Shochu that goes with kombucha
Bubbles and lengtheners
A plain or ginger kombucha. It brings acid, bubbles and funk, all things sake is short of.
Ranked over every bottle in the catalogue, with the reason each one is here. The reasoning is the same engine that recommends a mixer from a bottle, run the other way round, so the two never contradict each other.
Best with it
- Kozuru Kuro Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kozuru Kuro Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kumamoto
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Satoh Kuro
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Chiran Tea Chu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Daiyame Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Gyokuro Excellent Green Shochu
Shochu · Fukuoka
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Heihachiro Organic Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kagemusha Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Oita
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kappa No Sasoimizu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Komasa Kurano Shikon Pink Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kuro Isanishiki Sweet Potato Shochu 900ml
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Mizu Shiso Shochu
Shochu · Saga
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Nakamura Gyokuro Kuro Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Nami Hana Batch #25 Big Island Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato)
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Nankai Imo Black
Imo (sweet potato)
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Ozeki Lemon Sour Cocktail Shochu
Shochu · Hyogo
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Sasshu Sekitoba Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Sasshu Sekitoba Shochu Matcha
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Satsuma Houzan
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Satsuma Hozan
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Seifuku Coffee Liqueur
Awamori · Okinawa (Ishigaki)
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Shigemasu
Shochu · Fukuoka
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Sweet Potato Shochu 'Imo'
Imo (sweet potato) · Kumamoto
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Tenshi No Yuwaku Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Tomi no Houzan Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Yeti Yuki Otoko, Kasutori Shochu
Shochu · Niigata
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Mizu Green Tea Shochu
Mugi (barley) · Saga
Kombucha: The barley highball is the default shochu drink in Japan. Clean spirit, cold soda, nothing in the way.
- Kiroku 'Memory' Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Aka Kirishima Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Awano Kaori Sudachi Shochu
Shochu · Tokushima
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Beniotome Sesame Shochu
Sesame shochu · Fukuoka (Kurume)
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Chie Imai Morris Spirits Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Chiyomusubi Hama no Imota
Imo (sweet potato) · Tottori
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Colorful
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Crio
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Daiyame 40 Imo Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Hamanoimota Shochu 12
Imo (sweet potato) · Tottori
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Hokutan Houzan
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Jikuya Black
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Jikuya White
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kaikouzu Imo Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kaikouzu Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kannoko
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kirishima Melt 15yr Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kirishima No.8 Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kodakara Dry Ginger Shochu
Shochu · Yamagata
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Kodakara Yamagata Lafrance (Pear) Shochu
Shochu · Yamagata
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Kodakara Yamagata Ringo (Apple) Shochu
Shochu · Yamagata
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Komasa Akazaru Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Komasa Kurano Shikon Green Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Komasa Migaki Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Kura Kasutori Shochu
Shochu
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Kuro Shiranami
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Leona Yuzu Sparkling Shochu 375ml
Shochu · Kagoshima
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Meiji no Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Mitsutake Hokuto Kenshiro
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Mitsutake Hokuto Raoh
Imo (sweet potato)
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Miyazaki Kinmiya Shochu
Shochu · Mie
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Nakano Beninanko Umeshu Shochu
Shochu · Wakayama
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Nakano Kishu Mikan Umeshu
Shochu · Wakayama
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Nakano Kishu Yuzu Umeshu Shochu
Shochu · Wakayama
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Nakano Plum Wine Umeshu
Shochu · Wakayama
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Rihei Ginger Shochu
Shochu · Miyazaki
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Satsuma Shiranami
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Satsuma Sobagura Buckwheat Shochu 900ml
Soba (buckwheat) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: Soba shochu is usually vacuum distilled and light, which is exactly the profile a highball flatters. The soba highball is a standard order in a soba restaurant, not an experiment.
- SG Shochu IMO
Imo (sweet potato)
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Shiratsuyu Mayuko Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Shiro Kirishima
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Takara Chu-Hi Fuji Apple
Shochu
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Takara Chu-Hi Lemon
Shochu
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Takara Chu-Hi White Peach
Shochu
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Takara Korui Shochu (1.75L)
Shochu
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Takara Shochu Jun
Shochu
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Tan Taka Tan
Shiso shochu · Hokkaido
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Tan Taka Tan Red Shiso Shochu
Shiso shochu · Hokkaido
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Tantakatan Shiso Shochu
Shiso shochu · Hokkaido (Asahikawa)
Kombucha: These bottles already have one strong flavour in them. Soda gives it room instead of competing with it.
- Tenson Korin (Kourin)
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Tomi no Hozan Imo Shochu
Imo (sweet potato)
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Tomino Hozan Imo Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Towari Soba Shochu
Soba (buckwheat) · Kyoto
Kombucha: Soba shochu is usually vacuum distilled and light, which is exactly the profile a highball flatters. The soba highball is a standard order in a soba restaurant, not an experiment.
- Tsurushi
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Kombucha: The distilleries themselves now sell imo shochu as a highball. Soda lifts the aroma off the glass instead of burying it.
- Chingu White Iki Barley Shochu
Mugi (barley) · Nagasaki
Kombucha: The barley highball is the default shochu drink in Japan. Clean spirit, cold soda, nothing in the way.
- Chuko Yokka Koji Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Chuko Yokka Koji Ryukyu Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Genkai "Iki"
Mugi (barley) · Nagasaki
Kombucha: The barley highball is the default shochu drink in Japan. Clean spirit, cold soda, nothing in the way.
- Helios Kura Awamori (Kosyu)
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- iichiko Saiten
Mugi (barley) · Oita
Kombucha: The barley highball is the default shochu drink in Japan. Clean spirit, cold soda, nothing in the way.
- Kumesen Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Masahiro Awamori (line, unspecified expression)
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Mizu Saga Barley Shochu
Mugi (barley) · Saga
Kombucha: The barley highball is the default shochu drink in Japan. Clean spirit, cold soda, nothing in the way.
- Mizuho Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Ryukyu 1429 Mizu
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Ryukyu Awamori, Taragawa Distillery
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Seifuku Coffee
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Shirayuri Inui 44 Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Kombucha: The awamori highball is how Okinawa drinks through a summer, and it is the easiest introduction to the category.
- Yama no Mori
Mugi (barley) · Nagasaki
Kombucha: The barley highball is the default shochu drink in Japan. Clean spirit, cold soda, nothing in the way.