Shochu that goes with jasmine tea
Tea and coffee
These are bottles to mix jasmine tea into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
Cold-brewed, unsweetened. The floral top note sits above a dry spirit without adding weight to it.
Best bottles for jasmine tea
The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.
Lychee and jasmine share a perfume
Jasmine is perfumed without being sweet, so it gives barley shochu an aromatic top without touching its dryness
Jasmine tea on a floral bottle is a flower shop
barley, citrus, melon, white peach
barley, banana, white peach, tea
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
The bottle already smells of tea, and this puts more of it in the glass.
sweet potato, shiso, smooth, tea
sweet potato, tea, vanilla, mushroom
Rice shochu is light enough to let the tea lead, which is how it is drunk with dinner in Kyushu.
barley, clean, off-dry, smooth
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
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.
Jasmine is perfumed without being sweet, so it gives barley shochu an aromatic top without touching its dryness
barley, citrus, melon, white peach
barley, banana, white peach, tea
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
barley, clean, off-dry, smooth
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
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barley, crisp, clean, aged
barley, crisp, clean
barley, soft, light-bodied, clean
barley, soft, clean
barley, smooth, light-bodied, clean
barley, umami, savory, clean
barley, earthy, clean, bright
Jasmine tea on a floral bottle is a flower shop
barley, sweet, clean
barley, chocolate, rich, full-bodied
barley, rich, full-bodied, cask
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, 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, rice, umami
barley, rice, umami
barley, honey, chocolate, spice
barley, roasted grain
barley, citrus, melon, banana
barley, caramel, rich, sweet
barley, smooth, mint, caramel
barley, vanilla, chocolate, nutty
barley, toast, savory, rich
barley, toast, rich, light-bodied
barley, smooth, crisp, cask
barley, toast, spice, rich
barley, umami, light-bodied
barley, smooth, dry
barley, white peach, cherry, soft
barley, soft, bright
barley, soft, chocolate, toast
barley, banana, toast
barley, pear, banana, bread
barley, caramel, chocolate, smoky
barley, cask, aged
barley, toast, light-bodied, sweet
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
Jasmine loses to roast
barley, chocolate, coffee, rich
Imo shochu
Green tea and oolong are how shochu is drunk with dinner across Kyushu. Tea's tannin meets the earth without covering it.
Lychee and jasmine share a perfume
Jasmine tea on a floral bottle is a flower shop
The bottle already smells of tea, and this puts more of it in the glass.
sweet potato, shiso, smooth, tea
sweet potato, tea, vanilla, mushroom
sweet potato, floral, fruity, clean
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Perfumed tea on a clean bottle
sweet potato, citrus, floral, sweet
sweet potato, floral, full-bodied
sweet potato, umami, soft, full-bodied
sweet potato, spice, clean, sharp
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, rich, clean
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
sweet potato, umami, soft, clean
sweet potato, floral, fruity, umami
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, citrus, floral, caramel
sweet potato, clean, aged
sweet potato, smooth, soft, clean
sweet potato, floral, soft, maple
sweet potato, lychee, chocolate, bright
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, soft, tea
Tea is in this bottle, not just on its nose, so this doubles it rather than introducing it.
muscat, citrus, floral, sweet potato
citrus, pear, sweet potato, clean
sweet potato, sweet, clean, soft
sweet potato, banana, vanilla, clean
sweet potato, soft, crisp, clean
sweet potato, lychee, grape, muscat
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, clean, rich
sweet potato, sweet, clean, fruity
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, smooth
sweet potato, pear, grassy, rich
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, vanilla
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, dry
sweet potato, lychee, white peach, tropical fruit
There is enough weight here to stand up to a bitter or a spice without disappearing under it.
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, umami, silky
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, pineapple, maple, mineral
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, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, umami, smooth
sweet potato, whisky-like, cask
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, fruity, earthy, mineral
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, soft, light-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, vanilla, creamy texture, bright
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, rich, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, nutty, umami
sweet potato, soft, smooth, aged
sweet potato, vanilla, toast, spice
sweet potato, sweet, soft, rich
sweet potato, soft, smooth, rich
sweet potato, chocolate, sherry-like, cask
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, tropical fruit, pepper, sweet
Cold-brewed, unsweetened. The floral top note sits above a dry spirit without adding weight to it.
sweet potato, crisp, bitter
sweet potato, pineapple, tropical fruit, fruity
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato, light-bodied, long finish
sweet potato, fruity, soft, sweet
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, soft, light-bodied
sweet potato, fruity, soft
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, berry, soft, sweet
sweet potato, sweet
sweet potato, roasted grain
sweet potato, smooth, toast
sweet potato, rich, smooth, umami
sweet potato, smooth, umami, light-bodied
sweet potato, earthy
sweet potato, spice, sweet
sweet potato, coffee, earthy, pepper
sweet potato, melon, banana, sweet
sweet potato, citrus, fruity, mint
sweet potato, funky
sweet potato, light-bodied, dry, aged
sweet potato, soft, light-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, fruity
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, fruity, bright
sweet potato, pear, grassy, light-bodied
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, roasted grain, sweet
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, white peach, grape, berry
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, sweet
sweet potato, crisp
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, crisp, sweet
sweet potato, smooth
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, smooth
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, long finish
sweet potato, tropical fruit, spice, light-bodied
sweet potato, smoky, rich, long finish
Kome shochu
Rice shochu is light enough to let the tea lead, which is how it is drunk with dinner in Kyushu.
