Shochu that goes with fernet
Bitter and aperitivo
A quarter ounce. Menthol and bitterness, for the darkest bottles.
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
- Seifuku Coffee
Awamori · Okinawa
Fernet: Aged kusu is intense enough to meet amaro without either one winning.
- Amami Kokuto Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami)
Fernet: Brown sugar carries bitterness the way a boulevardier carries whiskey. Amaro and red bitter both land.
- Nankai Gold Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)
Fernet: Brown sugar carries bitterness the way a boulevardier carries whiskey. Amaro and red bitter both land.
Also works
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