Shochu that goes with pedro ximénez sherry (px)

Wine, liqueur and spirits

Lustau San Emilio. Effectively a raisin syrup that happens to be wine, so a bar spoon sweetens and adds body where sugar syrup would only add sugar.

Best bottles for pedro ximénez sherry (px)

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

Seifuku CoffeeAwamori · Okinawa

Pedro Ximénez sherry (PX): Raisin and cocoa come off the same shelf, and PX brings both

Komasa Mellowed Kozuru ExcellenceKome (rice) · Kagoshima

Pedro Ximénez sherry (PX): Rice shochu stirred with vermouth is a martini at half the proof.

Mugi HokkaMugi (barley) · Kagoshima

barley, roasted barley, chocolate, coffee

Yayoi Araroka Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar)

kokuto, rum-like, rice, chocolate

Toyonaga "Okukuma"Kome (rice) · Kumamoto

Pedro Ximénez sherry (PX): This bottle brings its own sweetness. More sugar is the most common way a drink built on it goes wrong.

Amami Kokuto ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami)

Pedro Ximénez sherry (PX): Brown sugar and dried fig, with the sugar already oxidised so it does not read as dessert

Kiuchi Rice Shochu ClassicPouredKome (rice) · Ibaraki

rice, aged, cask, smooth

Kiuchi Rice Shochu GinkaPouredKome (rice) · Ibaraki

rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged

Lento Kokuto ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)

kokuto, molasses, vanilla, spice

Nankai White Oak ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)

kokuto, vanilla, spice, cask

24-DO Kinjo ShiroKome (rice) · Kumamoto

rice, umami, rich, sherry-like

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

barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate

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.

Awamori

Seifuku CoffeeAwamori · OkinawaStart with Ginger beer, Coffee (cold brew)Seifuku Coffee LiqueurPouredAwamori · Okinawa (Ishigaki)Start with Ginger ale, Hyuganatsu

2 more, all of them in Awamori

Kome shochu

Rice shochu stirred with vermouth is a martini at half the proof.

Kiuchi Rice Shochu ClassicPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Kiuchi Rice Shochu GinkaPouredKome (rice) · IbarakiStart with Jasmine tea, Yuzu

30 more, all of them in Kome shochu

Mugi shochu

Mugi HokkaMugi (barley) · KagoshimaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Coffee (cold brew)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, Genmaicha iichiko ShinwaMugi (barley) · OitaStart with Mugicha (barley tea), Genmaicha

7 more, all of them in Mugi shochu

Kokuto shochu

Amami Kokuto ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami)Start with Ginger beer, Pineapple Lento Kokuto ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)Start with Ginger beer, Ginger Nankai White Oak ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)Start with Ginger beer, Cinnamon Nankai Gold ShochuPouredKokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)Start with Ginger beer, Lime

5 more, all of them in Kokuto shochu