By SHINGO TSURU/ Staff Writer
January 16, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Sommelier Kaori Hatano pours Shrb, a non-alcoholic drink with a refreshing taste not dissimilar to gin and tonic, to go with a vegetable appetizer at French restaurant Reglisse in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. (Shingo Tsuru)
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