E5 - The First Drop

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SIGN    Kodama
SIGN    Shin-Osaka
SIGN    Nozomi
SIGN    Hakata
SIGN    Nozomi
SIGN    Hakata
SIGN    Nozomi
SIGN    Nozomi
SIGN    Nozomi
[00:05] announcer
    The train arriving at
    track number 17 is Kodama 718.
[00:12] Ryu
    It's already so hot at this hour.
[00:14] Miwa
    It is July already.
[00:16] Ryu
    Ugh. I want to cool off
    somewhere air conditioned.
[00:21] Kyoko
    Good morning!
[00:24] Yuri
    Hi.
[00:25] Kyoko
    Thank you very much for inviting us!
[00:28] Ryu
    Very much a morning person, I see.
[00:30] Kyoko
    I've really been looking forward to this!
SIGN    A Commitment to Cask Aging
SIGN    Making the Various Pure Whiskies
SIGN    Distillation
[00:32] Kyoko
    It's holy ground that any bartender
    would want to see once.
[00:35] Kyoko
    The Yamazaki Distillery!
[00:38] Yuri
    I'm surprised you were
    able to get reservations.
[00:40] Yuri
    I hear it's really popular among tourists.
[00:43] Ryu
    Let's just say I pulled some strings.
[00:46] (Flashback) Taizo
    I've already made arrangements
    with the people there.
[00:50] (Flashback) Taizo
    It has great historical value, and you
    can study their production process.
[00:54] (Flashback) Taizo
    It's a must-see for bartenders
    who want to expand their knowledge.
SIGN    Nozomi
SIGN    Shin-Osaka
SIGN    Reserved
[01:00] Kyoko
    So, is it just the four of us going?
[01:03] Ryu
    No, there's one more...
[01:06] Ryu
    Oh. There he is.
[01:07] Kyoko
    Huh?
[01:08] Kyoko
    Check out that stud over there!
[01:11] Kyoko
    Wait. I just can't.
[01:12] Yuri
    Can't what?
[01:13] Ryu
    Hey! Chen-kun!
SIGN    Glass of God
[03:01] Kyoko
    I'm Kawakami Kyoko from Bar Minami!
[03:05] Chen
    I'm Kelvin Chen. Bar K.
[03:07] Yuri
    Oh? Kuzuhara-san's place.
[03:10] Yuri
    I'm from Hell's arms. Kinjo Yur—
[03:12] Kyoko
    So, Chen-san, have you been in Japan long?
[03:16] Chen
    No.
[03:17] Kyoko
    But your Japanese is super good!
[03:21] Chen
    My mother is Japanese.
[03:22] Kyoko
    Oh? Is this your first trip
    to the Yamazaki Distillery?
[03:26] Chen
    Yes.
[03:27] Kyoko
    So you wanted to see the holy ground
    of Japanese whisky once?
[03:31] Chen
    Kuzuhara-sensei sent me.
[03:34] Kyoko
    Ah. Sounds tough.
[03:36] Yuri
    Is this your first trip to Kyoto?
[03:39] Chen
    I've been once.
[03:40] Kyoko
    Huh? On vacation?
[03:44] Kyoko
    Hey! What is up with this guy?
[03:46] Ryu
    What's going on?
[03:47] Miwa
    Looks like we have a long trip ahead.
[03:52] Miwa
    Ah! We made it!
SIGN    Taxi
    Stand
[03:52] Ryu
    Whew.
[03:54] Kyoko
    Yeah!
[03:55] Miwa
    Oh, I can see it!
[03:57] Kyoko
    You're right!
SIGN    Designated Parking Lot for Buses and Wheelchairs
[03:59] Kyoko
    Since 1923, huh?
[04:01] Yuri
    A hundred years ago.
[04:03] Ryu
    The Yamazaki Distillery is the oldest
    distillery of malt whisky in Japan.
[04:09] Kyoko
    Wow.
[04:10] Ryu
    Why do you think they built it here?
[04:13] Kyoko
    Huh? Why?
[04:16] Kyoko
    Close to the station?
[04:17] Yuri
    For the rent?
[04:18] Chen
    For the rivers.
[04:20] Chen
    The Uji River, the Kizu River,
    and the Katsura River.
[04:24] Chen
    Those three rivers converge here,
    and the area often gets covered in fog.
[04:29] Chen
    Mild temperatures and a humid climate are
    said to be ideal conditions for aging whisky.
