Shochu that goes with kiwi
Tropical fruit
These are bottles to mix kiwi into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
Muddled with the seeds. Green, sour and refreshing, and cheap year round.
Best bottles for kiwi
The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.
The bottle already smells of tropical fruit, and this puts more of it in the glass.
sweet potato, tropical fruit, spice, light-bodied
sweet potato, pineapple, tropical fruit, fruity
sweet potato, lychee, white peach, tropical fruit
Kiwi's tartness shows on a clean bottle
sweet potato, floral, fruity, clean
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, rich, clean
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, vanilla
sweet potato, smooth, soft, clean
An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
sweet potato, citrus, fruity, mint
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.
Imo shochu
The newer imo shochu are bred for lychee and tropical aromatics, so tropical fruit is agreeing with the bottle rather than fighting it.
The bottle already smells of tropical fruit, and this puts more of it in the glass.
sweet potato, tropical fruit, spice, light-bodied
sweet potato, pineapple, tropical fruit, fruity
sweet potato, lychee, white peach, tropical fruit
Kiwi's tartness shows on a clean bottle
sweet potato, floral, fruity, clean
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sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, rich, clean
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, vanilla
sweet potato, smooth, soft, clean
An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
sweet potato, citrus, fruity, mint
sweet potato, crisp, bitter
sweet potato, fruity, soft, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, soft, light-bodied
sweet potato, berry, soft, sweet
sweet potato, roasted grain
sweet potato, shiso, smooth, tea
sweet potato, umami, smooth
sweet potato, funky
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, roasted grain, sweet
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, vanilla, creamy texture, bright
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, sweet
sweet potato, rich, crisp, soft
sweet potato, tea, vanilla, mushroom
sweet potato, rich, soft, aged
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, crisp, sweet
sweet potato, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, nutty, umami
sweet potato, soft, smooth, aged
sweet potato, vanilla, toast, spice
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, tropical fruit, pepper, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, clean, soft
sweet potato, soft, crisp, clean
sweet potato, rich, clean, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, clean, rich
sweet potato, sweet, clean, fruity
sweet potato, pear, grassy, rich
The sweetness here is aroma rather than sugar, because sugar does not come over a still. Acid is what keeps the impression from turning cloying.
sweet potato, white peach, grape, berry
citrus, pear, sweet potato, clean
vanilla, cask, rich, crisp
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, umami, silky
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, tropical fruit, bright, aged
sweet potato, coffee, earthy, pepper
sweet potato, fruity, earthy, mineral
sweet potato, earthy, crisp, aged
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, pineapple, maple, mineral
sweet potato, citrus, floral, sweet
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, spice, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, rich, sweet
sweet potato, soft, light-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, floral, fruity, umami
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, smooth, aged
sweet potato, yogurt, creamy texture
sweet potato, soft, light-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, citrus, floral, caramel
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, floral, soft, maple
sweet potato, sweet, soft, rich
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, long finish
sweet potato, chocolate, sherry-like, cask
sweet potato, banana, vanilla, clean
sweet potato, umami, soft, full-bodied
sweet potato, spice, clean, sharp
sweet potato, umami, soft, clean
sweet potato, clean, aged
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, dry
Fruit without acid goes flat fast. A squeeze of something sour is what keeps a fruity bottle tasting fresh instead of sweet.
muscat, citrus, floral, sweet potato
sweet potato, lychee, grape, muscat
sweet potato, lychee, floral, fruity
Muddled with the seeds. Green, sour and refreshing, and cheap year round.
sweet potato, floral, full-bodied
sweet potato, soft, tea
sweet potato, light-bodied, long finish
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, aged
sweet potato, fruity, soft
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, tea, rich
sweet potato, milky, soft, aged
sweet potato, smooth, toast
sweet potato, rich, smooth, umami
sweet potato, smooth, umami, light-bodied
sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, whisky-like, cask
sweet potato, light-bodied, dry, aged
sweet potato, umami, rich
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, fruity
sweet potato, smooth, fruity, bright
sweet potato, fruity, umami, rich
sweet potato, pear, grassy, light-bodied
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, rich, purple sweet potato
sweet potato, whisky-like, aged
sweet potato, crisp
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, smooth
sweet potato, lychee, chocolate, bright
sweet potato, soft, smooth, rich
sweet potato, smoky, rich, long finish
Awamori
Under its strength awamori is sweet and floral, and that is the half of it tropical fruit answers.
caramel, smoky, rich, earthy
rich, full-bodied, aged, umami
umami, rich, full-bodied, cask
rice, earthy, mushroom, rich
rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
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rich, smooth, clean, soft
floral, clean, sharp, aged
clean, off-dry, soft, light-bodied
rice, clean, smooth, aged
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
rice, clean, bright, aged
aged, caramel, smooth, spice
rice, pear, caramel, rich
rice, smooth, savory, aged
rice, cherry, vanilla, chocolate
rice, bright, aged
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, soft, rich, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, light-bodied, sweet
rice, sweet, crisp, smooth
rice, roasted grain, aged
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, sweet, rich, full-bodied
rice, vanilla, funky, creamy texture
Kokuto shochu
Everything the tiki canon does with rum works here, and works better, because the drink does not end the evening.
kokuto, tropical fruit, vanilla, sweet
kokuto, sweet, clean, rich
kokuto, light-bodied, clean, aged
dried fruit, chocolate, honey, kokuto
kokuto, chocolate, nutty, sweet
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kokuto, soft, light-bodied, sweet
kokuto, molasses, roasted grain, dry
kokuto, molasses, vanilla, spice
kokuto, vanilla, spice, cask
kokuto, rich, long finish, aged
kokuto, smooth, smoky, cask
kokuto, rum-like, chocolate
kokuto, smooth, cask, aged
Mugi shochu
The bottle already smells of tropical fruit, and this puts more of it in the glass.
The sweetness here is aroma rather than sugar, because sugar does not come over a still. Acid is what keeps the impression from turning cloying.
Kiwi's tartness shows on a clean bottle
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
barley, crisp, clean, aged
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barley, soft, light-bodied, clean
barley, soft, clean
barley, smooth, light-bodied, clean
barley, apple, pineapple, creamy texture
Fruit without acid goes flat fast. A squeeze of something sour is what keeps a fruity bottle tasting fresh instead of sweet.
barley, citrus, melon, banana
Soba shochu
An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
buckwheat, smooth, aged
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Kome shochu
The sweetness here is aroma rather than sugar, because sugar does not come over a still. Acid is what keeps the impression from turning cloying.
Kiwi's tartness shows on a clean bottle
rice, rich, clean, bright
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rice, light-bodied, clean
Fruit without acid goes flat fast. A squeeze of something sour is what keeps a fruity bottle tasting fresh instead of sweet.
Korui, the continuous-still shochu
Kiwi's tartness shows on a clean bottle
soft, light-bodied, clean, sweet
barley, soft, crisp, clean
Shiso, sesame, yuzu and other flavoured shochu
Tropical fruit is in this bottle, not just on its nose, so this doubles it rather than introducing it.
There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
Kiwi's tartness shows on a clean bottle
sesame, nutty, toast, off-dry
Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
Kiwi's tartness shows on a clean bottle