CONTENTS
Cocktails

NEWUmechu High
Cocktails

NEWSpring
Makita Takafumi／牧田貴文
Cocktails

NEWJapanese White Radish
Makita Takafumi／牧田貴文
Interview

NEWLab Kyoto:
The Chemical Reaction Sparked in Kyoto by a Japanese Bartender Active in Taipei! - Part 2 -
Pick Up

NEWFrom rum to awamori, and back to rum.
Helios Shuzo's return to its roots. - Part 2 -
Interview

Lab Kyoto:
Taipei's Mad Scientist
Triumphantly Returns to Kyoto's Gion Old House! - Part 1 -

Pick Up

Helios Shuzo, Japan's pioneering craft rum distillery.
- Part 1 -
World Topics

Cocktail-flavored gummies!?
SWEEDS from Sweden is a huge hit!

Interview

farben:
Niseko→London→Sapporo
The maverick bartender's challenge! - Part 2 -

BARTENDER & COCKTAIL

This month's featured bartender【Makita Takafumi／牧田貴文】by 「Lab Kyoto」

INTERVIEW

02.03.2026

Lab Kyoto:
The Chemical Reaction Sparked in Kyoto by a Japanese Bartender Active in Taipei! - Part 2 -

DRINK PLANET編集部　撮影：Takuya Oshima

Takafumi Makita (known as Taka), the bartender who made a name for himself at Taipei's "Lab," has chosen a traditional Kyoto townhouse in Gion as his next venture. Why Kyoto? And what kind of cocktails will he serve here, and what kind of culture will he cultivate?

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