Shochu that goes with passion fruit
Tropical fruit
The most useful tropical fruit for mixing: intensely aromatic and properly sour. Pulp with seeds, or a good puree.
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
- Daiyame Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kaikouzu Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
- Kozuru Kuro Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
- Kozuru Kuro Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kumamoto
Passion fruit: An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
- Satoh Kuro
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
- Zuisen "Hakuryu" Kusu Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Passion fruit: Okinawa grows the pineapple, the passion fruit and the shikuwasa, and distils the spirit. The pairing is geography.
- Komasa Akazaru Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Moriizou Ultra PR Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Natsu no Mannen 'Summer Penguin' Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- SG Shochu IMO
Imo (sweet potato)
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Aka Kirishima Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Komasa Kurano Shikon Green Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Daiyame 40 Imo Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: The newer imo shochu are bred for lychee and tropical aromatics, so tropical fruit is agreeing with the bottle rather than fighting it.
- Kirishima No.8 Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: The newer imo shochu are bred for lychee and tropical aromatics, so tropical fruit is agreeing with the bottle rather than fighting it.
- Yamaneko "Wild Cat"
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: The newer imo shochu are bred for lychee and tropical aromatics, so tropical fruit is agreeing with the bottle rather than fighting it.
- Kirishima Melt 15yr Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
- Kuro Kirishima Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
- Satsuma Kuradashi Genshu Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
- Tomi no Houzan Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: An earthy, heavy spirit flattens out without acid. This is the ingredient doing structural work, not decoration.
- Chuko Ryukyu Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa (Naha)
Passion fruit: Okinawa grows the pineapple, the passion fruit and the shikuwasa, and distils the spirit. The pairing is geography.
- Seifuku Vintage Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa (Ishigaki)
Passion fruit: Okinawa grows the pineapple, the passion fruit and the shikuwasa, and distils the spirit. The pairing is geography.
- Yokka Koji Ryukyu Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Passion fruit: Okinawa grows the pineapple, the passion fruit and the shikuwasa, and distils the spirit. The pairing is geography.
- Zuisen Hiryu Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa (Naha)
Passion fruit: Okinawa grows the pineapple, the passion fruit and the shikuwasa, and distils the spirit. The pairing is geography.
- Aka Maoh Shochu Red Satan 12
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Akae
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Chie Imai Morris Spirits Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Chiran Tea Chu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Hamanoimota Shochu 12
Imo (sweet potato) · Tottori
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Heihachiro Organic Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Issho Bronze Imo Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Akita
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Jikuya Black
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Jikuya White
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kagemusha Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Oita
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kaikouzu Imo Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kannoko
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kappa No Sasoimizu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kiccho Houzan
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kiroku 'Memory' Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Komasa Kurano Shikon Pink Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kuro Isanishiki Sweet Potato Shochu 900ml
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kuro Kirishima Melt 720ml
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Kuro Shiranami
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Meiji no Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Mitsutake Hokuto Kenshiro
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Mitsutake Hokuto Raoh
Imo (sweet potato)
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Nakamura Gyokuro Kuro Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Nami Hana Batch #25 Big Island Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato)
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Nankai Imo Black
Imo (sweet potato)
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Sasshu Sekitoba Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Sasshu Sekitoba Shochu Matcha
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Satoh
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Satsuma Houzan
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Satsuma Hozan
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Satsuma Shiranami
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Shiratsuyu Mayuko Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Sweet Potato Shochu 'Imo'
Imo (sweet potato) · Kumamoto
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Tenshi No Yuwaku Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Tomino Houzan
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Tsurushi
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Watanabe Shochu Bros 'Imo' Sweet Potato Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Miyazaki
Passion fruit: There is real sugar in this bottle already, and acid is what keeps it from reading as syrup.
- Jougo Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: Everything the tiki canon does with rum works here, and works better, because the drink does not end the evening.
- Nankai Gold Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)
Passion fruit: Everything the tiki canon does with rum works here, and works better, because the drink does not end the evening.
- Seifuku Coffee Liqueur
Awamori · Okinawa (Ishigaki)
Passion fruit: Okinawa grows the pineapple, the passion fruit and the shikuwasa, and distils the spirit. The pairing is geography.
- Tomino Hozan Imo Shochu
Imo (sweet potato) · Kagoshima
Passion fruit: The newer imo shochu are bred for lychee and tropical aromatics, so tropical fruit is agreeing with the bottle rather than fighting it.
- Amami Kokuto Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami)
Passion fruit: Everything the tiki canon does with rum works here, and works better, because the drink does not end the evening.
- Ryukyu Ohcho Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa (Miyakojima)
Passion fruit: Okinawa grows the pineapple, the passion fruit and the shikuwasa, and distils the spirit. The pairing is geography.