Shochu that goes with togarashi (chili)
Spice and warmth
A rim of shichimi, or a slice of fresh chili. Heat on fruit, not on rice.
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
- Nankai Gold Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Amami Kokuto Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami)
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Jougo Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Kana
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Kuon Ryukyu Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Togarashi (chili): Star anise, chilli and ginger all read as native rather than imported on this base.
- Lento Kokuto Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Nankai Kokuto Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar)
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Nankai Shochu (Original)
Kokuto (brown sugar)
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Nankai White Oak Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima (Amami Oshima)
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Seifuku Coffee
Awamori · Okinawa
Togarashi (chili): Star anise, chilli and ginger all read as native rather than imported on this base.
- Selephant
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Tida Asahi Kokuto Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Tida Ichinojo Kokuto Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar) · Kagoshima
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Yayoi Araroka Kokuto Shochu
Kokuto (brown sugar)
Togarashi (chili): Ginger and brown sugar is a dark and stormy. Kokuto shochu makes it at half the alcohol.
- Zanpa Premium 35 Awamori
Awamori · Okinawa
Togarashi (chili): Star anise, chilli and ginger all read as native rather than imported on this base.