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Region: Miyazaki, Japan
Distillery: Yanagita Shuzo
Distillery Method: N/A
ABV: 25%
Size: 720ml
Tochikurige MIZUNARA Barley Honkaku Shochu is made from two-row barley grown in Kyushu. This limited edition is matured in Mizunara barrels, developing a distinctive aroma that sets it apart from shochu aged in French or American oak. Its gentle fragrance evokes notes of pear and vanilla, with a smooth, mild finish. Best enjoyed straight or on the rocks.
Region: Kumamoto, Japan
Distillery: Fukano Shuzo
Age: NAS
ABV: 25%
Size: 900ml / 1800ml
A Signature Kumamon label from Fukano Shuzo. Refreshing, gentle sweetness, grassy. Taste more earthy along with fresh fruit i.e., apple, sour plum and finish with some spices.
Region: Kumamoto, Japan
Distillery: Fukano Shuzo
Distillation Method: Vaccum
Koji: White and Yellow Koji
Age: 3.5 Years
Cask: Ex-Bourbon Cask
ABV: 30%
Size: 720 ml
THE HACHI SHOCHU, Kome (Rice), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Fukano Shuzo, which was founded in 1823 by Tokiji Fukano and is located at Hitoyoshi city in Kumamoto. This Kome Shochu comprises a vatting of about 75% of Kome Shochu A, a traditional unmatured Kome Shochu and 25% of Kome Shochu B, cask matured (for about 3.5 years in an Ex-Bourbon Cask) to create a perfect balance between the traditional KUMA Shochu with a hint of additional layers of complexity from the cask maturation. The unmatured traditional Kome Shochu A has been produced using premium Japanese rice (with a polishing ratio of about 90%), Shiro Koji (White Koji) and Sake Ginjo Yeast at low-temperature fermentation followed by single distillation under vacuum pressure to retain the flavours of the underlying ingredient Kome (Rice). The cask matured component has been produced with Ki Koji (Yellow Koji), Sake Ginjo Yeast and vacuum distillation. Come and enjoy this special bottling with Hacchan. Kanpai!
Color: Gold Nose: A fruity aroma of freshly cooked Japanese rice, mochi cream, fresh green apples, sparkling grapes, honeycomb and a hint of pencil shavings. Palate: Initial sweetness with fresh vanilla and honey reminding us of the oak maturation followed by rice mochi, some fresh apples, plums, apricots and oak spice sweetness at the finish. The flavours of Kome (Rice) come through in the mid palate along with the additional layers from cask maturation.
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kokubu Shuzo
Distillery Method: Atmospheric
Koji: Sweet Potato Koji
Age: NAS
ABV: 26%
Size: 720 ml / 1800 ml
This incredibly unique and fruity Shochu, very appropriately named after their Toji/Master Distiller – Mr. Nobuhisa Yasuda was first released in 2013. Using unique methods to make a 100% Imo Shochu using Sweet Potato ("Imo") as the main ingredient and Imo Koji - from Tsurunashigenji Imo, creates a more aromatic and fruity Shochu compared to the usual rice ("Kome") koji.
Sweet and rich aroma of fruits on the nose (some obvious lychee, hints of peach and perhaps some strawberries). Delicate, fruity, smooth and balanced while retaining the flavours of sweet potato on the palate with a warming finish, some dark chocolate bitterness and a very pleasant after taste. Chill the bottle and serve straight up or on the rocks. Pairs perfectly with a variety of food.
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Region: Kumamoto, Japna
Distillery: Fukano Shuzo
Distillation Method: Vacuum
Koji: Rice White Koji
Age: NAS
ABV: 25%
Size: 720ml / 1800ml
Sharp and elegant taste with a gentle gin jo aroma. Lacking any distinct quirks thanks to being vacuum distilled, it is perfect match to Japanese cuisine. Stone fruit i.e., peach, salty and umami come through. It changes in the middle to more tropical fruity like banana. Hint of chocolate bitter at the finishing. Using Sake yeast and white koji for the fermentation. Under the low temperature, it enhances the aroma of the Shochu.
