It is important to have singleness of purpose. One clear goal. An achievable, yet worthy objective. But for our upcoming trip to Japan, I’ve felt more than a little overwhelmed with potential avenues to explore: neighborhoods, cuisines, izakayas, shochus, craft beers. Really, so much to explore in a relatively short visit that the prospect is almost overwhelming.
Now, thanks to a tip from @AussieinJapan, we will have one primary aim. To find and drink Maou (魔王 焼酎), which he describes as “the King of Shochus.”
It’s not available in the U.S. Maybe we can change that. If it is as good as he claims, I have a feeling there will be a bottle or three coming home with me.
Kampai!
There’s also Hyaku-nen no Kodoku “100 years of solitude”; it’s a whiskey like shochu, and apparently quite a find…