Published: 2025-01-13 21:10

後閑信吾

旅の季節が今年もやってきた。クルマは、我々見知ら土地誘うかつて若きジェントルマンは旅を通し、見聞広め人生豊かにしてきた。GQ JAPANはこの秋、千葉丹波篠山沖縄北海道の新しい旅を提案する。クルマを相棒に、いざ、グランドツーリングへ。栄町市場にある奇跡、「ソリアーノ」でヒューガルデンを堪能

【写真を見る】ソリアーノのヒューガルデンをチェック!

ディナー前、「ちょっと一杯ビールでも飲みましょうか」とアペロ気分の夕刻。「面白い店があるんですよ」と後閑連れていってくれた店だが、を開ける、彼のいたずらっぽく光ったのを我々見逃さなかった!ここは狭い路地に120もの店舗ひしめきあう栄町市場。5人も入れ窮屈感じるほど小体なスタンディングバー「ソリアーノ」だ。

そしてこちらの看板(というかほぼ唯一の)メニューはベルギー産ヒューガルデンのドラフト。沖縄なのにオリオンじゃないの? という疑問さておき自らを「たかおちゃんって呼んでください」という店主にまずはおまかせしてみよう。

すると……まずグラスをうやうやしく目の高さに掲げ汚れやキズをチェック。続いてタップの前に静々進み周囲の声など一切聞こえていないといっ集中でビールを注ぐ。そのまなざしまさに求道者のそれで、見ているこちらは固唾飲ん見守るしかない、というなんともユニークなバーなのであった。肝心味わいは、今まで飲んだヒューガルデンとはまるで違う、クリーミーでなめらかなテクスチャー。これは中に空気を入れながら注ぐたかおちゃんトルネードメソッドの賜物らしいのだが、そこは多く語るまい。実際に足を運んご自身確かめていただきたい。

ちなみ後閑海外から友人が来たもここへ必ず案内するそうだが、誰もが気に入ってくれるそうだ。え、沖縄なのにオリオンじゃない理由? それは単純たかおちゃんがヒューガルデン大好きだから! だそう。

■ソリアーノ

2015年、栄町市場にオープン。店は2.5ほどしかないが、混雑時は10人以上のお客が入ることもある人気店。ウイスキーなども揃っているが、99%の客がヒューガルデンをオーダー。