rice, floral, ginjo-like, clean
rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral
rice, pear, jasmine, light-bodied
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
rice, floral, smooth, soft
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rice, rich, clean, bright
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
rice, light-bodied, clean
rice, soft, umami, rich
rice, vanilla, smooth, cask
rice, vanilla, smooth, sweet
rice, rich, aged
rice, soft, rich, aged
rice, banana, vanilla, chocolate
rice, smooth, aged, cask
rice, smooth, rich
rice, vanilla, caramel, chocolate
rice, soft, smoky, creamy texture
rice, aged, cask, smooth
rice, umami, crisp, sweet
rice, soft, light-bodied, aged
rice, light-bodied, cask
rice, light-bodied, dry, aged
rice, vanilla, smooth, fruity
rice, citrus, silky, light-bodied
rice, vanilla, cask, aged
rice, melon, vanilla, toast
rice, steamed rice, citrus, pineapple
rice, citrus, apple, pineapple
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, rich, bright
rice, cask, aged
rice, smooth, light-bodied, sweet
Awamori
Oolong and jasmine both belong to the same Chinese-adjacent kitchen awamori grew up in.
Jasmine tea on a floral bottle is a flower shop
Perfumed tea on a clean bottle
rice, clean, bright, aged
rice, soft, clean, aged
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rice, smooth, soft, clean
rich, smooth, clean, soft
clean, off-dry, soft, light-bodied
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
caramel, smoky, rich, earthy
rich, full-bodied, aged, umami
umami, rich, full-bodied, cask
aged, caramel, smooth, spice
rice, pear, caramel, rich
rice, smooth, savory, aged
rice, cherry, vanilla, chocolate
rice, 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, sweet, crisp, smooth
rice, roasted grain, aged
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, citrus, roasted grain, sweet
rice, sherry-like, aged
rice, soft, smooth
rice, citrus, vanilla, chocolate
rice, steamed rice, soft, caramel
rice, sweet, soft, smooth
rice, smooth, sweet, aged
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, smooth, sweet, oily
rice, sweet, rich, full-bodied
rice, vanilla, funky, creamy texture
rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
rice, nutty, dry, aged
rice, smooth, cereal, sweet
rice, light-bodied, sweet
rice, earthy, mushroom, rich
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.
Jasmine is perfumed without being sweet, so it gives barley shochu an aromatic top without touching its dryness
Perfumed tea on a clean bottle
rice, soft, crisp, clean
soft, light-bodied, clean, sweet
Cold-brewed, unsweetened. The floral top note sits above a dry spirit without adding weight to it.
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.
Perfumed tea on a clean bottle
kokuto, light-bodied, clean, aged
There is enough weight here to stand up to a bitter or a spice without disappearing under it.
kokuto, chocolate, nutty, sweet
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kokuto, rich, long finish, aged
kokuto, smooth, smoky, cask
kokuto, smooth, cask, aged
Cold-brewed, unsweetened. The floral top note sits above a dry spirit without adding weight to it.
kokuto, molasses, vanilla, spice
kokuto, vanilla, spice, cask
kokuto, tropical fruit, vanilla, sweet
kokuto, soft, light-bodied, sweet
Soba shochu
Roasted tea and buckwheat are one flavour from two plants. Hojicha and soba-yu are the same instinct.
Jasmine is perfumed without being sweet, so it gives barley shochu an aromatic top without touching its dryness
Cold-brewed, unsweetened. The floral top note sits above a dry spirit without adding weight to it.
buckwheat, nutty, earthy, vanilla
buckwheat, smooth, aged
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Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
Jasmine is perfumed without being sweet, so it gives barley shochu an aromatic top without touching its dryness
Tea is in this bottle, not just on its nose, so this doubles it rather than introducing it.
ginger, dry, crisp, citrus
Jasmine tea on a floral bottle is a flower shop
barley, smooth, honey, vanilla
floral, fruity, sweet, plum
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chestnut, floral, roasted grain, sweet
Perfumed tea on a clean bottle
There is enough weight here to stand up to a bitter or a spice without disappearing under it.
smooth, rich, cask, aged
Shiso, sesame, yuzu and other flavoured shochu
Perfumed tea on a clean bottle
sesame, nutty, toast, off-dry
Jasmine tea on a floral bottle is a flower shop
Jasmine is perfumed without being sweet, so it gives barley shochu an aromatic top without touching its dryness