You don’t have to travel to Japan to experience the country’s renowned hospitality and unique food and beverage scene—Skaalvenn Distillery is bringing a taste of the experience right here to Minnesota.
Mary and Tyson Schnitker, the husband-and-wife duo behind the Brooklyn Park distillery, have spent over two months traveling across Japan in recent years. In an effort to replicate the level of service and quality they experienced in world-class Japanese bars, the pair opened Skaalvenn’s cocktail lounge in 2014, offering upscale, hand-crafted cocktails Thursday through Saturday.
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The Schnitkers recently returned to Japan with Skaalvenn’s bar manager, Luke Young, for a two-week trip. They visited dozens of Japanese establishments (including Bar Benfiddich, regarded as one of the best bars in the world) and shopped the markets of Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Tokyo for unique ingredients to create a true “Taste of Japan” experience back home.
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On Oct. 18 and 25, guests will have the opportunity to try cocktails made with premium bonito flakes, sakura flowers, sea urchin, pickled plums, Hiroshima lemon, Kyoto yuzu honey, Okinawan cane sugar, and other authentic Japanese ingredients.
These beverages will be in limited supply, and reservations are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
