Tel. 024-935-5330
1-5-8 Ekimae,
Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
Prices: Moderate
Bar Mobo is a small, attractive and cozy place owned by Mr. Sanbongi, (pictured behind the bar above) who was the former head bartender at the Yubuki Country Club, created by Mr. Yutaka Oyamada, Chairman of Clarion Corporation (Car Audio Manufacturers). Unfortunately, now that the Yubuki C.C. and Mr. Oyamada are both gone, Mr. Sanbongi created his own bar with an amazing collection of Scotch whiskies, Irish whiskeys, Japanese whiskeys, vodkas, gins and a special expanded collection of his own particular favorite, rare American P1260094 whiskies with all the well-known and hard-to-find Kentucky Bourbon and Sour Mash labels. In addition, he stocks some excellent aperitifs and after dinner liqueurs, Cognacs and eaux de vie.
It seems as if he is doing a thriving business mixing and shaking his cocktails with loving care, and serving whiskey and other spirits with crystal-clear, hand-carved ice, which is his specialty, along with a few well-chosen hors d’ouvres.
I know that if O-san was still with us, he would be the first one to raise his glass.
