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Luxardo. Dry rather than sweet despite the name, and a bar spoon changes a stirred drink completely.

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.

Brooklyn Kura Kasutori ShochuKome (rice)Start with Jasmine tea, YuzuKiuchi Rice Shochu ClassicPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Kiuchi Rice Shochu GinkaPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Jasmine tea, YuzuDassai ShochuPouredKome (rice) · YamaguchiStart with Tonic water, Yuzu

27 more, all of them in Kome shochu

Mugi shochu

Aokage 'Forty-One Genshu - Throughbred Stallion' Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · MiyazakiStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)Ark JakuunbakuMugi (barley) · FukuokaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)Asahi MannenboshiMugi (barley) · MiyazakiStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)Chingu Black Iki Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · NagasakiStart with Oolong tea, GenmaichaGinza No Suzume Aged 7YrMugi (barley) · OitaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), GenmaichaGinza Suzume Barley ShochuMugi (barley) · OitaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Genmaicha

42 more, all of them in Mugi shochu

Awamori

Ryukyu Ohcho AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Miyakojima)Start with Soda water, YuzuSeifuku Vintage AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Ishigaki)Start with Ginger ale, Daidai (bitter orange)Zuisen Kouryu AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Naha)Start with Ginger ale, Black tea (Earl Grey)

14 more, all of them in Awamori

Kokuto shochu

Jougo ShochuKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, Daidai (bitter orange)Nankai Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar)Start with Jasmine tea, CardamomSelephantKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Jasmine tea, CardamomTida Ichinojo Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, Cardamom

Soba shochu

Towari Soba ShochuPouredSoba (buckwheat) · KyotoStart with Ginger beer, Toasted sesameSoba Unkai ShochuPouredSoba (buckwheat) · Miyazaki (Gokase)Start with Ginger beer, Hojicha

1 more, all of them in Soba shochu

Shiso, sesame, tea and other single-botanical shochu

Beniotome Sesame ShochuPouredSesame shochu · Fukuoka (Kurume)Start with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Hyuganatsu

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

Imo shochu

GoroImo (sweet potato) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, CinnamonMahokoImo (sweet potato) · MiyazakiStart with Ginger beer, Green tea (sencha)Watanabe Distillery 'Yuki no Mannen - Winter Penguin' Sweet Potato ShochuImo (sweet potato) · MiyazakiStart with Ginger beer, Green tea (sencha)