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# 言葉 意味
3 おきなわ (沖縄) : Okinawa (city, prefecture)
3 えいまち (栄町) : Eimachi (place)
3 いちば (市場) : (town) market; (street) market; marketplace
3 のむ (飲む) : 1. to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine) 2. to smoke (tobacco)
3 たかお (威生) : Takao (unclass)
2 われわれ (我々) : we
2 あとのり (後閑) : Atonori (surname)
2 きわ (際) : 1. edge; brink; verge; side 2. time; moment of
2 め (目) : 1. eye; eyeball 2. eyesight; sight; vision
2 いる (入る) : to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
2 そそぐ (注ぐ) : 1. to pour (into) 2. to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray
1 みしる (見知る) : to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
1 とち (土地) : 1. plot of land; lot; soil 2. locality; region; place
1 さそう (誘う) : 1. to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along 2. to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce
1 かつて (嘗て) : 1. once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- 2. never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
1 わかき (若き) : 1. young person; youth 2. young
1 けんぶん (見聞) : information; experience; knowledge; observation
1 ひろめる (広める) : 1. to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate 2. to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge
1 じんせい (人生) : (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
1 ゆたか (豊か) : 1. abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent 2. very; extremely; full of; great
1 ちば (千葉) : Chiba (city, prefecture)
1 たんば (丹波) : Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyōto, Hyōgo and Ōsaka prefectures)
1 ささやま (篠山) : Sasayama (place; surname)
1 ほっかいどう (北海道) : Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
1 ていあん (提案) : proposal; proposition; suggestion
1 あいぼう (相棒) : partner; pal; accomplice
1 いざ : now; come (now); well
1 きせき (奇跡) : miracle; wonder; marvel
1 たんのう (堪能) : 1. proficient; skillful 2. enjoying; satisfaction; satiation; having one's fill (of)
1 ゆうこく (夕刻) : evening; evening hour
1 おもしろい (面白い) : 1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling 2. amusing; funny; comical
1 つれる (連れる) : to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
1 とびら (扉) : 1. door; gate; opening 2. title page
1 いたずら (悪戯) : 1. mischief; prank; trick; practical joke 2. pastime; hobby
1 ひかる (光る) : to shine; to glitter; to be bright
1 みのがす (見逃す) : 1. to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice 2. to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to
1 ろじ (路地) : 1. alley; alleyway; lane 2. bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops)
1 のき (軒) : 1. eaves 2. narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
1 てんぽ (店舗) : shop; store
1 ひしめきあう (犇めき合う) : to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
1 きゅうくつ (窮屈) : 1. narrow; tight; cramped 2. formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid
1 かんじる (感じる) : to feel; to sense; to experience
1 かんばん (看板) : 1. signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate 2. draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
1 ほぼ (略) : almost; roughly; approximately
1 ゆいいつ (唯一) : only; sole; unique
1 ぎもん (疑問) : doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
1 さておく (さて置く) : to set aside
1 おのずから (自ずから) : naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
1 って : 1. you said; he said; she said; they said 2. if ... then
1 よぶ (呼ぶ) : 1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke 2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
1 てんしゅ (店主) : shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
1 おまかせ (お任せ) : leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
1 かかげる (掲げる) : 1. to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag); to hoist; to raise; to display 2. to hold up high; to raise overhead
1 けがれ (汚れ) : 1. uncleanness; impurity; defilement 2. disgrace; shame; stain; blot; corruption; depravity
1 しずしず (静々) : quietly; slowly; gracefully
1 すすむ (進む) : 1. to advance; to go forward 2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
1 しゅうい (周囲) : 1. surroundings; environs 2. circumference
1 いっさい (一切) : 1. all; everything; entirety; the whole 2. absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception
1 きこえる (聞こえる) : 1. to be heard; to be audible 2. to be said to be; to be reputed
1 ゆう (結う) : 1. to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange 2. to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)
1 おもむき (趣) : 1. meaning; tenor; gist 2. effect; influence
1 ぜん (全) : 1. all; whole; entire; complete; total; pan- 2. complete (set); in total
1 しゅうちゅう (集中) : 1. concentration; focusing; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together 2. within a collection of works
1 まなざし (眼差し) : (a) look; gaze
1 まさに (正に) : 1. exactly; surely; certainly; just 2. right then; just then; at that moment
1 きゅうどうしゃ (求道者) : investigator; one who seeks the way
1 かたず (固唾) : saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
1 みまもる (見守る) : to watch over; to watch attentively
1 かんじん (肝心) : essential; important; crucial; vital; main
1 あじわい (味わい) : 1. flavour; flavor; taste 2. charm; appeal; interest; meaning; significance
1 いままで (今まで) : until now; so far; up to the present
1 まるで (丸で) : 1. quite; entirely; completely; at all 2. as if; as though; just like
1 なめらか (滑らか) : 1. smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft 2. smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free
1 いれる (入れる) : 1. to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) 2. to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
1 りゅう (流) : 1. fashion; way; style; manner 2. school (of thought)
1 たまもの (賜物) : 1. gift; boon 2. (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
1 おおく (多く) : 1. many; much; plenty; a lot 2. majority (of); greater part (of)
1 かたる (語る) : 1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate 2. to recite; to chant
1 じっさい (実際) : 1. reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions 2. practice (as opposed to theory)
1 はこぶ (運ぶ) : 1. to carry; to transport; to move; to convey 2. to come; to go
1 ごじしん (御自身) : himself; yourself; herself
1 した (舌) : 1. tongue 2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
1 たしかめる (確かめる) : to ascertain; to check; to make sure
1 ちなみ (因み) : 1. association; link; connection 2. pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
1 かいがい (海外) : foreign; abroad; overseas
1 ゆうじん (友人) : friend
1 たんじゅん (単純) : simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward
1 つぼ (坪) : 1. tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters 2. tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters
1 こんざつ (混雑) : 1. congestion; crush; crowding; jam 2. confusion; disorder
1 にんき (人気) : 1. popularity; public favor 2. condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature
1 そろう (揃う) : 1. to be complete; to be all present; to make a full set; to be satisfied (of conditions) 2. to be equal; to be uniform; to be even; to match; to agree
1 おきなわけん (沖縄県) : Okinawa prefecture
1 なはし (那覇市) : 1. Nahashi (place) 2. Naha City (Okinawa) (place)
1 あさと (安里) : Asato (place; surname; fem)
1 にちよう (日曜) : Sunday