[04:35] Miwa
    You sure know a lot about it.
[04:36] Ryu
    Good on you for studying up beforehand!
[04:39] Chen
    I wouldn't want to reflect
    poorly on the Bar K name.
[04:43] Kyoko
    Then that would mean I'm...
[04:45] Yuri
    ...dragging the Bar Minami
    name through the mud.
[04:48] Kyoko
    Well, you're no better!
[04:50] Miwa
    Come on, now. We're all here to learn.
[04:53] Guide
    We shall now begin the educational tour.
[04:57] Ryu
    The main ingredient
    in malt whisky is barley.
[05:01] Ryu
    They use barley and water to make wort...
[05:05] Ryu
    and then add yeast to ferment it.
[05:11] Ryu
    They then take that unrefined liquid and
    distill it to make what's called a new pot.
[05:16] Miwa
    It's clear, even though it's whisky?
[05:19] Ryu
    After it's aged, it takes on a golden color.
[05:23] Miwa & Kyoko
    Wow!
[05:27] Ryu
    In the whisky world,
[05:28] Ryu
    it takes five or ten years for the flavor
    you've created to be appreciated.
[05:33] Ryu
    You can't make excuses for failures
     to drinkers in the future.
[05:38] Ryu
    So makers put their heart and soul
     into crafting each batch.
[05:44] Kyoko
    Look at this cask! It's from 1924!
[05:48] Miwa
    Huh.
[05:49] Yuri
    So it's 100 years old.
[05:51] Kyoko
    I wonder what it tastes like.
[05:54] Chen
    I'm sure the contents
    have all evaporated by now.
[05:57] Kyoko
    Obviously. You don't need to tell us.
[06:00] Yuri
    Oh. That cask is as old as me.
[06:02] Kyoko
    Huh? I wonder if there's one
    from the year I was born.
[06:05] Miwa
    Yeah. I want to look too.
[06:25] Guide
    And that concludes our
    pure whisky tasting.
SIGN    Yamazaki
SIGN    Wine Cask
    Pure Whisky
SIGN    Mongolian Oak
    Cask Pure Whisky
SIGN    Spanish Oak
    Cask Pure
    Whisky
SIGN    White Oak
    Cask Pure
    Whisky
SIGN    Thank You Very Much Today
[06:30] Guide
    In a normal program, we always ask guests
    to make Highballs at the end,
[06:36] Guide
    but in this case, I'd love to learn from
    professionals how to make a delicious drink.
[06:43] Ryu
    Well, then.
[06:45] Ryu
    Chen-kun, would you do the honors?
[06:48] Chen
    Very well.
[07:16] Chen
    One Highball.
[07:17] Kyoko
    "One Highball"?
[07:20] Kyoko
    She said she wanted to learn. Don't you have
    some techniques or tricks you can share?
[07:24] Guide
    Thank you very much.
[07:26] Kyoko
    Look, you're putting our guide on the spot.
[07:28] Guide
    No, that was very helpful.
[07:31] Ryu
    All right, why don't we go try a new pot?
[07:34] Miwa
    What? You can drink it?
[07:36] Kyoko
    Wait. What about this Highball?
[07:37] Kyoko
    How could we leave it without drinking it?!
[07:43] Miwa
    Wow, it tastes like barley shochu.
[07:46] Kyoko
    And this eventually turns into that flavor?
[07:48] Yuri
    I can't imagine that at all.
[07:51] Ryu
    You're right.
[07:52] Kyoko
    The aging process must be really important.
[07:55] Ryu
    Chen-kun, don't you want some?
[07:58] Chen
    I'm fine.
[08:00] Chen
    I would never serve this to guests anyway.
[08:03] Yuri
    So that's why you didn't try
    the pure whisky either.
[08:06] Kyoko
    Won't you get in trouble if Kuzuhara-san
    asks you what you thought?
[08:15] Ryu
    Well?
[08:16] Chen
    It's quite harsh.
[08:18] Ryu
    Even if you won't serve it, there's no harm
    in learning what it tastes like, right?
[08:22] Chen
    No, I still think it's rather meaningless.
[08:27] Ryu
    Rather meaningless, huh.
[08:33] Ryu
    I see. So you're competing
    in the Cocktail Award.
[08:36] Yuri
    After that time you came,
    Kyoko came back to the bar alone.
[08:40] Yuri
    She said, "I'm going to compete too!"
    She just wanted to toot her own horn.
