Shochu that goes with dashi
Savory and salt
Warm kombu-and-bonito stock, lightly seasoned, mixed with the spirit. It sounds strange and tastes like an oden counter.
Ranked over every bottle in the catalogue, with the reason each one is here. The reasoning is the same engine that recommends a mixer from a bottle, run the other way round, so the two never contradict each other.
Best with it
- Kuro Kirishima Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Dashi: Salt does not make a drink salty in small amounts. It makes a savoury bottle taste more like itself, which is why this pairing reads as strange and drinks as obvious.
- Zanpa White Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Dashi: Salt does not make a drink salty in small amounts. It makes a savoury bottle taste more like itself, which is why this pairing reads as strange and drinks as obvious.
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