Christopher Pellegrini

Hawaiian Shochu Company: Crafting Japan’s Traditional Spirit in Oahu

September 13, 2020 by Christopher Pellegrini 2 Comments

Haleiwa, on the North Coast of the island, known internationally as a surfer’s paradise, is now home to The Hawaiian Shochu Company, which makes the most authentic single pot-distilled shochu currently made outside Japan.

Kokuto: Japan’s Delicious Dark Sugar

August 31, 2020 by Christopher Pellegrini 4 Comments

Kokuto sugar is Japan's top-quality dark sugar tradition. It is one of the world's great "unrefined" sugars, and it's used in cooking, consumed as a snack, or added to the second fermentation when brewing kokuto shochu in Japan's Amami Islands.

The SG Shochu Cocktail Recipes

August 28, 2020 by Christopher Pellegrini Leave a Comment

The SG Shochu brand manager, Joshin Atone, talks with Kanpai.us about shochu's versatility and potential in the cocktail. He also shares three recipes for bartenders to try.

Tasting Notes: The SG Shochu MUGI

August 27, 2020 by Christopher Pellegrini Leave a Comment

The SG Shochu MUGI wraps several barley shochu identities into one. It's lightly barrel-aged and carries the associated sweet notes. But there's also a graininess that is revealed when the temperature of the drink drops. It's a versatile barley shochu that can be enjoyed a variety of ways.

Tasting Notes: The SG Shochu IMO

August 26, 2020 by Christopher Pellegrini Leave a Comment

The SG Shochu IMO is a clear invitation to create the classic imo cocktail. If you get it right, it will resonate and cascade around the world until you can't not have sweet potato shochu on your menu if you consider yourself a proper drinking establishment.

Mizu Green Tea Shochu

July 20, 2020 by Christopher Pellegrini Leave a Comment

Mizu's Green Tea Shochu is the most recent addition to the Mizu Shochu lineup.