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Tasting Notes: Lento Shochu

September 4, 2020 by Bill Gunther Leave a Comment

Tasting Notes: Lento ShochuLento is the top selling kokuto shochu in Japan, and it is available internationally as well. Try it on the rocks or with sparkling water for a refreshing taste of the Amami Islands. Kanpai!

Filed Under: Shochu, Shochu Reviews Tagged With: amami kokuto shochu, honkaku shochu, kokuto shochu, Lento, shochu, shochu reviews

Hoppy + Kokuto Shochu = Happy

October 23, 2015 by Stephen Leave a Comment

Hoppy + Kokuto Shochu = HappyHoppy Beverage Company, which only recently began selling in the New York market, recently hosted their 2,500th radio show (as a post-war phenomenon a radio show was a natural form of advertising) at SakaMai in the Lower East Side. At this invite-only private party an ice flume was used to pour Hoppy’s sweet potato beer (not yet available in the US market) and the hundreds of guests enjoyed Hoppy, a rokugo performance (traditional Japanese “stand-up” comedy performed in kimono kneeling on a cushion), and live music.

Filed Under: Shochu, Shochu Misc. Tagged With: Amami, Black Sugar Shochu, Hoppy, kokuto shochu, Lento, SakaMai

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19 Jan

This week on Shochu Pros Shochusday Live we announce the new @japandistilled podcast! As always on @ChrisPellegrini Instagram 8pm EST Tues/10am JST Weds. Kanpai! https://kanpai.us/event/shochu-pros-shochusday-35-introducing-japan-distilled-podcast/

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Shochu Reviews

iichiko Saiten

After winning some awards on the international spirits circuit (including double-gold at the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition), there's ample evidence that iichiko Saiten deserves serious consideration by bartenders everywhere.

Shochu Reviews

Tasting Notes: The SG Shochu KOME

Putting your nose in a glass of The SG Shochu Kome shows you just how complex a vacuum distilled rice shochu can be. Ginjo sake aromas from the yeast, pineapple, melon, and a faint hint of dairy-like lactic acidity are all present.

Tasting Notes: The SG Shochu MUGI

The SG Shochu MUGI Label
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

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.

Shochu Reviews

Tasting Notes: Nankai

Nankai Shochu
At first whiff, Nankai smells faintly grassy, which is common in kokuto shochu owing to how kokuto sugar is made from fresh cut cane and that fresh grassiness is a sign of well made kokuto sugar. Sugar cane is, after all, a tall perennial grass. It is still pretty wild that they can capture that after fermentation and distillation.

Mizu Lemongrass Shochu

Mizu Lemongrass Shochu may not be an authentic honkaku shochu due to the use of lemongrass, but this is a case where a beautiful spirit breaks the rules.

Mizu Green Tea Shochu

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

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