Masahiro Urushido is a career bartender and owner of Katana Kitten, a Japanese-American style bar in New York. The bar recently took out Best New American Cocktail Bar at the 2019 Spirited Awards. Masahiro is pioneering the practice of bringing elements of the Japanese style of bartending - which you can learn more about in our chat with Hidetsugu Ueno or Rogerio Igarashi (at the 48:00 mark of #3) - to the industry in the United States. As such, he's become renowned for his stunning highball cocktails that are made even more impressive by his attention to detail, something that seems to come naturally to any Japanese bartender. We ask Masahiro about his background, why Katana Kitten stands out, what is needed to make a beautiful highball and then finish with the Free Pour Five!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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