Julia Momose on Clubhouse

Bio

[ Momosé ] 百瀬・ジュリア・ 🇯🇵 ・🇺🇸・Chicago ・Cocktail Book Author
Specializing in shōchū, nihonshu, and other Japanese spirits. I am a bar owner, but a bartender first.

𝚜𝚑𝚎・𝚑𝚎𝚛

𝐈 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 — 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞! 📖 「𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 - 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐬」— link in my Instagram bio

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ℂ𝕠-𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 @cocktailsforhope | industry advocacy and lobbying in Illinois. Successfully brought about a change in state liquor laws in 2020 to allow bars and restaurants to sell mixed drinks for carryout. Continuing to advocate for bars like mine to help us all succeed.

ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕟𝕖𝕣, ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝔻𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣 @barkumiko x @cafe.kumiko x @kikkochicago - specializing in Japanese saké, shōchū, spirits, and cocktail pairings with Michelin-starred food.

ℂ𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕝 ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 @oriolechi | 2 Michelin starred Chicago restaurant

- over the years -
2015 Zagat 30 Under 30
2016 Eater Young Gun
2016 Food and Wine Best New Mixologist
2017 Authored the Spiritfree Manifesto
2017-2019 Created the cocktail menus for Starbucks Roastery Reserve bars in Seattle, Milan, Tokyo, New York, and Chicago
2019 Kumiko named one of Time Magazine’s ‘World’s 100 Greatest Places’
2019 Kikkō awarded a Michelin Star
2020 Worked to change a liquor law in Illinois (carryout cocktails)
2021 Imbibe 75

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Connect with me on Instagram!
🍠 In my glass: 芋焼酎 imo shōchū (sweet potato shōchū) — 前割かお湯割り
🥚 On the board: たまごサンド Japanese-style egg salad sandwiches
🍙 In my pocket: おにぎり
🎏 2,500 origami cranes and counting...
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