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Shochu that goes with amaretto

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A bar spoon, not an ounce. It is very sweet, and its job here is the almond smell rather than the sugar.

Grouped by what the shochu is made from, because that is the level the reasoning works at: what this does to an imo shochu is a fact about imo shochu rather than about one bottle. Within each style, the strongest matches and anything poured at our bar come first. The ranking is the same engine that recommends a mixer from a bottle, run the other way round.

Kome shochu

Rice shochu stirred with vermouth is a martini at half the proof.

Brooklyn Kura Kasutori ShochuKome (rice)Start with Jasmine tea, YuzuSengetsu Rice ShochuKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, YuzuKiuchi Rice Shochu ClassicPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)24-DO Kinjo ShiroKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Komasa Mellowed Kozuru ExcellenceKome (rice) · KagoshimaStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Mugon Rice ShochuKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)

24 more, all of them in Kome shochu

Mugi shochu

Ginza Suzume Kohaku Mugi ShochuMugi (barley) · OitaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)Hyakunen No Kodoku '100 Years of Solitude' Barrel-Aged Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · MiyazakiStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)Iichiko Special Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · OitaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)Kirishima Melt Barley 720mlMugi (barley) · MiyazakiStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)Satsuma Kannoko Barley Shochu 720mlMugi (barley) · KagoshimaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Black tea (Earl Grey)Satsuma Kohaku no Yume (Amber Dream) / Kohaku No Yume Shochu 720mlMugi (barley) · KagoshimaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)

42 more, all of them in Mugi shochu

Soba shochu

Towari Soba ShochuPouredSoba (buckwheat) · KyotoStart with Ginger beer, Toasted sesameSoba Unkai ShochuPouredSoba (buckwheat) · Miyazaki (Gokase)Start with Ginger beer, Hojicha

1 more, all of them in Soba shochu

Awamori

Ryukyu Ohcho AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Miyakojima)Start with Soda water, YuzuSeifuku Vintage AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Ishigaki)Start with Ginger ale, Daidai (bitter orange)Zuisen Hiryu AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Naha)Start with Ginger ale, Blood orangeZuisen Kouryu AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Naha)Start with Ginger ale, Black tea (Earl Grey)

14 more, all of them in Awamori

Imo shochu

Kirishima Melt 15yr ShochuPouredImo (sweet potato) · MiyazakiStart with Ginger beer, Daidai (bitter orange)

16 more, all of them in Imo shochu

Kokuto shochu

Nankai Gold ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)Start with Ginger beer, LimeNankai White Oak ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)Start with Ginger beer, Cinnamon

5 more, all of them in Kokuto shochu

Shiso, sesame, tea and other single-botanical shochu

Beniotome Sesame ShochuPouredSesame shochu · Fukuoka (Kurume)Start with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Hyuganatsu

3 more, all of them in Shiso, sesame, tea and other single-botanical shochu