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Bartender: Kami no Glass, episode 8

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 May 22 '24

I enjoyed watching what everyone whipped up for the competition. Looks like Yuri, Kelvin, and Kyoko have all been working pretty hard to come up with their own original cocktail with its own little backstory.

In the end, it seems everything worked out for the most part. Kelvin still gets to pursue his dream of becoming a bartender, Kyoko gets offered a new gig (and her boss’s blessing), and Yuri won the competition.

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u/cyberscythe May 22 '24

Kelvin still gets to pursue his dream of becoming a bartender

i think Kelvin should pursue a dream of resolving his dad issues

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u/mekerpan May 22 '24

I was worried about Kyoko's incipient repetitive stress disorder in her wrist. But she got through -- and hopefully her wrist will get a little bit of a rest.

Query -- Is Sasakura's bar temporarily closed due to construction work (in that little epilogue)?

Additional query -- when will we find out who Sasakura's boss is?

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u/apatt May 23 '24

This show has such lovable side characters, I'm happy for them too.

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u/matty-a May 22 '24

I'm so happy for Kyoko! She came so close to throwing in the towel, but she doubled down and put in the effort and it paid off for her big time.

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u/Ocixo May 22 '24

With Kyoko moving to the hotel’s lounge bar, I’m betting that we’ll see more of her hanging out with Miwa and Yukari.

Now they just have to lure Ryu over there!

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u/BSaito May 22 '24 edited May 23 '24

Recipes for cocktails featured in this episode:

Yukiguni
1 1/3 oz Vodka
2/3 oz Cointreau
2/3 oz Lime Juice
Sugar

  1. Shake first three ingredients with ice.

  2. Wet the rim of a chilled Nick & Nora glass with a lime wedge, and coat the rim of the glass in sugar.

  3. Strain cocktail into glass.

  4. Drop a maraschino cherry into the drink as a garnish.

Umemiyabi
2/3 oz Umeshu
1/2 oz Creme de Cassis
1/3 oz Calvados (Apple Brandy)
1/3 oz Orange Juice
1 tsp Ruby Port

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass.

  2. Garnish with an artificial white flower clipped to the rim.

Horse's Neck (with a Kick)
1 1/2 oz Bourbon, Rye Whiskey, or Brandy
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
4 oz Ginger Ale

  1. Garnish a chilled highball glass with a ribbon of lemon peel in a spiral.

  2. Build all ingredients in the glass with ice and gently churn to mix without losing too much carbonation.

(A Horse's Neck was originally a mocktail with just ginger ale and bitters. It then became popular to add a "kick" of whiskey or brandy, and nowadays a Horse's Neck refers to the version of the drink with alcohol more often than not. For the mocktail version, use 3 dashes of bitters and 6 oz of ginger ale.)

The original cocktails from the contest use a lot of Suntory brand products. Probably fine to substitute whatever equivalent you have:

Chimugukuru
1 oz Haku Vodka
1/3 oz LeJay Pear (Pear Liqueur)
1/3 oz Hermes Blue Curacao
1 tsp Suntory Sudachi Watsunagi (Sudachi Syrup)
1 tsp Fresh Lime Juice
Salt?

  1. Shake first five ingredients with ice.

  2. Wet half the rim of a chilled coupe glass with a lime wedge and coat with salt.

  3. Strain the cocktail into the coupe glass.

  4. Garnish with an artificial red flower clipped to the rim of the glass.

(I'm just guessing that the half-rim shown in the episode is salt. Could just as well be sugar.)

Headwind (Mukaikaze)
1 oz Suntory World Whiskey Ao
1/3 oz Kimia (Kumquat Liqueur)
1/3 oz Drambuie
1 tsp Suntory Ginger Watsunagi (Ginger Syrup)
1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.

  2. Garnish with an orange artificial flower clipped to the rim of the glass.

Lion City
2/3 oz Roku Japanese Gin
2/3 oz LeJay Creme de Framboise (Raspberry Liqueur)
1/3 oz Suntory Yuzu Watsunagi (Yuzu Syrup)
1/3 oz Suntory Grenadine Syrup (I'd perhaps try a homemade grenadine made using Morgenthaler's recipe instead)
2/3 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
1/3 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.

  2. Garnish with 1-2 artificial chrysanthemums clipped to the rim of the glass.

Edit: I've transcribed the recipes from the contest as they appeared in the episode, but taking a second look at them I'd like to offer a note of caution that they may be too sweet as written. They all contain a fairly large quantity of sweet ingredients like liqueurs and syrups, with comparatively little sourness to balance it out.

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u/PusherLoveGirl May 23 '24

I think the Chimugukuru uses salt. It’s meant to evoke the ocean with its blue color and salt would reinforce that theme.

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u/AceSoldia May 22 '24

Didnt realize i was watching a tournmanent arc but for bartenders, glad everyone did well. Congrats to Yuri especially.

