{"id":3791,"date":"2026-05-15T14:32:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspire-drinks.com\/2026\/05\/15\/from-color-to-flavor-a-classic-twist-evolved-over-time-quarter-room-vol-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:03:39","slug":"from-color-to-flavor-a-classic-twist-evolved-over-time-quarter-room-vol-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspire-drinks.com\/en\/2026\/05\/15\/from-color-to-flavor-a-classic-twist-evolved-over-time-quarter-room-vol-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From Color to Flavor &#8211; A Classic Twist Evolved Over Time, Quarter Room vol. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"4jeb0LzVo5pIJ3g8GhEHPak9cxDXyvmWCRuKqs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1191973891?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1104\" height=\"621\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/quarter_room_tokyo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quarter Room<\/a> in Daita, Setagaya, Soran Nomura explores a distinctive approach to the classic twist\u2014tracing how the category took shape at the bar while offering insight into his future direction. 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