Shochu that goes with genmaicha
Tea and coffee
These are bottles to mix genmaicha into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
Green tea with popped, toasted rice. Cold-brew it.
Best bottles for genmaicha
The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.
Two toasted grains
barley, banana, white peach, tea
Toasted rice tea and a rice spirit are the same grain twice
barley, rice, umami
rice, steamed rice, soft, caramel
Rice shochu is light enough to let the tea lead, which is how it is drunk with dinner in Kyushu.
barley, chocolate, rich, full-bodied
barley, rich, full-bodied, cask
barley, apple, pineapple, creamy texture
barley, earthy, mineral, pepper
rice, umami, crisp, sweet
barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate
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.
Mugi shochu
Oolong-hai and green tea highballs are izakaya staples, and barley is clean enough to let the tea lead.
barley, banana, white peach, tea
Toasted rice tea and a rice spirit are the same grain twice
barley, rice, umami
barley, chocolate, rich, full-bodied
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barley, apple, pineapple, creamy texture
barley, earthy, mineral, pepper
barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate
barley, chocolate, umami, smooth
barley, crisp, clean, aged
barley, smooth, crisp, aged
barley, crisp, clean
barley, chocolate, earthy, smooth
barley, tropical fruit, light-bodied
barley, soft, light-bodied, clean
barley, smooth, rich, light-bodied
barley, pear, soft, spice
barley, smooth, long finish, aged
barley, rich, crisp
barley, soft, clean
barley, smooth, light-bodied, clean
barley, smooth
barley, umami, rich, sweet
barley, umami, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, whisky-like
barley, umami, rich, sharp
barley, vanilla, spice, cask
barley, earthy, clean, bright
barley, honey, chocolate, spice
barley, roasted grain
barley, citrus, melon, banana
barley, sesame, grassy, chocolate
barley, caramel, rich, sweet
barley, smooth, mint, caramel
barley, vanilla, chocolate, nutty
barley, toast, rich, light-bodied
barley, smooth, crisp, cask
barley, toast, spice, rich
barley, melon, banana, floral
barley, chocolate, coffee, rich
barley, umami, light-bodied
barley, smooth, dry
barley, white peach, cherry, soft
barley, soft, chocolate, toast
barley, banana, toast
barley, pear, banana, bread
barley, caramel, chocolate, smoky
barley, cask, aged
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
barley, toast, light-bodied, sweet
barley, soft, silky, smooth
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, banana, berry, bread
barley, dry, cask, aged
barley, clean, off-dry, smooth
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
barley, umami, savory, clean
barley, toast, savory, rich
barley, soft, bright
barley, soft, cask, aged
barley, smooth, crisp, aged
barley, cask, aged
This bottle's aroma is the reason to own it, and a roasted or smoky mixer covers exactly that.
Awamori
Oolong and jasmine both belong to the same Chinese-adjacent kitchen awamori grew up in.
Toasted rice tea and a rice spirit are the same grain twice
rice, clean, smooth, aged
rice, pear, caramel, rich
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rice, smooth, savory, aged
rice, cherry, vanilla, chocolate
rice, bright, aged
rice, clean, bright, aged
rice, citrus, cereal, aged
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, soft, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, soft, rich, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, soft, aged
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, caramel, chocolate, crisp
rice, sweet, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, soft, aged
rice, soft, clean, aged
rice, sweet, crisp, smooth
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, sherry-like, aged
rice, aged
rice, soft, smooth
rice, sweet, soft, smooth
rice, smooth, sweet, aged
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, smooth, sweet, oily
rice, vanilla, funky, creamy texture
rice, smooth, soft, clean
rice, nutty, dry, aged
rice, smooth, cereal, sweet
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
rice, light-bodied, sweet
rice, earthy, mushroom, rich
There is enough weight here to stand up to a bitter or a spice without disappearing under it.
rich, full-bodied, aged, umami
umami, rich, full-bodied, cask
aged, caramel, smooth, spice
Green tea with popped, toasted rice. Cold-brew it.
clean, off-dry, soft, light-bodied
This bottle's aroma is the reason to own it, and a roasted or smoky mixer covers exactly that.
rice, roasted grain, aged
rice, citrus, roasted grain, sweet
rice, citrus, vanilla, chocolate
rice, sweet, rich, full-bodied
rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
Kome shochu
Rice shochu is light enough to let the tea lead, which is how it is drunk with dinner in Kyushu.
