Shochu that goes with kuri (chestnut) liqueur

Wine, liqueur and spirits

Zuiyo's Kuririn, from Japanese chestnuts at 11 percent, or Dover's wa-shu kuri, which is on a rum base. A dessert direction, and not the same thing as kuri shochu, which is a base spirit.

Best bottles for kuri (chestnut) liqueur

The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.

Ark JakuunbakuMugi (barley) · Fukuoka

Kuri (chestnut) liqueur: Grain and roast are the same flavour arrived at twice, once by the still and once by the pan.

Brooklyn Kura Kasutori ShochuKome (rice)

rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral

Musha Gaeshi "Tipsy Samurai" Rice ShochuKome (rice) · Kumamoto

rice, melon, vanilla, toast

Naka Naka Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · Miyazaki

barley, honey, caramel, chocolate

NakanakaMugi (barley) · Miyazaki

barley, chocolate, toast, pepper

Nakanaka 'Pretty' Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · Miyazaki

barley, chocolate, toast, pepper

Towari Soba ShochuPouredSoba (buckwheat) · Kyoto

buckwheat, savory, nutty, earthy

Aokage 'Forty-One Genshu - Throughbred Stallion' Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · Miyazaki

barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate

Asahi MannenboshiMugi (barley) · Miyazaki

barley, chocolate, umami, smooth

Chingu Black Iki Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · Nagasaki

barley, rice, chocolate, earthy

iichiko ShinwaMugi (barley) · Oita

barley, roasted barley, melon, white peach

Jakuunbaku Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · Fukuoka

barley, honey, chocolate, spice

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.