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Shochu is the best spirit you've never tasted

You will get satisfied with the taste and quality

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        SHOCHU IS THE MOST POPULAR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE IN JAPAN

  • Made from barley, sweet potato, rice, buckwheat, or brown sugar

  • Typically 20-45% alcohol by volume 

  • Lower in sugar and calories than other alcoholic drinks

  • Unique taste and the flavor in various ways

  • High quality Shochu is called Honkaku-Shochu in Japanese

  • Single distilled spirit and the characters of the ingredients are retained   

  • Store in a cool and dry place and the flavor can be kept long

  • Umeshu is Shochu based plum wine

 

CHARACTERISTICS BY INGREDIENTS

Barley

Distinct characteristic with a well-rounded and sweet flavor of barley

Mild tasting and medium body 

Drinking many ways - On-the-rocks recommended

Aged variety like the full flavored whiskey

   

Sweet Potato  

 Mellow, rich flavor and the well-rounded natural sweetness

Fruity fragrance

Complementing rich flavored dishes

Rice

 Elegant and full-bodied grain flavor with the lingering trace of sweetness

Complementing light flavored dishes

       

 Buckwheat

Medium body,  authentic flavor and aroma

Good pairing soba (buckwheat noodle) meals

          

Brown Sugar

Symphonic flavor  

Dry taste despite of the sweet flavor and aroma

Japanese Rum

Complementing rich and heavy dishes

Wheat Field
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Tokyo
Tin Kettle

Mixed with Hot Water

 POPULAR SERVING METHODS

Mixed with

Chilled Fruit Juices and 

Soda with Lemon

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Straight, On the Rocks, 

or Mixed with Cold Water

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