Region: Japan
Distillery: Kokubu Shuzo
Age: NAS
ABV: 26%
Size: 720 ml
Region: Kagoshima,Japan
Distillery: Yayoi Shochu Brewery Co.
Age: 3 Years
ABV: 30%
Cask: Virgin Oak Cask
Size: 900ml
Yayoi Shochu Brewery, founded in 1922, is the oldest brewery in Amami Oshima. "Mankoi" refers to the act of beckoning and has the meaning of "inviting," "welcome," and "thousands of customers." While aging in an oak barrel, it removes miscellaneous flavors such as the astringency of wood, and has a strong "umami" in the rising aroma and sweetness of the mouth. It is very enjoyable with ice or water.
Region: Kagosima, Japan
Distillery: Ookubo Shuzo
Distillation Method: Atmospheric
Koji: Rice Black Koji
Age: NAS
ABV: 25%
Size: 300 ml / 720 ml / 1800 ml
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Ookubo Shuzo
Age: NAS
ABV: 19%
Size: 720 ml
THE HACHI SHOCHU, Umeshu, Cask Matured is a collaboration with Ookubo Shuzo, a family owned farm distillery in Kagoshima and Hacchan, who has been singularly focused on showcasing Shochu, a hidden gem from Japan by offering a unique combination and layers of flavors overlaid on the original spirit. This Umeshu is another such example and is a combination of Koshu Yaki Imo Shochu (made from baked Kogane Sengan, a fluffy delicious variety of sweet potato with a lovely aroma and golden skin color and baked Annou Imo, a naturally sweeter variety of sweet potato with a yellow flesh and high viscosity). Kuro (Black) Koji and single distilled under normal atmospheric pressure making it a Honkaku Shochu, which has been aged for over 10 years (i.e Koshu) and some delicious Kanjuku (i.e. ripened) Nanko (refers to the variety) Ume (plum) from Kagoshima.
Color: Gold Nose: Distinctive aroma of Imo Shochu, the underlying sweet potato with a hint of smoked almonds. Palate: Initial sourness of the Ume along with the sweetness and the syrupy texture takes us back to our childhood memories of fruit jelly snacks with the shochu in the background and a lingering fruity flavour to finish.
Recommended way to Drink: Straight Up, On the Rocks or as a Highball (3 parts of sparkling water to 1 part The Hachi Shochu).
Region: Oita, Japan
Distillery: Miroku Shuzo
Distillation Method: Atmospheric
Koji: Barley Koji
Age: NAS
ABV: 25%
Size: 720 ml
Using the local grown Barley from Kitsuki City, Oita of Japan and distilling under atmopheric pressure.
Smooth yet very balanced flavours with cereal and malty notes reminding us of fresh dough as if you were in a bakery combined with hints of pear and dark chocolate at the finish. Perfect as a Shochu Highball, it pairs particularly well with some sea food and Tempura. Please click Here to learn more.
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Ookubo Shuzo
Age: NAS
ABV: 17%
Size: 720 ml
Special and Limited edition bottling for Mizunara: The Library. Available only in Hong Kong. Allows the grilled sweet potato flavours to shine through (mid to back palate) while lowering the ABV so as to not overpower any food being consumed alongside. Recommended Serving Style: Given the lower ABV, this is meant to consumed similar to white wine after being chilled. Serve in a white wine glass and pair with a variety of food.
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Amami Oshima Kaiun Shuzo
Distillation Method: Vaccum
Koji: White Rice Koji
Age: NAS
ABV: 25%
Size: 720 ml
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Ookubo Shuzo
Distillation Method: Atmospheric
Koji: Rice White Koji
Age: 4 Years
Cask: Ex-Brandy Cask
ABV: 30%
Size: 720 ml
THE HACHI SHOCHU, Sweet Potato (Imo), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Ookubo Shuzo, a family owned farm distillery in Kagoshima and Hacchan who, somewhere along the way was also exposed to Whisky and the benefits of Cask Maturation. Made from Kogane Sengan, a fluffy delicious variety of sweet potato with a lovely aroma and golden skin colour, Shiro (White) Koji and single distilled under normal atmospheric pressure (making it a Honkaku Shochu) to retain the flavors of the underlying ingredient, this Batch 3 has been matured for about 4 years and 4 months in an ex-Brandy Cask to retain the flavour of the origin spirit while adding an extra dimension of complexity to the nose.
