month with an absinthe base  recipe .

東京の冬は終わりつつあります。先週から続く寒さに負けないようホットカクテルを用意しました。いろんなホットカクテルがありますが今月はアブサンベースで始めることにしました。

      The LAST DAYS OF WINTER

      1 part - absinthe ( la Clandestine absinthe suits well )
      1 part - Heering cherry liqueur
      4 parts - hot water
      Slice of lemon .

      Combine first absinthe and Heering cherry in a mug glass , and after add the hot water , add the slice of lemon at the end . After just enjoy it . 
     It is a really "easy to make " cocktail ,  and it can keep you warm for the  THE LAST DAYS OF WINTER .

     Cheers !!!

     "R"

アブサンとヒーリングチェリーリキュールをガラスのマグカップにいれ混ぜます。
お湯を注いでからレモンスライスを加えます。後はただ楽しむだけ。
簡単につくれて、冬の終わりの日々を暖かくしてくれるカクテルです。