Shochu that goes with umeboshi
Savory and salt
These are bottles to mix umeboshi into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
One salted plum, crushed with a spoon in the glass. Salty, sour, savory.
Best bottles for umeboshi
The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.
Imo shochu, hot water, umeboshi: a Kagoshima winter
One umeboshi in a glass of barley shochu and hot water is the oldest shochu drink there is
barley, rice, umami
barley, rice, umami
Ume and rice is a rice ball
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
rice, smooth, maple, umami
rice, citrus, umami, soft
rice, smooth, soft, clean
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami
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.
Imo shochu
Umeboshi in hot shochu is a Kagoshima winter, and salt is the fastest way to make an earthy bottle taste like more of itself.
Imo shochu, hot water, umeboshi: a Kagoshima winter
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami, rich, sweet
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato, umami, sweet, rich
Show the other 155 umeboshi matches
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato, rich, smooth, umami
sweet potato, smooth, umami, light-bodied
sweet potato, umami, soft, full-bodied
sweet potato, umami, smooth
sweet potato, umami, rich
sweet potato, sweet, clean, rich
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, umami, soft, clean
sweet potato, fruity, umami, rich
sweet potato, pear, grassy, rich
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, smooth, soft, clean
sweet potato, smooth, nutty, umami
sweet potato, purple sweet potato, berry, yogurt
vanilla, cask, rich, crisp
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
citrus, pear, sweet potato, clean
sweet potato, crisp, bitter
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, clean, soft
sweet potato, pineapple, tropical fruit, fruity
sweet potato, pineapple, maple, mineral
sweet potato, banana, vanilla, clean
sweet potato, soft, crisp, clean
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, rich, clean, sweet
sweet potato, rich, sweet
sweet potato, soft, tea
sweet potato, light-bodied, long finish
sweet potato, lychee, grape, muscat
sweet potato, fruity, soft, sweet
sweet potato, fruity, silky, smooth
sweet potato, sweet, sherry-like, cask
sweet potato, apple, soft, rich
sweet potato, soft, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich, light-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, sweet
sweet potato, tropical fruit, bright, aged
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, sweet, soft, light-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, aged
sweet potato, fruity, soft
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, tea, rich
sweet potato, berry, soft, sweet
sweet potato, roasted grain
sweet potato, milky, soft, aged
sweet potato, smooth, toast
sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, earthy
sweet potato, spice, sweet
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, spice, clean, sharp
sweet potato, shiso, smooth, tea
sweet potato, coffee, earthy, pepper
sweet potato, melon, banana, sweet
sweet potato, citrus, fruity, mint
sweet potato, whisky-like, cask
sweet potato, funky
sweet potato, smooth, rich, sweet
sweet potato, light-bodied, dry, aged
sweet potato, rich, sweet
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, rich, clean
sweet potato, soft, light-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich
sweet potato, fruity, earthy, mineral
sweet potato, fruity
sweet potato, sweet, clean, fruity
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, fruity, bright
sweet potato, sweet, smooth, aged
sweet potato, pear, grassy, light-bodied
sweet potato, earthy, crisp, aged
sweet potato, yogurt, creamy texture
sweet potato, soft, light-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, roasted grain, sweet
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, white peach, grape, berry
sweet potato, vanilla, creamy texture, bright
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, vanilla
sweet potato, rich, purple sweet potato
sweet potato, whisky-like, aged
sweet potato, crisp
sweet potato, rich, crisp, soft
sweet potato, tea, vanilla, mushroom
sweet potato, rich, soft, aged
sweet potato, soft, sweet
sweet potato, clean, aged
sweet potato, crisp, sweet
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, full-bodied, sweet
sweet potato, soft, smooth, aged
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, smooth
sweet potato, vanilla, toast, spice
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, dry
sweet potato, sweet, soft, rich
sweet potato, lychee, chocolate, bright
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, long finish
sweet potato, soft, smooth, rich
sweet potato, chocolate, sherry-like, cask
sweet potato, tropical fruit, spice, light-bodied
sweet potato, smoky, rich, long finish
