{"id":6694,"date":"2016-06-24T17:20:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photogeisha.org\/?p=6694"},"modified":"2017-10-13T12:21:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T10:21:08","slug":"profumi-doriente-e-memorie-di-shangri-la-oriental-scents-and-memories-of-shangri-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umbertostefanelli.com\/photogeisha\/?p=6694","title":{"rendered":"Profumi d\u2019oriente e memorie di Shangri-La &#8211; Oriental scents and memories of Shangri-La"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Otto posti a sedere davanti ad un bancone di quercia pi\u00f9 che centenario. Giacca bianca su impeccabile cortesia made in Japan.<br \/>\nSi chiama Gen Yamamoto, barman di formazione nipponica, con una lunga esperienza newyorkese alle spalle.<br \/>\nTre anni fa ha inaugurato questa \u201cbomboniera\u201d, in una tranquilla, ombrosa stradina di Azabu-j\u016bban.<\/p>\n<p>Mixing glass d\u2019argento, bar spoon, pestello e passino. Bicchieri e liquori scelti con cura maniacale; frutta e verdura rigorosamente di stagione.<br \/>\nChe lo spettacolo abbia inizio.<\/p>\n<p>Due soli percorsi degustazione, quattro o sei cocktail, perfettamente disegnati in base alla disponibilit\u00e0 degli ingredienti, senza nulla di scritto o prestabilito. Una progressione di sapori creata su misura per il piacere dei presenti.<br \/>\nNon ci pensate pi\u00f9 di tanto, perch\u00e9 anche il percorso da sei vi lascer\u00e0 con il desiderio di tornare quanto prima.<\/p>\n<p>Le invenzioni di Gen sono farfalle vestite di audace freschezza.<br \/>\nL\u2019alcool \u00e8 un complemento d\u2019arredo; si integra perfettamente nel drink senza mai predominare n\u00e9 eccedere.<br \/>\nOgni cocktail \u00e8 concepito con un solo ingrediente alcolico, magistralmente abbinato a frutta o vegetali freschi di giornata.<\/p>\n<p>Non vi aspettate niente di simile a quanto gi\u00e0 provato finora.<br \/>\nGen san \u00e8 originalit\u00e0 nel senso pi\u00f9 letterale della parola.<br \/>\nCommovente semplicit\u00e0 e puro minimalismo applicati al bere miscelato.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019eleganza corre su una linea sottile, come un giorno di primavera, in questa jam session alcolica per un solista in straordinario stato di grazia.<br \/>\nUna cassa armonica di sapori, un\u2019illuminazione ermetica, un viaggio inconsapevole tra profumi d\u2019oriente e memorie di Shangri-La.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #722d03;\">ENGLISH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #722d03;\">Only eight seats in front of an oak bar counter which is over a century old.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> A white jacket worn on a made-in-Japan flawless courtesy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> His name is Gen Yamamoto and he is a Nipponese-trained bartender with a long-time working experience in New York.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> Three years ago he opened this little \u201cjewel\u201d in a quiet and shady street of Azabu-j\u016bban.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #722d03;\">A silver mixing glass, a bar spoon, a muddler and a strainer. Glasses and liquors chosen with meticulous care; strictly seasonal fruits and vegetables.<br \/>\nLet the show begin!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #722d03;\">Only two taste itineraries made of four or six cocktails, perfectly created according to the availability of ingredients, with no written or predetermined recipes.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> A progression of flavours tailored to the pleasure of his customers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> Don\u2019t think about it too much, as even the six-cocktail itinerary will leave you with the desire to come back as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #722d03;\">Gen\u2019s creations are like butterflies dressed in bold freshness.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> Alcohol is just an accessory: it fits perfectly into the drink without ever prevailing nor exceeding.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> Each cocktail is designed with a single alcoholic ingredient, masterfully combined with daily fresh fruits or vegetables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #722d03;\">Do not expect anything like what you have tried so far.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> Gen san is originality in the most literal sense of the word.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> A touching simplicity and a pure minimalism applied to the mixed drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #722d03;\">Elegance runs on a thin line, like a spring day, in this alcoholic jam session for a soloist in an extraordinary state of grace.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #722d03;\"> A sounding box of flavours, a hermetic inspiration, an unconscious journey among Oriental scents and memories of Shangri-La.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/umbertostefanelli.com\/photogeisha\/public\/24_06_16_OM35-Umberto-Stefanelli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6705 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/umbertostefanelli.com\/photogeisha\/public\/24_06_16_OM35-Umberto-Stefanelli.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1276\" height=\"856\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nText &amp; Photo by Umberto Stefanelli &#8211; pag 49 &amp; 50<br \/>\nOM35 GEN YAMAMOTO<\/p>\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/fabianaromano\/docs\/om35_final_lr\" style=\"width: 960px; height: 643px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Otto posti a sedere davanti ad un bancone di quercia pi\u00f9 che centenario. Giacca bianca su impeccabile cortesia made in Japan. Si chiama Gen Yamamoto, barman di formazione nipponica, con una lunga esperienza newyorkese alle spalle. Tre anni fa ha inaugurato questa \u201cbomboniera\u201d, in una tranquilla, ombrosa stradina di Azabu-j\u016bban. 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