Shochu that goes with chamomile
Flowers
These are bottles to mix chamomile into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
Cold-brewed chamomile as a lengthener, or steeped in the spirit.
Best bottles for chamomile
The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, smooth
rice, floral, ginjo-like, clean
floral, clean, sharp, aged
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
Chamomile and honey
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
rich, smooth, clean, soft
clean, off-dry, soft, light-bodied
barley, apple, pineapple, creamy texture
barley, smooth, honey, vanilla
rice, soft, smooth, rich
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 come first, and bottles we pour are marked rather than promoted. The scores are the same engine that recommends a mixer from a bottle, run the other way round, but the labels are not: a bottle page badges at most twelve strong matches and at most three per family, so that the twelve describe that bottle rather than the same citrus and soda every time. Here there is no cap, so a pairing badged strong on this page can read as a good match on the bottle's own.
Awamori
Awamori carries perfume of its own, so a flower works when it is quiet enough to sit beside that rather than argue with it.
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
rich, smooth, clean, soft
clean, off-dry, soft, light-bodied
rice, soft, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, soft, aged
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rice, soft, smooth
rice, sweet, soft, smooth
rice, smooth, soft, clean
aged, caramel, smooth, spice
rice, clean, smooth, aged
rice, smooth, savory, aged
rice, smooth, cereal, sweet
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
Gentle flower, gentle bottle
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, soft, rich, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, sweet, smooth, rich
rice, soft, clean, aged
rice, sweet, crisp, smooth
rice, steamed rice, soft, caramel
rice, smooth, sweet, aged
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, smooth, sweet, oily
caramel, smoky, rich, earthy
rich, full-bodied, aged, umami
umami, rich, full-bodied, cask
rice, pear, caramel, rich
rice, cherry, vanilla, chocolate
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
rice, bright, aged
rice, clean, bright, aged
rice, citrus, cereal, aged
rice, light-bodied, sweet
rice, caramel, chocolate, crisp
rice, roasted grain, aged
rice, citrus, roasted grain, sweet
rice, sherry-like, aged
rice, aged
rice, citrus, vanilla, chocolate
rice, earthy, mushroom, rich
rice, sweet, rich, full-bodied
rice, vanilla, funky, creamy texture
rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
Kome shochu
The cleanest of the shochu bases, so a flower actually reads instead of being swallowed.
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
rice, floral, ginjo-like, clean
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
rice, citrus, apple, pineapple
rice, soft, smoky, creamy texture
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
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rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral
rice, aged, cask, smooth
Gentle flower, gentle bottle
rice, vanilla, smooth, cask
rice, vanilla, smooth, sweet
rice, soft, rich, aged
rice, soft, light-bodied, aged
rice, vanilla, smooth, fruity
rice, smooth, aged, cask
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, light-bodied, sweet
rice, umami, crisp, sweet
rice, rich, aged
rice, rich, clean, bright
rice, light-bodied, cask
rice, light-bodied, dry, aged
rice, banana, vanilla, chocolate
rice, citrus, silky, light-bodied
rice, vanilla, cask, aged
rice, melon, vanilla, toast
rice, steamed rice, citrus, pineapple
rice, rich, bright
rice, pear, jasmine, light-bodied
rice, cask, aged
rice, vanilla, caramel, chocolate
rice, light-bodied, clean
Imo shochu
Only for the lychee-scented bottles. On a heavy, roasted imo the flowers simply disappear.
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
sweet potato, citrus, floral, sweet
sweet potato, lychee, floral, fruity
sweet potato, citrus, floral, caramel
Gentle flower, gentle bottle
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Chamomile tastes of apple, and apple-scented bottles meet it
sweet potato, smooth, soft, clean
sweet potato, smooth, nutty, umami
sweet potato, soft, smooth, aged
sweet potato, soft, smooth, rich
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
sweet potato, floral, full-bodied
sweet potato, floral, fruity, clean
sweet potato, floral, fruity, umami
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, purple sweet potato, berry, yogurt
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, clean, soft
sweet potato, soft, crisp, clean
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, soft, tea
sweet potato, fruity, soft, sweet
sweet potato, fruity, silky, smooth
sweet potato, soft, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich, light-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, sweet
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, soft, light-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, aged
sweet potato, fruity, soft
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, berry, soft, sweet
sweet potato, milky, soft, aged
sweet potato, smooth, toast
sweet potato, rich, smooth, umami
sweet potato, smooth, umami, light-bodied
sweet potato, umami, soft, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, shiso, smooth, tea
sweet potato, umami, smooth
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, soft, light-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, rich
sweet potato, umami, soft, clean
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, fruity, bright
sweet potato, sweet, smooth, aged
sweet potato, soft, light-bodied, sweet
Chamomile and honey
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, vanilla
sweet potato, rich, crisp, soft
sweet potato, rich, soft, aged
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, smooth
sweet potato, smooth