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, lychee, white peach, tropical fruit
sweet potato, tropical fruit, pepper, sweet
Salt flattens perfume
lychee, grape, jasmine, rich
muscat, citrus, floral, sweet potato
sweet potato, citrus, floral, sweet
sweet potato, floral, full-bodied
sweet potato, floral, fruity, clean
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, smooth
sweet potato, lychee, floral, fruity
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
sweet potato, citrus, floral, caramel
sweet potato, floral, soft, maple
sweet potato, tropical fruit, floral, caramel
Awamori
Ume and rice is a rice ball
rice, smooth, soft, clean
Salt and sour pull umami forward
umami, rich, full-bodied, cask
Show the other 97 umeboshi matches
rice, smooth, savory, aged
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, smooth, soft, aged
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
caramel, smoky, rich, earthy
rice, clean, smooth, aged
rice, pear, caramel, rich
rice, smooth, cereal, sweet
rice, cherry, vanilla, chocolate
rice, bright, aged
rice, clean, bright, aged
rice, citrus, cereal, aged
rice, soft, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, soft, rich, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, soft, aged
rice, smooth, rich, sweet
rice, light-bodied, sweet
rice, caramel, chocolate, crisp
rice, sweet, smooth, rich
rice, soft, clean, aged
rice, sweet, crisp, smooth
rice, roasted grain, aged
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, citrus, roasted grain, sweet
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, sweet, oily
rice, sweet, rich, full-bodied
rice, vanilla, funky, creamy texture
rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
Mugi shochu
Dashi-wari and an umeboshi in hot barley shochu are real izakaya orders, but they belong to a winter counter rather than a summer glass.
One umeboshi in a glass of barley shochu and hot water is the oldest shochu drink there is
barley, rice, umami
barley, rice, umami
barley, toast, savory, rich
barley, chocolate, umami, smooth
barley, umami, rich, sweet
Show the other 93 umeboshi matches
barley, umami, rich, aged
barley, umami, rich, sharp
barley, citrus, melon, white peach
barley, citrus, melon, banana
barley, umami, light-bodied
barley, clean, off-dry, smooth
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
barley, earthy, mineral, pepper
barley, sesame, caramel, chocolate
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, rich, aged
barley, smooth, rich, whisky-like
barley, chocolate, rich, full-bodied
barley, rich, full-bodied, cask
barley, apple, pineapple, creamy texture
barley, vanilla, spice, cask
barley, honey, chocolate, spice
barley, roasted grain
barley, sesame, grassy, chocolate
barley, caramel, rich, sweet
barley, smooth, mint, caramel
barley, vanilla, chocolate, nutty
barley, toast, rich, light-bodied
barley, smooth, crisp, cask
barley, toast, spice, rich
barley, banana, white peach, tea
barley, chocolate, coffee, rich
barley, smooth, dry
barley, white peach, cherry, soft
barley, soft, chocolate, toast
barley, banana, toast
barley, pear, banana, bread
barley, caramel, chocolate, smoky
barley, cask, aged
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
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
Ume and rice is a rice ball
rice, umami, crisp, sweet
Show the other 58 umeboshi matches
rice, aged, cask, smooth
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, 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, vanilla, caramel, chocolate
rice, smooth, light-bodied, sweet
rice, soft, smoky, creamy texture
rice, light-bodied, clean
Soba shochu
Buckwheat is a savoury grain, and a soba restaurant already serves this spirit next to dashi.
One umeboshi in a glass of barley shochu and hot water is the oldest shochu drink there is
Salt and sour pull umami forward
One salted plum, crushed with a spoon in the glass. Salty, sour, savory.
buckwheat, nutty, earthy, vanilla
buckwheat, smooth, aged
Show the other 4 umeboshi matches
Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
Salt and sour pull umami forward
One umeboshi in a glass of barley shochu and hot water is the oldest shochu drink there is
Plum is in this bottle, not just on its nose, so this doubles it rather than introducing it.
citrus, plum, sweet, yuzu
Show the other 7 umeboshi matches
ginger, dry, crisp, citrus
Imo shochu, hot water, umeboshi: a Kagoshima winter
chestnut, barley, fruity, rich
Korui, the continuous-still shochu
Imo shochu, hot water, umeboshi: a Kagoshima winter
Ume and rice is a rice ball
One umeboshi in a glass of barley shochu and hot water is the oldest shochu drink there is
Shiso, sesame, yuzu and other flavoured shochu
The same two things that are in the jar, back in a glass
One umeboshi in a glass of barley shochu and hot water is the oldest shochu drink there is
Ume and rice is a rice ball
Kokuto shochu
Salt and sour pull umami forward
kokuto, soft, light-bodied, sweet