Experience

■ Cocktail name: "THE CONNECTION"

This cocktail was born when Hotel GrandBach's head bartender, Tsukasa Takahashi, discovered the strange connection between these two geniuses. J.S. Bach, the "Father of Music" for whom the hotel is named, passed away in Leipzig, Germany, in 1750, leaving behind over 1000 masterpieces. Tsutaya Juzaburo, whose life is depicted in the TV drama "Berabou" and who built the flourishing free art publishing culture of the Edo period, was also born in 1750. The two creators lived in the same period, the first and second half of the 18th century. Coincidentally, the current location of Hotel GrandBach Tokyo Ginza is located on the southwest corner of the residence of Tanuma Okitsugu, with whom Tsutaya Juzaburo was also close friends during the Edo period, and is known as the former site of the Kano School Art School.

Inspired by these intersecting coincidences (=connections), a two-layered cocktail was devised, featuring matcha, now loved worldwide, as the main ingredient, evoking a fusion of Japanese and Western styles. The upper layer, a deep evergreen, uses "CUZEN MATCHA," made from organic tea leaves. You can enjoy the aroma and vibrant flavor of freshly ground matcha, which is usually difficult to experience. The lower layer, rose-colored, is composed of "Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin," a Japanese prestige gin from the Kyoto Distillery, and "Ki No Ume," a plum liqueur. These natural Japanese ingredients resonate with the aesthetic appreciation for nature of the Kano school, which originated in Kyoto. The wafer paper sprinkled on top depicts Kano Sansetsu's masterpiece "Old Plum Trees on a Sliding Door," housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the plum tree, a symbol of rebirth, seemingly hinting at the connection between Bach and Juzaburo.

Please try this cup of coffee that transcends time and brings together the beauty of Japanese and Western cultures.

Offer period: 2025November 7st(Fri) ~
Location: Bar & Lounge "Magdalena"
Serving hours: Bar time 19:00 – 23:00 (LO 22:30)
Price: 1,815 yen per cup

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Head Bartender Tsukasa Takahashi

In 2014, it won first place in the Nikka Whisky Forum Cocktail Competition, and since then, Japan Bartenders AssociationHe has won numerous awards in competitions he has hosted, including being selected as a Japan Finalist at the 2018 Hennessy Cocktail Competition and as a finalist in the Japan Final at the Ron Sakapalam Competition.

Since 2021, he has been working as head bartender at Hotel GrandBach Tokyo Ginza.

Press releaseCLICK HERE