Shochu that goes with peach liqueur
Wine, liqueur and spirits
These are bottles to mix peach liqueur into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
A good one (Giffard, Merlet). A shortcut to the bellini when peaches are out of season.
Best bottles for peach 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.
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
floral, clean, sharp, aged
rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral
rice, floral, aged
rice, floral, smooth, soft
Barley shochu, peach liqueur, oolong: a Japanese izakaya order
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
rice, floral, honey, caramel
Peach on peach
barley, banana, white peach, tea
barley, white peach, cherry, soft
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 come first, and bottles we pour are marked rather than promoted. The scores are the same engine that recommends a mixer from a bottle, run the other way round, but the labels are not: a bottle page badges at most twelve strong matches and at most three per family, so that the twelve describe that bottle rather than the same citrus and soda every time. Here there is no cap, so a pairing badged strong on this page can read as a good match on the bottle's own.
Awamori
Awamori has enough character to be the base of a cocktail, not the neutral part of one. So an orange liqueur or a mezcal sits beside it instead of covering it.
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
A good one (Giffard, Merlet). A shortcut to the bellini when peaches are out of season.
rich, smooth, clean, soft
rich, full-bodied, aged, umami
clean, off-dry, soft, light-bodied
Show the other 102 peach liqueur matches
umami, rich, full-bodied, cask
aged, caramel, smooth, spice
rice, clean, smooth, aged
rice, pear, caramel, rich
rice, cask, aged
rice, whisky-like, cask, aged
rice, smooth, savory, aged
rice, smooth, cereal, sweet
rice, cherry, vanilla, chocolate
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
rice, bright, aged
rice, clean, bright, aged
rice, citrus, cereal, aged
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, soft, rich, sweet
rice, soft, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, smooth, aged
rice, soft, rich, sweet
rice, clean, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, clean, smooth
rice, soft, aged
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, light-bodied, sweet
rice, caramel, chocolate, crisp
rice, sweet, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, soft, aged
rice, soft, clean, aged
rice, sweet, crisp, smooth
rice, roasted grain, aged
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, citrus, roasted grain, sweet
rice, smooth, maple, umami
rice, sherry-like, aged
rice, aged
rice, soft, smooth
rice, citrus, vanilla, chocolate
rice, steamed rice, soft, caramel
rice, earthy, mushroom, rich
rice, sweet, soft, smooth
rice, smooth, sweet, aged
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, smooth, sweet, oily
rice, chocolate, sweet, aged
rice, smooth, sweet, aged
rice, sweet, rich, full-bodied
rice, cherry, vanilla, caramel
rice, vanilla, funky, creamy texture
rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
rice, smooth, soft, clean
Mugi shochu
Barley shochu, peach liqueur, oolong: a Japanese izakaya order
barley, banana, white peach, tea
barley, white peach, cherry, soft
barley, clean, off-dry, smooth
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
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barley, earthy, mineral, pepper
barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate
barley, chocolate, umami, smooth
barley, crisp, clean, aged
barley, smooth, crisp, aged
barley, crisp, clean
barley, chocolate, earthy, smooth
barley, tropical fruit, light-bodied
barley, soft, light-bodied, clean
barley, smooth, rich, light-bodied
barley, pear, soft, spice
barley, smooth, long finish, aged
barley, rich, crisp
barley, soft, clean
barley, smooth, light-bodied, clean
barley, smoky, soft, cask
barley, smooth
barley, umami, rich, sweet
barley, umami, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, aged
barley, soft, sweet
barley, smooth, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, whisky-like
barley, umami, rich, sharp
barley, chocolate, rich, full-bodied
barley, rich, full-bodied, cask
barley, light-bodied
barley, umami, savory, clean
barley, apple, pineapple, creamy texture
barley, vanilla, spice, cask
barley, rice, umami
barley, rice, umami
barley, earthy, clean, bright
barley, honey, chocolate, spice
barley, roasted grain
barley, citrus, melon, banana
barley, sesame, grassy, chocolate
barley, smooth, mint, caramel
barley, vanilla, chocolate, nutty
barley, toast, savory, rich
barley, toast, rich, light-bodied
barley, smooth, crisp, cask
barley, toast, spice, rich
barley, chocolate, coffee, rich
barley, umami, light-bodied
barley, smooth, dry
barley, soft, bright
barley, soft, chocolate, toast
barley, banana, toast
barley, pear, banana, bread
barley, caramel, chocolate, smoky
barley, cask, aged
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
barley, vanilla, cask
barley, toast, light-bodied, sweet
barley, soft, silky, smooth
barley, soft, cask, aged
barley, smooth, crisp, aged
barley, rich, cask, aged
barley, crisp, light-bodied, fruity
barley, toast, cereal, rich
barley, fruity, light-bodied
barley, sweet, clean
barley, vanilla, nutty, toast
barley, cask, aged
barley, banana, berry, bread
barley, dry, cask, aged
Kome shochu
Rice shochu stirred with vermouth is a martini with koji where the juniper was. The strength depends on the bottle, not on the swap. Most shochu is 25 and lands well under a gin martini. The 40 percent bottles land beside one.
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral
rice, floral, smooth, soft
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
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A good one (Giffard, Merlet). A shortcut to the bellini when peaches are out of season.
rice, soft, umami, rich
rice, umami, crisp, sweet
rice, vanilla, smooth, cask
rice, vanilla, smooth, sweet
rice, rich, aged
rice, soft, rich, aged
rice, rich, clean, bright
rice, soft, light-bodied, aged
rice, light-bodied, cask
rice, light-bodied, dry, aged
rice, vanilla, smooth, fruity
rice, banana, vanilla, chocolate
rice, citrus, silky, light-bodied
rice, vanilla, cask, aged
rice, melon, vanilla, toast
rice, sweet, clean, smooth
rice, steamed rice, citrus, pineapple
rice, smooth, aged, cask
rice, citrus, apple, pineapple
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, rich, bright
rice, pear, jasmine, light-bodied
rice, cask, aged
rice, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, aged
rice, smooth, light-bodied, sweet
rice, soft, smoky, creamy texture
rice, light-bodied, clean
Imo shochu
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
sweet potato, floral, full-bodied
sweet potato, lychee, floral, fruity
sweet potato, citrus, floral, sweet
sweet potato, floral, fruity, clean
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sweet potato, floral, fruity, umami
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, smooth
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, citrus, floral, caramel
sweet potato, floral, soft, maple
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
floral, fruity, sweet, plum
chestnut, floral, roasted grain, sweet
Barley shochu, peach liqueur, oolong: a Japanese izakaya order
barley, smooth, honey, vanilla
chestnut, barley, fruity, rich
Shiso, sesame, yuzu and other flavoured shochu
The bottle is already floral, and this puts more of that in the glass.
Barley shochu, peach liqueur, oolong: a Japanese izakaya order
White peach is in this bottle, not just on its nose, so this doubles it rather than introducing it.
Soba shochu
Barley shochu, peach liqueur, oolong: a Japanese izakaya order
Korui, the continuous-still shochu
Barley shochu, peach liqueur, oolong: a Japanese izakaya order