Japanese Shochu

Samurai No Mon Shochu Glass

Region: Japan

Dimension: cm (Caliber) x cm (Height) | Capacity: 210ml

A flagship bottling from Ookubo Shuzo in Kagoshima Japan. Made from baked sweet potato i.e. Yaki Imo and Black Rice Malt. Full bodied aroma of sweet potato, which also comes through on the palate. Very balanced and showcases the underlying ingredient of baked sweet potato perfectly with a delicate presence of dark chocolate in the finish. Awarded the HKIWSC Silver 2018, HKIWSC Silver 2019.

Mori No Yousei Shochu Rock Glass

Region: Japan

Dimension: 7.6cm (Caliber) x 8.3cm (Height) | Capacity: 210ml

Shochu is a distilled spirit and increasingly popular globally, similar to Sake. 

This bottling is made by craft distiller Ookubo Shuzo in Kagoshima Japan and is their flagship bottling. It is made from baked sweet potato i.e. Yaki Imo and Black Rice Malt. Full bodied aroma of sweet potato, which also comes through on the palate. Very balanced and showcases the underlying ingredient of baked sweet potato perfectly with a delicate presence of dark chocolate in the finish. Awarded the HKIWSC Silver 2018, HKIWSC Silver 2019.

Mori No Yousei Oyuwari Glass

Region: Japan

Dimension: 59mm (Caliber) x 97mm (Height) | Capacity: 135ml

This beautiful Mori No Yousei shochu oyuwari glass is exactly what you need for enjoying shochu with hot water! 

Please note that no box is included. 

THE HACHI SHOCHU, Rice (KOME KASU), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Nakamoto Sake Brewery Co.,Ltd, located in Nara, Japan and with a history dating back to 1727. Traditionally producing Junmai, Junmai Ginjo and Junmai Daiginjo the fermentation rice mash that remains after after the Sake has been pressed out from the Moromi is called Kome Kasu aka Sake Kasu. A usual by-product of the Sake brewing process with an ABV of about 8-13% the Kasu is then single distilled (making it a Honkaku Shochu) under vacuum pressure to retain the flavours of the underlying ingredient KOME (Rice) and then matured for about 8 years in a Refill Virgin Oak Cask to add layers of complexity to the original spirit. Come and enjoy this special bottling with Hacchan.

Color: Very Light Straw/Pale Yellow. Nose: A sweet aroma of freshly cooked Japanese rice, mochi cream, fresh green apple, tropical fruits such as melon, guava, banana with undertones of honeycomb and grapefruit. Palate: Initial sweetness, fresh vanilla, honey reminding us of the oak maturation balanced with fresh apricots, sour plums and dark chocolate to finish. Reminiscent of a fruity and dry sake. The flavours of KOME (Rice) are very much present along with the additional layers of flavours from cask maturation.

Recommended way to Drink: Straight Up, On the Rocks or as a Highball (3 parts of sparkling water to 1 part The Hachi Shochu).

THE HACHI SHOCHU, Barley (Mugi), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Miroku Shuzo, a family owned craft distillery in Oita, Japan and Hacchan who, somewhere along the way was also exposed to Whisky and the benefits of Cask Maturation. Made from local barley grown in Kitsuki and Usa (both near the distillery in Oita) and single distilled under normal atmospheric pressure (making it a Honkaku Shochu) to retain the flavors of the underlying ingredient, this Batch 2 is matured for about 3 years in a Refill ex- Rum Casks to add layers of complexity and flavour to the original spirit. Color: Light Straw Gold Nose: A complex and balanced mix of sweet barley (mugi) with a hint of figs, raisins, plums and some coconut milk candy with oak spices. Palate: Sweet start which evolves very quickly into salted caramel with some salty undertones some dark chocolate oak spices and a dry but lingering 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).