rice, umami, crisp, sweet
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rice, light-bodied, clean
rice, rich, aged
rice, soft, rich, aged
rice, smooth, rich
This bottle's aroma is the reason to own it, and a roasted or smoky mixer covers exactly that.
rice, aged, cask, smooth
rice, rich, clean, bright
rice, soft, light-bodied, aged
rice, light-bodied, dry, aged
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, rich, bright
rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral
rice, vanilla, smooth, fruity
rice, citrus, silky, light-bodied
rice, melon, vanilla, toast
rice, pear, jasmine, light-bodied
rice, smooth, light-bodied, sweet
rice, soft, umami, rich
rice, vanilla, smooth, cask
rice, vanilla, smooth, sweet
rice, banana, vanilla, chocolate
rice, smooth, aged, cask
rice, vanilla, caramel, chocolate
rice, soft, smoky, creamy texture
rice, floral, ginjo-like, clean
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
rice, floral, smooth, soft
rice, light-bodied, cask
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
rice, vanilla, cask, aged
rice, citrus, apple, pineapple
Imo shochu
Green tea and oolong are how shochu is drunk with dinner across Kyushu. Tea's tannin meets the earth without covering it.
There is enough weight here to stand up to a bitter or a spice without disappearing under it.
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
This bottle's aroma is the reason to own it, and a roasted or smoky mixer covers exactly that.
sweet potato, shiso, smooth, tea
sweet potato, tea, vanilla, mushroom
sweet potato, soft, tea
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vanilla, cask, rich, crisp
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, pineapple, maple, mineral
sweet potato, rich, clean, sweet
sweet potato, citrus, floral, sweet
sweet potato, floral, full-bodied
sweet potato, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, sweet, rich
sweet potato, fruity, silky, smooth
sweet potato, sweet, sherry-like, cask
sweet potato, apple, soft, rich
sweet potato, soft, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich, light-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, sweet
sweet potato, tropical fruit, bright, aged
sweet potato, smooth, aged
sweet potato, milky, soft, aged
sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, umami, soft, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, spice, clean, sharp
sweet potato, umami, smooth
sweet potato, whisky-like, cask
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, rich, sweet
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, rich, clean
sweet potato, umami, rich
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, fruity, earthy, mineral
sweet potato, umami, soft, clean
sweet potato, floral, fruity, umami
sweet potato, smooth, sweet
sweet potato, fruity, umami, rich
sweet potato, sweet, smooth, aged
sweet potato, earthy, crisp, aged
sweet potato, yogurt, creamy texture
sweet potato, lychee, floral, fruity
sweet potato, soft, light-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, vanilla, creamy texture, bright
sweet potato, citrus, floral, caramel
sweet potato, rich, purple sweet potato
sweet potato, whisky-like, aged
sweet potato, rich, crisp, soft
sweet potato, rich, soft, aged
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, clean, aged
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, soft, clean
sweet potato, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, nutty, umami
sweet potato, soft, smooth, aged
sweet potato, floral, soft, maple
sweet potato, vanilla, toast, spice
sweet potato, sweet, soft, rich
sweet potato, lychee, chocolate, bright
sweet potato, soft, smooth, rich
sweet potato, chocolate, sherry-like, cask
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, tropical fruit, pepper, sweet
Korui, the continuous-still shochu
Oolong-hai and green tea-hai are this bottle's job. The tea is the drink; the shochu is the proof behind it.
Toasted rice tea and a rice spirit are the same grain twice
Green tea with popped, toasted rice. Cold-brew it.
soft, light-bodied, clean, sweet
Soba shochu
Roasted tea and buckwheat are one flavour from two plants. Hojicha and soba-yu are the same instinct.
This bottle's aroma is the reason to own it, and a roasted or smoky mixer covers exactly that.
Green tea with popped, toasted rice. Cold-brew it.
buckwheat, savory, nutty, earthy
buckwheat, smooth, aged
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Kokuto shochu
Tea and coffee meet the molasses in the bottle rather than arguing with it, and the darker the cup the better it holds.
There is enough weight here to stand up to a bitter or a spice without disappearing under it.
kokuto, rich, long finish, aged
Green tea with popped, toasted rice. Cold-brew it.
kokuto, molasses, vanilla, spice
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kokuto, vanilla, spice, cask
kokuto, soft, light-bodied, sweet
kokuto, light-bodied, clean, aged