[08:43] Kyoko
    So we've decided to go visit a bunch
    of different bars later to study.
[08:49] Ryu
    Huh. Now that's dedication.
[08:52] Ryu
    What happened to Chen-kun?
[08:54] Miwa
    He said he had something to do
    and wanted to go off on his own.
[08:57] Kyoko
    Hey, what is up with Chen-kun anyway?
    He's really unfriendly and stubborn.
[09:03] Kyoko
    Since his mentor is Mister Perfect,
    does the disciple have to be Mister Robot?
[09:07] Kyoko
    What a waste of his good looks.
[09:09] Miwa
    I wonder if he's like that
     with guests at the bar too.
[09:13] Kyoko
    If he treats customers like that,
    they're gonna leave!
[09:17] Ryu
    Mm-hmm. That's why
    I brought him on the tour.
[09:22] Ryu
    To spend time with other bartenders.
[09:24] Ryu
    I hope the trip helps him
    figure something out.
[09:40] Passerby
    Ah, if you mean the Takeyas,
    they quit a long time ago.
[09:45] Passerby
    Somebody else bought the property
    and left the place as it is, though.
[09:57] (Flashback) Chitose
    Are we really gonna go?
[10:03] Chen
    Chitose...
SIGN    Glass of God
SIGN    Minase Shrine
[10:11] Miwa
    Are you all right?
[10:14] Ryu
    We were out pretty late yesterday.
[10:16] Miwa
    What time did you get back to the hotel?
[10:19] Ryu
    Let's see...
[10:21] Ryu
    We went to K6, right?
[10:23] Ryu
    Then Calvador,
[10:26] Ryu
    Gion Samboa,
[10:27] Ryu
    Kiyamachi Samboa,
[10:30] Ryu
    El Tesoro,
[10:32] Ryu
    Talisker,
[10:34] Ryu
    and Finlandia.
[10:36] Ryu
    Then Rocking Chair.
[10:38] Ryu
    I have no idea what time it was.
[10:42] Miwa
    Chen-san, did you sleep well?
[10:46] Chen
    Oh.
[10:48] Ryu
    Let's go. There's something
    I want to show you.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 75 0 75 45 0 45
SIGN    Nadamiya Water
    Please bring your
     own clean container
    from home to draw water.
[10:54] Chen
    Is this what you wanted to show me?
[10:56] Ryu
    Yeah.
[10:57] Ryu
    This is a source of famous spring water.
    It was even mentioned in the Manyoshu.
[11:01] Ryu
    They say Sen no Rikyu liked this water so much
    that he decided to set up a tea room.
[11:07] Ryu
    The distillery uses this water, too.
[11:11] Ryu
    Water is the lifeblood of whisky, after all.
[11:15] Ryu
    It all begins with one drop.
[11:17] Ryu
    The droplets slowly trickle downward,
[11:21] Ryu
    eventually into a creek,
    which irrigates the trees.
[11:26] Ryu
    After dozens or hundreds of years,
    that becomes a river
[11:31] Ryu
    which nurtures abundant life.
[11:35] Ryu
    Each glass of whisky contains memories
    of a very, very long history.
[11:42] Ryu
    Don't you think that, rather than
    serving customers drinks unknowingly,
[11:45] Ryu
    it's better to know what
    that glass represents
[11:49] Ryu
    so you can convey something to them
    with the drink that transcends mere flavor?
[11:53] Miwa
    Thanks for waiting.
[11:55] Miwa
    My grandpa asked me
    to get some water for him.
[11:59] Ryu
    Well then, since we're here...
[12:03] Ryu
    Here. It's a good luck charm.
[12:05] Ryu
    Minase Shrine's charms are
    said to help improve skills.
[12:11] Chen
    A charm...
[12:12] Chen
    Um, is this also a good luck charm?
SIGN    Hosho Yama Amulet
[12:19] Miwa
    It does have "amulet" written on it.
[12:22] Chen
    Amulet?
[12:23] Miwa
    Yeah. Um...
[12:26] Miwa
    Hosho Yama is one of the decorative
    floats used in the Gion Festival.
[12:32] Chen
    The Gion Festival?
[12:33] Miwa
    That amulet is one you can buy
    after dark at the festival.
[12:37] Ryu
    So they only sell it during the festival?
[12:41] Miwa
    It's named after a story about
    the fulfillment of true love.
[12:45] Ryu
    Huh.