sweet potato, sweet, soft, rich
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, long finish
lychee, grape, jasmine, rich
vanilla, cask, rich, crisp
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, umami, silky
citrus, pear, sweet potato, clean
sweet potato, crisp, bitter
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, pineapple, tropical fruit, fruity
sweet potato, pineapple, maple, mineral
sweet potato, banana, vanilla, clean
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato, rich, clean, sweet
sweet potato, rich, sweet
sweet potato, light-bodied, long finish
sweet potato, lychee, grape, muscat
sweet potato, umami, sweet, rich
sweet potato, sweet, sherry-like, cask
sweet potato, tropical fruit, bright, aged
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato, tea, rich
sweet potato, sweet
sweet potato, roasted grain
sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, earthy
sweet potato, spice, sweet
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, spice, clean, sharp
sweet potato, coffee, earthy, pepper
sweet potato, melon, banana, sweet
sweet potato, citrus, fruity, mint
sweet potato, whisky-like, cask
sweet potato, funky
sweet potato, light-bodied, dry, aged
sweet potato, rich, sweet
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, rich, clean
sweet potato, umami, rich
sweet potato, sweet, clean, rich
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, fruity, earthy, mineral
sweet potato, fruity
sweet potato, sweet, clean, fruity
sweet potato, fruity, umami, rich
sweet potato, pear, grassy, light-bodied
sweet potato, pear, grassy, rich
sweet potato, earthy, crisp, aged
sweet potato, yogurt, creamy texture
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, roasted grain, sweet
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, vanilla, creamy texture, bright
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, sweet
sweet potato, rich, purple sweet potato
sweet potato, whisky-like, aged
sweet potato, crisp
sweet potato, tea, vanilla, mushroom
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, clean, aged
sweet potato, crisp, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, vanilla, toast, spice
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, dry
sweet potato, lychee, chocolate, bright
sweet potato, chocolate, sherry-like, cask
sweet potato, tropical fruit, spice, light-bodied
sweet potato, smoky, rich, long finish
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, lychee, white peach, tropical fruit
sweet potato, tropical fruit, pepper, sweet
Mugi shochu
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
barley, soft, silky, smooth
Chamomile softens barley shochu into an evening drink
barley, clean, off-dry, smooth
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
barley, chocolate, umami, smooth
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barley, smooth, crisp, aged
Gentle flower, gentle bottle
barley, chocolate, earthy, smooth
barley, soft, light-bodied, clean
barley, smooth, rich, light-bodied
barley, pear, soft, spice
barley, smooth, long finish, aged
barley, soft, clean
barley, smooth, light-bodied, clean
barley, smoky, soft, cask
barley, smooth, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, whisky-like
Chamomile and honey
barley, smooth, mint, caramel
barley, smooth, crisp, cask
barley, smooth, dry
barley, white peach, cherry, soft
barley, soft, chocolate, toast
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
barley, soft, cask, aged
barley, smooth, crisp, aged
barley, earthy, mineral, pepper
barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate
barley, crisp, clean, aged
barley, crisp, clean
barley, tropical fruit, light-bodied
barley, rich, crisp
barley, umami, rich, sweet
barley, umami, rich, aged
barley, umami, rich, sharp
barley, chocolate, rich, full-bodied
barley, rich, full-bodied, cask
barley, citrus, melon, white peach
barley, umami, savory, clean
barley, vanilla, spice, cask
barley, rice, umami
barley, rice, umami
barley, earthy, clean, bright
barley, roasted grain
barley, citrus, melon, banana
barley, sesame, grassy, chocolate
barley, caramel, rich, sweet
barley, vanilla, chocolate, nutty
barley, toast, savory, rich
barley, toast, rich, light-bodied
barley, toast, spice, rich
barley, banana, white peach, tea
barley, chocolate, coffee, rich
barley, umami, light-bodied
barley, banana, toast
barley, pear, banana, bread
barley, caramel, chocolate, smoky
barley, cask, aged
barley, toast, light-bodied, sweet
barley, rich, cask, aged
barley, crisp, light-bodied, fruity
barley, toast, cereal, rich
barley, fruity, light-bodied
barley, sweet, clean
barley, vanilla, nutty, toast
barley, cask, aged
barley, banana, berry, bread
Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
floral, smooth, aged
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
chestnut, floral, roasted grain, sweet
tea, umami, savory, rich
Chamomile softens barley shochu into an evening drink
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Gentle flower, gentle bottle
smooth, rich, aged
chestnut, barley, fruity, rich
smooth, rich, full-bodied, sweet
Soba shochu
The nutty base will swallow a delicate flower unless the drink is otherwise very plain.
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
buckwheat, smooth, aged
Gentle flower, gentle bottle
Chamomile softens barley shochu into an evening drink
buckwheat, nutty, earthy, vanilla
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Kokuto shochu
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
Chamomile and honey
kokuto, vanilla, spice, cask
Gentle flower, gentle bottle
kokuto, smooth, smoky, cask
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kokuto, smooth, cask, aged
Korui, the continuous-still shochu
Gentle flower, gentle bottle
sweet potato, soft, crisp, clean
rice, soft, crisp, clean
soft, light-bodied, clean, sweet
Shiso, sesame, yuzu and other flavoured shochu
Chamomile is faint enough to be lost, and a smooth bottle leaves it the room it needs
coffee, chocolate, brown sugar, rice
Chamomile softens barley shochu into an evening drink