Shochu that goes with dry vermouth
Wine, liqueur and spirits
These are bottles to mix dry vermouth into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
Dolin dry or Noilly Prat. A quarter of the shochu's volume, stirred cold.
Best bottles for dry vermouth
The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.
Rice shochu and dry vermouth, stirred, is a martini that tastes of its base instead of juniper
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral
rice, floral, aged
rice, floral, smooth, soft
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
rice, floral, honey, caramel
rice, clean, smooth, aged
rice, rich, clean, bright
rice, clean, aged
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
rice, clean, bright, aged
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 has enough character to be the base of a cocktail, not the neutral part of one. So an orange liqueur or a mezcal sits beside it instead of covering it.
Rice shochu and dry vermouth, stirred, is a martini that tastes of its base instead of juniper
rice, clean, smooth, aged
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
rice, clean, bright, aged
rice, soft, clean, aged
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rice, smooth, soft, clean
Two clean, dry things
rice, pear, caramel, rich
rice, cask, aged
rice, whisky-like, cask, aged
rice, smooth, savory, aged
rice, cherry, vanilla, chocolate
rice, bright, aged
rice, citrus, cereal, aged
rice, smooth, aged
rice, soft, aged
rice, caramel, chocolate, crisp
rice, smooth, soft, aged
rice, roasted grain, aged
rice, sherry-like, aged
rice, aged
rice, soft, smooth
rice, steamed rice, soft, caramel
rice, earthy, mushroom, rich
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, cherry, vanilla, caramel
rice, vanilla, funky, creamy texture
rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
rice, nutty, dry, aged
Dry vermouth and a sweet bottle argue
rich, smooth, clean, soft
clean, off-dry, soft, light-bodied
rice, smooth, cereal, sweet
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, soft, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, soft, rich, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, light-bodied, sweet
rice, sweet, smooth, rich
rice, sweet, crisp, smooth
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, citrus, roasted grain, sweet
rice, smooth, maple, umami
rice, citrus, vanilla, chocolate
rice, sweet, soft, smooth
rice, smooth, sweet, aged
rice, smooth, sweet, oily
rice, smooth, sweet, aged
rice, sweet, rich, full-bodied
Dolin dry or Noilly Prat. A quarter of the shochu's volume, stirred cold.
rich, full-bodied, aged, umami
umami, rich, full-bodied, cask
aged, caramel, smooth, spice
Kome shochu
Rice shochu stirred with vermouth is a martini with koji where the juniper was. The strength depends on the bottle, not on the swap. Most shochu is 25 and lands well under a gin martini. The 40 percent bottles land beside one.
Rice shochu and dry vermouth, stirred, is a martini that tastes of its base instead of juniper
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral
rice, floral, smooth, soft
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
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rice, rich, clean, bright
rice, light-bodied, clean
rice, aged, cask, smooth
rice, soft, umami, rich
rice, vanilla, smooth, cask
rice, rich, aged
rice, soft, rich, aged
rice, soft, light-bodied, aged
rice, light-bodied, cask
rice, light-bodied, dry, aged
rice, vanilla, smooth, fruity
rice, banana, vanilla, chocolate
rice, vanilla, cask, aged
rice, melon, vanilla, toast
rice, smooth, aged, cask
rice, citrus, apple, pineapple
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, rich, bright
rice, pear, jasmine, light-bodied
rice, cask, aged
rice, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, aged
Dry vermouth and a sweet bottle argue
rice, umami, crisp, sweet
rice, vanilla, smooth, sweet
rice, citrus, silky, light-bodied
rice, steamed rice, citrus, pineapple
rice, vanilla, caramel, chocolate
rice, smooth, light-bodied, sweet
rice, soft, smoky, creamy texture
Mugi shochu
Rice shochu and dry vermouth, stirred, is a martini that tastes of its base instead of juniper
barley, rice, umami
Shochu and dry vermouth is a martini with koji where the juniper was
Two clean, dry things
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
barley, crisp, clean, aged
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barley, crisp, clean
barley, soft, clean
barley, smooth, light-bodied, clean
barley, earthy, clean, bright
barley, earthy, mineral, pepper
barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate
barley, chocolate, umami, smooth
barley, smooth, crisp, aged
barley, chocolate, earthy, smooth
barley, tropical fruit, light-bodied
barley, smooth, rich, light-bodied
barley, pear, soft, spice
barley, smooth, long finish, aged
barley, rich, crisp
barley, smoky, soft, cask
barley, smooth
barley, umami, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, whisky-like
barley, umami, rich, sharp
barley, chocolate, rich, full-bodied
barley, rich, full-bodied, cask
barley, citrus, melon, white peach
barley, vanilla, spice, cask
barley, honey, chocolate, spice
barley, roasted grain
barley, smooth, mint, caramel
barley, vanilla, chocolate, nutty
barley, toast, savory, rich
barley, smooth, crisp, cask
barley, toast, spice, rich
barley, banana, white peach, tea
barley, chocolate, coffee, rich
barley, umami, light-bodied
barley, smooth, dry
barley, soft, bright
barley, soft, chocolate, toast
barley, banana, toast
barley, caramel, chocolate, smoky
barley, cask, aged
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
barley, vanilla, cask
barley, soft, silky, smooth
barley, soft, cask, aged
barley, smooth, crisp, aged
barley, rich, cask, aged
barley, crisp, light-bodied, fruity
barley, toast, cereal, rich
barley, fruity, light-bodied
barley, vanilla, nutty, toast
barley, cask, aged
barley, banana, berry, bread
barley, dry, cask, aged
Dry vermouth and a sweet bottle argue
barley, umami, savory, clean
barley, apple, pineapple, creamy texture
Korui, the continuous-still shochu
Rice shochu and dry vermouth, stirred, is a martini that tastes of its base instead of juniper
Two clean, dry things
sweet potato, soft, crisp, clean
Soba shochu
Rice shochu and dry vermouth, stirred, is a martini that tastes of its base instead of juniper
Imo shochu
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
sweet potato, floral, full-bodied
sweet potato, floral, fruity, umami
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, smooth
sweet potato, lychee, floral, fruity
sweet potato, floral, soft, maple
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Two clean, dry things
sweet potato, umami, soft, full-bodied
sweet potato, spice, clean, sharp
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
sweet potato, umami, soft, clean
sweet potato, clean, aged
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, dry
Dry vermouth and a sweet bottle argue
Shiso, sesame, yuzu and other flavoured shochu
Rice shochu and dry vermouth, stirred, is a martini that tastes of its base instead of juniper
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
Two clean, dry things
sesame, nutty, toast, off-dry
Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
Shochu and dry vermouth is a martini with koji where the juniper was
barley, smooth, honey, vanilla