[13:05] Chen
    It was 12 years ago.
[13:18] (Flashback) Driver
    Right about now is when they
    start putting the floats together.
[13:23] (Flashback) Driver
    Did you come to see the Gion Festival?
[13:27] (Flashback) Lee
    Kelvin.
[13:29] (Flashback) Lee
    We aren't here to sightsee.
[13:31] (Flashback) Lee
    Try to keep your excitement to yourself.
[13:34] (Flashback) Lee
    You are my heir, after all.
SIGN    Takeya
[13:40] (Flashback) Mistress
    Hello there! Thanks for coming.
[13:42] (Flashback) Lee
    Thank you for having us.
[13:44] (Flashback) Mistress
    You must be all tired out.
[13:47] (Flashback) Mistress
    I'll show you to your room right away.
[13:52] (Flashback) Chitose
    I'm sorry!
[13:54] (Flashback) Chitose
    Hello there. Thanks for coming.
[13:57] (Flashback) Chitose
    Uh... "Welcome"?
[13:59] (Flashback) Chen
    Japanese is fine.
[14:01] (Flashback) Chitose
    That's a relief!
[14:04] (Flashback) Mistress
    Please excuse her. This way, then.
[14:12] (Flashback) Chitose
    Oh. You can leave your footwear there.
[14:15] (Flashback) Chen
    It's all right.
[14:16] (Flashback) Lee
    We're heading out as soon
    as we put our luggage away.
[14:19] (Flashback) Lee
    Don't drag your feet.
[14:21] (Flashback) Chen
    All right.
[14:24] (Flashback) Mistress
    We'll prepare your meals.
[14:34] (Flashback) Lee
    Oh? How clever of you to notice
    that my son is left-handed.
[14:40] (Flashback) Chitose
    I watched when he put his shoes away.
[14:44] (Flashback) Mistress
    This is my daughter, Chitose.
[14:46] (Flashback) Mistress
    She'll eventually be my successor.
[14:49] (Flashback) Lee
    Is that right?
[14:50] (Flashback) Lee
    I'm also thinking of leaving
    my hotel in Singapore to my son.
[14:55] (Flashback) Mistress
    Oh, to the boy?
[14:57] (Flashback) Lee
    His name is Kelvin.
[14:58] (Flashback) Mistress
    He looks like a fine young man.
SIGN    Kyoto - Gion Festival
SIGN    The Floats Appear
SIGN    Takeya
SIGN    Boys and Girls
    Literature Collection
[16:22] (Flashback) Chitose
    Stop saying that!
[16:24] (Flashback) Chitose
    You decided all by yourself that
    I have to follow in your footsteps!
[16:27] (Flashback) Mistress
    Chitose!
[16:35] (Flashback) Chitose
    It pisses me off so much!
[16:38] (Flashback) Chitose
    I want to decide what to do with my life!
[16:42] (Flashback) Chen
    Chitose-san.
[16:43] (Flashback) Chitose
    Just call me Chitose.
[16:46] (Flashback) Chen
    Chitose, do you want to become a dancer?
[16:48] (Flashback) Chitose
    Huh? How'd you know?
[16:51] (Flashback) Chen
    I saw you practicing.
[16:53] (Flashback) Chitose
    What?
[16:54] (Flashback) Chitose
    Oh no! That's so embarrassing!
[16:56] (Flashback) Chitose
    Well, that is my dream. Just a dream.
[16:59] (Flashback) Chen
    That's so cool. You have
    something to aim for.
[17:04] (Flashback) Chitose
    It won't happen, though.
[17:06] (Flashback) Chitose
    I'm the only child.
[17:10] (Flashback) Chitose
    If I don't take over,
    it'll make my mom really sad.
[17:15] (Flashback) Chen
    So you're just gonna do what you're told?
[17:18] (Flashback) Chitose
    Chen-kun too, right?
    You follow your dad's orders every day.
[17:23] (Flashback) Chen
    But I don't want to
    just follow orders forever.
[17:27] (Flashback) Chen
    I'm going to destroy the tracks
    that my parents put down for me.
[17:32] (Flashback) Chitose
    Okay, wanna destroy them?
[17:34] (Flashback) Chen
    Huh?
[17:35] (Flashback) Chitose
    If your ice cream stick has "winner" on it,
[17:40] (Flashback) Chitose
    then you have to boycott the plans
    you were given for tomorrow.
