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Shochu that goes with melon liqueur

Wine, liqueur and spirits

Midori, or a drier Japanese one if you can find it. Half an ounce is plenty; this is a flavour, not a base.

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.

Dassai ShochuPouredKome (rice) · YamaguchiStart with Tonic water, YuzuMusha Gaeshi "Tipsy Samurai" Rice ShochuKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, CucumberKiuchi Rice Shochu ClassicPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Kiuchi Rice Shochu GinkaPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Jasmine tea, Yuzu

29 more, all of them in Kome shochu

Awamori

Kumejima's KumesenPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Kumejima)Start with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), HyuganatsuRyukyu Ohcho AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Miyakojima)Start with Soda water, YuzuSeifuku Coffee LiqueurPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Ishigaki)Start with Ginger ale, HyuganatsuZuisen Hakuryu AwamoriPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Naha)Start with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Hyuganatsu

23 more, all of them in Awamori

Imo shochu

Tomino Hozan Imo ShochuPouredImo (sweet potato) · KagoshimaStart with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Yuzu

24 more, all of them in Imo shochu

Mugi shochu

Nikaido Oita Mugi ShochuPouredMugi (barley) · Oita (Hiji)Start with Jasmine tea, Green tea (sencha)Yanagita Koma Barley ShochuPouredMugi (barley) · Miyazaki (Miyakonojo)Start with Jasmine tea, Green tea (sencha)

9 more, all of them in Mugi shochu

Kokuto shochu

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

1 more, all of them in Kokuto shochu

Shiso, sesame, tea and other single-botanical shochu

Awano Kaori Sudachi ShochuPouredShochu · TokushimaStart with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), YuzuBeniotome Sesame ShochuPouredSesame shochu · Fukuoka (Kurume)Start with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), Hyuganatsu

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