Types of shochu

Shochu that goes with green tea liqueur

Wine, liqueur and spirits

Sweeter and rounder than brewing your own matcha, and it dissolves properly, which matcha powder in a cold drink does not.

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.

Kome shochu

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

Dassai ShochuPouredKome (rice) · YamaguchiStart with Tonic water, Yuzu Motoko 8 Years Aged Rice ShochuKome (rice) · MiyazakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Kiuchi Rice Shochu ClassicPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Kiuchi Rice Shochu GinkaPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Jasmine tea, Yuzu

29 more, all of them in Kome shochu

Awamori

Kumejima's KumesenPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Kumejima)Start with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Hyuganatsu Ryukyu Ohcho AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Miyakojima)Start with Soda water, Yuzu Seifuku Coffee LiqueurPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Ishigaki)Start with Ginger ale, Hyuganatsu Zuisen Hakuryu AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Naha)Start with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Hyuganatsu

23 more, all of them in Awamori

Imo shochu

Tomino Hozan Imo ShochuPouredImo (sweet potato) · KagoshimaStart with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Yuzu

25 more, all of them in Imo shochu

Mugi shochu

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)

10 more, all of them in Mugi shochu

Shiso, sesame, tea and other single-botanical shochu

Awano Kaori Sudachi ShochuPouredShochu · TokushimaStart with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Yuzu Beniotome Sesame ShochuPouredSesame shochu · Fukuoka (Kurume)Start with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Hyuganatsu Gyokuro Excellent Green ShochuPouredShochu · FukuokaStart with Kombucha, Pickled ginger (gari)

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

Kokuto shochu

Jougo ShochuKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, Daidai (bitter orange)KanaKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, Cinnamon Nankai Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar)Start with Jasmine tea, Cardamom SelephantKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Jasmine tea, Cardamom Tida Asahi Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, Ginger Tida Ichinojo Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, Cardamom

1 more, all of them in Kokuto shochu