TsubakiCocktail competition entry submitted. Will not say what it is. Loose lips and all ✨
TsubakiTasted the new vermouth shipment. Two will go on the menu. The rest go home 🍷
TsubakiQuiet hour before opening. Just me, the polish cloth, the bar 🥂
TsubakiVinyl arrived. Sade, original pressing. The bar has a new soundtrack 💿
TsubakiNew silk blouse for the front of house. Crimson. Of course 🌹
TsubakiNew cocktail menu launches Friday. Tested every one. Survived. Mostly 🍸
TsubakiBar opens in an hour. Polishing the glasses. The amber light is half the drink 🥃
TsubakiQuiet morning at home. Espresso, the paper, the rare day off ☕
TsubakiLate shift. Closed at three. The morning is for sleeping. Always 🌙
TsubakiNew whiskey arrival. The Yamazaki 18 the boss has been hunting for months 🥃
TsubakiBartender meet-up at the Ginza institution. Five hours, five drinks, five stories 🍸
TsubakiLate dinner at the yakitori place next door. Same chef, ten years 🍢
TsubakiLate-night ramen with the crew after close. Earned every slurp 🍜
TsubakiRegular ordered the off-menu. He knows. I respect that 😏
TsubakiBar quiz night turnout was huge. I won, of course. Bartenders do that 🧠
TsubakiFire show tonight. Yes flames. Yes I know what I am doing 🔥
TsubakiSourcing new spirits at the wholesaler. The Japanese gin section is dangerous 🍶
TsubakiMother's birthday. Wore the silk dress. She approved without saying so 🌸
TsubakiLate closing. Walked home through Ginza neon. The city is mine at this hour 🌃
TsubakiSunday morning at home. Tea, robe, the window seat. Earned it 🍵