[17:45] (Flashback) Chen
    Okay, then if yours is a winner,
    you have to boycott your chores at the inn.
[17:51] (Flashback) Chitose
    It's a deal.
[17:53] (Flashback) Chitose
    Then if we both get winners...
[17:57] (Flashback) Chitose
    Let's go see the festival!
[17:59] (Flashback) Chitose
    The Gion Festival!
[18:03] (Flashback) Chen
    Fine with me.
[18:05] (Flashback) Chitose
    Okay!
SIGN    Winner
SIGN    Winner
[18:08] (Flashback) Chitose
    Wow, a winner!
[18:09] (Flashback) Chen
    Both of them? You're kidding me!
[18:12] (Flashback) Chitose
    No kidding!
[18:14] (Flashback) Chitose
    Okay.
[18:17] (Flashback) Chitose
    Are we really gonna go?
[18:21] (Flashback) Chen
    Yeah, let's go.
[18:23] (Flashback) Chitose
    Yes! It'll be fun!
[18:25] (Flashback) Chen
    Yeah.
[18:36] Chen
    But...
[18:38] Chen
    I didn't go after all.
[18:41] Chen
    I couldn't defy my father.
[18:45] Chen
    But I've always wondered about it.
[18:48] Chen
    If she went to the Gion Festival
    or if she didn't.
SIGN    Hosho
    Yama
    Amulet
SIGN    Hosho
    Yama
    Amulet
SIGN    Come back and
    visit sometime.
SIGN    Chitose
[18:58] Miwa
    If she told you she had gone, maybe
    she thought it would hurt your feelings.
[19:03] Miwa
    So maybe she put her feelings
    into this amulet instead.
SIGN    Hosho
    Yama
    Amulet
[19:11] Chen
    I don't know what Chitose is doing now.
[19:16] Chen
    The inn she was at went out of business.
[19:20] Chen
    I have no way to apologize anymore.
[19:24] Chen
    I broke my promise to Chitose.
    I hurt her feelings.
[19:30] Chen
    I'm a terrible person.
[19:36] Chen
    What's this?
[19:39] Ryu
    Yamazaki 12 Year.
[19:41] Ryu
    And in it...
[19:43] Ryu
    a little water.
[19:50] Ryu
    Have a sip.
[20:06] Chen
    Just by adding water,
    the flavor really opens up.
[20:11] Ryu
    It's the flavor of twelve years passing.
[20:16] Ryu
    Even that harsh new pot whisky
[20:20] Ryu
    matures into this kind of flavor
     after twelve years.
[20:25] Chen
    The flavor of time.
[20:28] Ryu
    You're the same way, Chen-kun.
[20:31] Ryu
    Most people don't hold
    on to their regrets for twelve years.
[20:37] Ryu
    But I think that people who hold
    on to difficult memories and regrets,
[20:42] Ryu
    and let those feelings mature over time,
SIGN    Hosho
     Yama
    Amulet
[20:47] Ryu
    are the only ones able to grow into adults.
[20:56] Chen
    I'm sorry, Chitose.
[21:02] Miwa
    Thank you for allowing us
    to use your bar on such short notice.
[21:05] Manager
    Not at all! Please send
    Chairman Kurushima my regards.
[21:09] Miwa
    Sure.
[21:11] Miwa
    Now, we just need to get
    Kyoko-san and Yuri-san.
[21:14] Ryu
    Where did they go, anyway?
[21:16] Kyoko
    Ooh! This is so good!
[21:20] Yuri
    Tastes good. Looks good.
     No complaints!
[21:23] Miwa
    They aren't picking up.
SIGN    Tokaido, Sanyo Shinkansen Platforms
[21:29] Chen
    Thank you very much. Really.
[21:32] Chen
    I think I finally understand what
    kind of work bartending actually is.
[21:38] Ryu
    Aren't you glad you tried it? The new pot.
[21:42] Chen
    Yes.
SIGN    Tap Here
[21:49] Chen
    It's Chen. I'm headed to the bar now.
[21:54] Kyoko
    Ooh! It's so good!
[21:57] Yuri
    Tastes good. Looks good.
     No complaints!
[22:01] Bartender
    Miss, are you planning
    on staying in town tonight?
[22:04] Kyoko
    Nah, we're goin' back. On the Shinkansen.
[22:10] Kyoko
    Wait, what time is it?
[22:12] Bartender
    There aren't any more trains today.
SIGN    Episode 6
SIGN    The True Face