Alcohol Kayo by J-Canuck

Doing another reference to last night's "Uta Con"（うたコン）, the episode began with Sayuri Ishikawa's（石川さゆり）non-enka hit, the jazzy "Whiskey ga O-Suki deshou?" (ウィスキーが、お好きでしょ）and the singer naturally sang it in the middle of a whiskey distillery. Not sure if she got free samples afterwards; it certainly couldn't have been beforehand. 

But it did get me to think about another Author's Picks list about kayo kyoku involving alcoholic libations. It's a natural fit, too, since Japan has been said to possess a bar culture. Noting how much the Japanese love their drink whether it be the native sake and shochu or the imported beer, whiskey, cocktails, etc, the culture has basically woven itself into the practice of doing business in the nation. Weirdly enough, I never considered myself even a social drinker. How I (or my liver) managed to survive nearly two decades in Japan, I'll never know but I was practically forced to learn to appreciate beer in mass quantities.

However, before this article ends up as a sermon at Alcoholics Anonymous, let me show you some Alcohol Kayo Kyoku. 

(1990) Sayuri Ishikawa -- Whiskey ga O-Suki deshou? (ウィスキーが、お好きでしょ）

(1991) Takashi Hosokawa -- Oenka, Ikimasu (応援歌、いきます)

(1977) Mieko Nishijima -- Gin Lime （ジンライム）

(1977) Yujiro Ishihara -- Brandy Glass (ブランデーグラス）

(1988) Ikuzo Yoshi -- Sake yo （酒よ）

(1994) Chisato Moritaka -- Kibun Sokai （気分爽快）