As shrinkflation only becomes more prevalent, cutting costs doesn’t mean you have to miss out on a social life altogether. Hosting parties at home instead of heading to your local izakaya (Japanese pub) can oftentimes be the better alternative. Try out new recipes using budget-friendly ingredients and have everyone pitch in a drink or two.
If you’re looking for ways to elevate your get-togethers, why not start small? This alcohol dispenser by Lithon Products pours up to 60 wine glasses when fully charged and is easily adjusted to work with several types of bottles. It has an automatic dispensing function as well as an aerator mode. Make highballs and cocktails all night long.
Available for ¥6,980 on the Lithon online store.
Source: Lithon
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Jolyon
This is a must-buy item! Instead of tipping up the bottle, all you do is press a button. What a labour-saver! Thanks for letting us know about this fab product.
Gene Hennigh
Some people have heterochromatic eyes. One eye sees, "Ew, it's Japanese" and the other sees, "my way is better". Boxes of wine with a dispenser have been sold in the US for decades (and they usually leak in the refrigerator). This beats passing the bottle around and then opening another bottle and passing it around ad infinitum. Anything new seems to be unnecessary or useless. Until you try it. Some are better, some aren't. This seems to be good enough to at least try.
kohakuebisu
To "level up" your house parties, I suggest taking turns to lie under this device with your mouth open.
wallace
Japanese do not have house parties although I have them myself.
iron man
Data, house parties as on baseball cup days, or house parties around a food table with a nice sake (or 2,3) available. would you use a modern gadget TOY to dispense to your guests? shameful consumerism TOY (I hope the company goes bust as a small step towards saving the globe)
wallace
Data
Japanese do not have house parties
In my 30 years, I have never been invited or ever heard of a house party. I have had many invites held at restaurants, clubs, etc.
We did go to a house party of the British Consulate General Osaka but then he lived in a huge apartment in Ashiya.
I can state the majority of Japanese do not have house parties because their homes are not big enough.
Burning Bush
Too bad. In my 24 years of living in Tokyo, I have been invited to more house parties than I can remember. Plenty of fun I can tell you
Another baseless generalisation. The 田舎 has big houses don't they.