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Shochu that goes with genever

Wine, liqueur and spirits

Bols Genever, around thirty-five dollars. The split base for a grain shochu, in a way plain gin is not.

Best bottles for genever

The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.

Yokaichi Mugi Honkaku Barley ShochuMugi (barley)

Grain and roast are the same flavour arrived at twice, once by the still and once by the pan.

Ginza Suzume Kohaku Mugi ShochuMugi (barley) · Oita

barley, smoky, soft, whisky-like

Towari Soba ShochuPouredSoba (buckwheat) · Kyoto

buckwheat, savory, nutty, earthy

Aka Oni Shochu Red Devil 12Mugi (barley) · Miyazaki

barley, earthy, mineral, pepper

Aokage 'Forty-One Genshu - Throughbred Stallion' Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · Miyazaki

barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate

Ark JakuunbakuMugi (barley) · Fukuoka

barley, roasted barley, chestnut, vanilla

Asahi MannenboshiMugi (barley) · Miyazaki

barley, chocolate, umami, smooth

Chingu Black Iki Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · Nagasaki

barley, rice, chocolate, earthy

Chingu White Iki Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · Nagasaki

barley, rice, tropical fruit, light-bodied

Fukiage Kura Cask Reserve ShochuMugi (barley) · Kagoshima

barley, smooth, rich, light-bodied

Genkai "Iki"Mugi (barley) · Nagasaki

barley, rice, pear, spice

Ginza No Suzume Aged 7YrMugi (barley) · Oita

barley, aged, koji

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.

Mugi shochu

Yokaichi Mugi Honkaku Barley ShochuMugi (barley)Start with Sobacha (roasted buckwheat tea), GenmaichaGinza Suzume Kohaku Mugi ShochuMugi (barley) · OitaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)Nikaido Oita Mugi ShochuPouredMugi (barley) · Oita (Hiji)Start with Jasmine tea, Green tea (sencha)Yanagita Koma Barley ShochuPouredMugi (barley) · Miyazaki (Miyakonojo)Start with Jasmine tea, Green tea (sencha)

52 more, all of them in Mugi shochu

Kome shochu

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

Kiuchi Rice Shochu ClassicPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Kiuchi Rice Shochu GinkaPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Jasmine tea, Yuzu

30 more, all of them in Kome shochu

Shiso, sesame, tea and other single-botanical shochu

Rihei Ginger ShochuPouredShochu · MiyazakiStart with Ginger ale, Grapefruit

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

Soba shochu

Towari Soba ShochuPouredSoba (buckwheat) · KyotoStart with Ginger beer, Kurozu (Kagoshima black vinegar)Soba Unkai ShochuPouredSoba (buckwheat) · Miyazaki (Gokase)Start with Sobacha (roasted buckwheat tea), Hojicha

1 more, all of them in Soba shochu

Imo shochu

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

1 more, all of them in Imo shochu