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Taste This: Tasting Top-shelf Japanese Whisky at Ramen Shop in Oakland

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Bay Area rapper “LB” Lyrics Born lures Leslie Sbrocco, host of Taste This, into his favorite whisky den….

They cozy up to the bar with Chris Lane, bar manager at Ramen Shop, and venture into new frontiers with Japanese whisky.

Leslie Sbrocco's Ramen Shop Bloopers
Leslie’s a pro, but she always tries to have fun on the job. Here’s a glimpse of footage left on the cutting room floor...

WHISKY FUN FACT:
Whiskey vs. Whisky?
It depends on the country of origin.

An easy trick to remember: countries with the letter “E’” in their names (United States and Ireland) spell it with an “E”, and countries without the letter “E” in their names (Scotland, Canada and Japan) spell it without the “E”!

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