The Death of the Soju Label Rule: a chat with Chef turned Lobbyist John McCarthy (ep. 77)

Update: 2024-05-22

Description

In episode 77 our host Stephen Lyman sits down to chat with lawyer turned chef turned lobbyist John McCarthy to discuss the end of the soju label rule for NY and CA. Of course, they also talk shochu, hospitality, and plenty else.

Comments

In Channel

International Shochu Day (ep. 91)

2025-10-2024:16

Talking Kagoshima Shochu Culture with Maya Aley (ep. 90)

2025-07-2001:03:38

The Spirit of Japan: interview with director Joseph Overbey (ep. 89)

2025-07-0247:59

Shochu Live #1 @ Umami Mart (ep. 88)

2025-06-2038:08

Live Show! Koji Spirits Chat at Charleston Wine & Food Festival (ep. 87)

2025-05-2201:13:01

Surgeon General's Warning (ep. 86)

2025-03-2523:52

Okay, so who is Stephen Lyman? (ep. 85)

2025-01-2147:28

Who is Christopher Pellegrini? (ep. 84)

2025-01-1445:56

Big News! UNESCO Koji Fermentation is an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ep. 83)

2024-12-3134:37

Talking Koji Cocktails with Grant Lavrenz (ep. 82)

2024-09-2635:39

Nankai Shochu: a conversation with founder Paul Nakayama (ep. 81)

2024-08-2853:45

The SG Shochu (ep. 80)

2024-07-2328:46

Gateway Shochu + Simple Serves (ep. 79)

2024-07-0944:04

The Bartender's Pantry: a chat with Jim Meehan (ep. 78)

2024-06-0454:17

The Death of the Soju Label Rule: a chat with Chef turned Lobbyist John McCarthy (ep. 77)

2024-05-2250:53

The First Australian Shochu: interview with Hamish Nugent of Reed & Co. Distillery

2024-04-3046:22

The Iconoclastic Chuko Distillery (ep. 75)

2024-04-1045:35

Whisky Rising: a chat with author Stefan VanEycken (ep. 74)

2024-03-2840:23

Award Winning Aloha Whisky Bar: a chat with David Tsujimoto (ep. 73)

2024-03-1429:36

Shochu Trends 2024 (ep. 72)

2024-02-2837:30

00:00

The Death of the Soju Label Rule: a chat with Chef turned Lobbyist John McCarthy (ep. 77)

Christopher Pellegrini and Stephen Lyman

#box-pro-ellipsis-176306782108377{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}The Death of the Soju Label Rule: a chat with Chef turned Lobbyist John McCarthy (ep. 77)

The Death of the Soju Label Rule: a chat with Chef turned Lobbyist John McCarthy (ep. 77)

Christopher Pellegrini and Stephen Lyman

The Death of the Soju Label Rule: a chat with Chef turned Lobbyist John McCarthy (ep. 77)