Back home in New Zealand you can’t just walk into a convenience store and grab single cans of alcohol, so Japan’s 7 Eleven was already mind blowing for me. The fact that they sell such a variety and even have zero sugar Hyoketsu (which we don’t get in NZ)made it even cooler.
We ended up trying a mix: chu hai, Hyoketsu's (so many flavours), a local Sapporo lemon sour, and some beer. The lemon sour turned out to be the star of the night, but the zero sugar Hyoketsu honestly shocked me, it tasted so good but still light.
What really hit me is how different it is from back home in NZ. it’s so restricted. Seeing the variety, the zero sugar options, and how casual it is in Japan made me realize how much we’re missing out 🙁
by john_wrot