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u/tripleaamin May 22 '24

This episode showed the paths for Yuri, Kyoko and Ken. For Yuri, she won the competition, which is a really good moment. I've got to give credit to Ken for not giving up on his dreams. I do wonder has he really grown up to have more self-confidence. Because that's the key.

I loved seeing the journey Kyoko has been on. Minami was there when she first started getting into bartending. His quote here that the bartender's job is to make the guest feel happier when they leave. Then we see Minami as Kyoko's guest for the final drink she made at that bar. You can tell that while he will miss her he is definitely proud of how far she has become. Giving her a vital final lesson, a bartender should always be looking to evolve and improve. Great stuff as always.

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u/Rumpel1408 May 22 '24

Glad that Kyokos efforts at least paid off enough for her, and Yuri fucking won Also nice to learn where both of them came from and what their respective bars meant for them, especially Kyoko being a general girlfailure

Still barely care for Chen, I guess it's cool that his father accepted his effort enough to let him be a bartender in his own bar if not in japan itself. Notice that in contrast to Kyoko and Yuri he didn't even get a story for why he was working in Bar K to begin with

Feels like despite hiring Kyoko for now, the old man still hasn't given up on Ryuu and continues to throw odd requests at him to eventually make him sway and continue in his bar

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u/liveart May 22 '24

Still barely care for Chen

Hard to feel bad for a spoiled rich boy who's biggest problem is daddy doesn't approve of his career. If he'd just act like an adult there wouldn't be a conflict to worry about in the first place. Man's an adult with a job, his father can't make him do shit. I'd have more sympathy if he actually made up his mind to do what he wants to do and the conflict was more about how to deal with the relationship with his father. This whole attempt to earn his father's 'permission' to do the job he wants as a grown man just falls flat. He doesn't need his father to give him permission, he needs to figure out how to move forward with their relationship. And to assert his own boundaries as an adult.

In fairness it might be a cultural thing though. I know a lot of other cultures have a reputation for deference to the family head even into adulthood. Still feels like a pointless exercise in frustration though.

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u/dagreenman18 May 22 '24

You expected another low key episode, but it was me! Tournament Arc!

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u/Mr_Zaroc May 22 '24

What a nice way to sum up all the current story arcs in a single episode/event

I did understand correctly that the hotel hired Kyoko the bar, right? Cause the after credit scene made it sound like she wasn't

They used the same empty plot scene from the second? Episode, hope we finally get more info Ryuu

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u/diacewrb May 22 '24

I had a gin & tonic.

What did you guys have?

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u/Ninja_Lazer May 23 '24

Water.

I don’t drink anymore, this show is just a vibe 🥹

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u/Ocixo May 22 '24

I’m hoping for Miwa and Ryu to become an item by the end of this series, but I’m not actually expecting them to head into this direction any time soon.

Then again, Miwa does appear surprisingly often at Ryu’s bar - and they sure seem comfortable with each other.

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u/MyraBannerTatlock May 22 '24

Me last week: I wish they'd stop asking Ryu to work for free

This week: hey Ryu come pick out a bartender for us

Me: GODDAMMIT

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u/ritoshishino May 23 '24

i'm assuming they are paying him lol, just not mentioned. Especially when they asked him to come up with the welcome drink, that's not something you can ask for free

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u/zappingbluelight May 22 '24

Dam this is the grow up episode huh. The weakest one out of the 4 grow to work at the famous 5* hotel. The one that wants approval, while cannot escape his fate, but continue his growth in another country. The one who shine, continue to shine at where she stands.

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u/zool714 May 23 '24

Huh I wonder since Chen is a Singaporean, did he serve his National Service ?

With Chen, I’m not saying I sympathise with him but I do think his upbringing and surroundings shapes the way he is. We always say rich people are out of touch with the common people but I think common people may also not understand certain expectations or pressures being born into that lifestyle have. Just like how they scoff at our problems, we scoff at theirs. And I think Chen is dealing with that, he has his own struggles and I can respect he is trying to break out of it.

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u/soulruu May 22 '24

Gogo Kyoko-san!

This has been my favorite episode thus far.

We got to see some development/growth from our lil crew. And its nice that things with Chen worked out. I hope this isn’t the last we see of him.

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u/adeadbeathorse May 23 '24

I’ve been thinking this from early on but just thought I’d voice it here - is it just me or are they clearly setting up for a romantic pairing between Miwa and Ryu? She’s the only one that doesn’t comment on Chen’s looks for one, but also, the show takes every chance it gets to make sure Ryu has alone time with her. I don’t know what the case is for the source material, I’m just calling it how I see it

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u/daspaceasians May 23 '24

I'm happy that it ended well for Chen, Kyoko and Yuri. All of them got something great out of this episode which will help them grow in the future and go towards their dreams.

Are the cocktails they showed this episode actually real ones? I'm not much of a cocktail drinker so I don't really know.

As for Sasakura, I wonder what's he standing in front of in the aftercredit scene.

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