press release
5th Anniversary Project: One-day cocktail event "The Session #20 - Timeless Luxury -"
Guest bartender Shingo Noma will be invited to the event, which will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (national holiday).
THE KAHALA HOTEL & RESORT YOKOHAMA (Address: 1-1-3 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture / General Manager: Yasutoshi Abe), whose brand concept is "Timeless Luxury – Forget time, transcend time, mark the passage of time," will host a one-day-only cocktail event, "The Session #20 – Timeless Luxury –," at THE KAHALA Lounge on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (national holiday).
"The Session," a one-day collaboration event featuring renowned top bartenders, was produced by Shinya Totsuka, Executive Bar Director at THE KAHALA HOTEL & RESORT YOKOHAMA, and launched in 2022. The 20th event will be held on September 23rd, the hotel's fifth anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, we have invited guest bartender Shingo Noma to join us. In addition to running four bars and a tea specialty store in Hiroshima City, Noma has also participated in cocktail competitions both in Japan and abroad, winning numerous awards. Highly acclaimed for his well-balanced, classic twist style, he will also serve as a Bacardi Japan Whisky Ambassador from October 2024. This session will feature four cocktails and two non-alcoholic cocktails created by Noma using Bacardi Japan products, including Royal Brackley, the first single malt whisky to receive a warrant from the British Royal Family, along with ingredients from Noma's hometown of Hiroshima and tea from his own specialty shop. This is a rare opportunity to experience Noma's unique, balanced and delicately flavored drinks in Yokohama.
■ Overview of "The Session #20 – Timeless Luxury -"
【場所】THE KAHALA Lounge（ザ・カハラ・ホテル＆リゾート 横浜 14階）
【日程】2025年9月23日（火・祝）
【時間】15:00～17:00 / 19:00～22:00
【料金】3,162円（税サ込）～
【URL】https://thekahala.jp/yokohama/event/4696/
【お問い合わせ】045-522-0077（レストラン予約10:00～17:00）
■ Profile of Mr. Shingo Noma
The Bar TopNote – Owner Bartender
Hiroshima's first and only institution to be selected for "The World's 50 Best Discoveries"
Born in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, he gained experience in authentic bars and hotel bars in his hometown of Hiroshima before going independent in 2013. He currently operates four bars and a tea specialty store in Hiroshima City. He has enthusiastically participated in cocktail tournaments and competitions both in Japan and overseas, and has won many awards. His bartending, which specializes in classic twists, produces balanced and delicate flavors, and is highly praised by a wide range of people, and he has received offers to be a guest bartender not only in Japan but also overseas. He also works as a tea advisor, having become interested in the similarities between cocktails and tea. He has planned and held collaborative events that transcend the boundaries of both genres, which have been met with a great response. He values tradition and
■About "Royal Blackra"
Founded in 1812, this single malt Scotch whisky is truly "fit for a king," produced at the Royal Brackley Distillery, the first distillery in history to be granted a warrant to the British Royal Family. The malt produced at the distillery, built on the grounds of Cawdor Castle, the setting for Shakespeare's "Macbeth," is aged in American oak barrels before being finished in sherry casks of different ages. The elegant fruity aroma and complex, layered flavors are the art of sherry cask finishing. The logo on the label expresses this story.
URL: https://royalbrackla-jp.com/