Color: Deep Gold Nose: Sweet caramel, butterscotch, fruit cake along with some cherries, raisins along with oak spices in the back. Palate: An initial sweetness of candied orange, hints of caramel and toffee balanced with oak spices, a hint of oak and again peach and lychee from the sweet potato shochu coming through at the back.
Recommended way to Drink: Straight Up, On the Rocks or as a Highball (3 parts of sparkling water to 1 part The Hachi Shochu).
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Wakashio Shuzo
Ingredients: Kogane Sengan Satsuma Imo (Sweet Potato), Rice Koji (Black)
Age: NAS
ABV: 25%
Size: 720 ml / 1800 ml
Traditional kame pots for fermentation and wooden pot still for distillation result in this imo shochu with a slight aroma of cedar and deep flavor. Blending with aged shochu brings out even more depth of flavor, but also a mellow mouthfeel.
Award: 92 points at IWSC 2022
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Hamada Shuzo
Age: NAS
ABV: 25%
Size: 900 ml
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Wakashio Shuzo
Ingredients: Imo (Sweet Potato Shochu), Mugi (Barley Shochu), Yuzu (Skin and juice)
Age: NAS
ABV: 27%
Size: 720 ml / 1800 ml
This shochu was inspired by the Kagoshima dialect phrase "Nakokai tobokai, naku yoka hittobe," which means "When times are tough, don't think too much about it, just take action." This is a drink that will get your spirits jumping with sweet potato shochu and barley shochu, flavored with yuzu peel and juice.
Wakashio Distillery was established in 1968 as the cooperative partnership of 5 local distilleries. With the theme of “diversity,” they strive to make the most of our unique personalities and strengthen our framework for producing high-quality and appealing spirits. One Day Series is an exclusive line-up featuring limited edition or collaboration products created by the talented team at Wakashio Distillery.
Region: Kumamoto, Japan
Distillery: Fukano Shuzo
Age: NAS
ABV: 25%
Size: 720ml
Authentic shochu made through atmospheric distillation, fermented and matured with old clay vats from the late Edo period. Given that it is a black koji with atmosphere distillation, hence give full bodied and complex flavour to the Shochu. Nutty with sweet fresh fruit and olive taste. Finishing stays long in the month
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Yayoi Shochu Brewery Co.
Distillation Method: Atmospheric
Koji: Rice White Koji
Age: 3-5 Years
Cask: Refill / Recharred Virgin American White Oak
ABV: 30%
Size: 720 ml
THE HACHI SHOCHU, Brown Sugar (Kokuto), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Yayoi Shochu Brewery LPC, a family owned craft distillery on Amami Oshima Islands of Kagoshima and Hacchan who, somewhere along the way was also exposed to Whisky and the benefits of Cask Maturation. Made from brown sugar sourced from various producers in Okinawa and Thai Mai (Thai Rice) White Koji and single distilled under normal atmospheric pressure (making it a Honkaku Shochu) to retain the flavors of the underlying ingredient, this Batch 1 is a blend of 3-5 years Kokuto Shocho aged in refill/recharred virgin American White Oak Casks to add layers of complexity and flavour to the original spirit.
Color: Light Straw, White Wine Nose: Intricate nose of sugarcane like sweetness, fresh fruits like green apples, pear and mint balanced with subtle salted caramel and some oak spices. Palate: Initial sweetness gently gives way to some savoury, umami like notes with a finish of pepper, spices and a hint of dark chocolate.
Recommended way to Drink: Straight Up, On the Rocks or as a Highball (3 parts of sparkling water to 1 part The Hachi Shochu).
