Begin your cocktail journey not at the bar, but among the seasonal ingredients of Kyoto. With your guide, explore Kyoto Yaoichi Honkan and look for ingredients selected for the experience. Vegetables, fruits, Japanese spices, and other local flavors become part of a small culinary treasure hunt, giving you a closer look at the ingredients that shape Japanese cooking.

Before the experience, your bartender will prepare a letter introducing the ingredients selected for your session. As you shop, your guide will help you identify what you need and offer support with translation and navigation, making it easy to explore unfamiliar ingredients.

After the supermarket, head to the bar at Villa Sanjo Muromachi, Kyoto, where your ingredients become part of the cocktails. Help with simple preparation like cutting, shaping, and blending, then watch the bartenders bring the flavors together.

Three original savory cocktails are created for the experience, drawing on the seasonal ingredients and Japanese flavors you have discovered along the way. The bartenders guide you through the process of balancing savory notes, showing how familiar culinary ingredients can change when combined in a cocktail.

You do not need previous cooking or bartending experience. The bartenders handle the cocktail-making while you take part in the preparation at a comfortable level.

At the end of the session, you will receive the cocktail recipes and ingredient details. The recipes can help you recreate the drinks at home or experiment with seasonal ingredients and flavors from your own country.