Shochu that goes with yuzu marmalade (yuja-cha)
Sweeteners
These are bottles to mix yuzu marmalade (yuja-cha) into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
The Korean-style yuzu preserve sold in jars. A spoon in hot water with shochu, or shaken cold.
Best bottles for yuzu marmalade (yuja-cha)
The strongest matches in the catalogue, across every style. Everything below is the same ranking opened out by what the shochu is made from.
Yuzu tea and barley shochu in hot water is a winter izakaya drink
barley, honey, chocolate, spice
barley, smooth, honey, vanilla
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
Hot water, rice shochu, a spoon of yuzu tea
Yuzu peel, sweetened, on a citrus bottle
ginger, dry, crisp, citrus
citrus, pear, sweet potato, clean
rice, citrus, dried fruit, floral
rice, citrus, aged
barley, citrus, melon, white peach
barley, rice, 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.
Soba shochu
Buckwheat's sweetness is dark rather than bright, so a dark syrup extends it and a pale one sits on top.
Yuzu tea and barley shochu in hot water is a winter izakaya drink
buckwheat, savory, nutty, earthy
buckwheat, nutty, earthy, vanilla
buckwheat, smooth, aged
buckwheat, smooth
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Awamori
Hot water, rice shochu, a spoon of yuzu tea
Yuzu peel, sweetened, on a citrus bottle
rice, citrus, roasted grain, sweet
rice, citrus, vanilla, chocolate
rice, citrus
rice, citrus, umami, soft
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rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
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, toast, sweet
rice, umami, clean, light-bodied
rice, bright, aged
rice, clean, bright, 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, smooth, maple, umami
rice, sherry-like, aged
rice, aged
rice, soft, smooth
rice, steamed rice, soft, caramel
rice, earthy, mushroom, rich
rice, sweet, soft, smooth
rice, smooth, sweet, aged
rice, smooth, 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, clean, sharp, aged
rice, vanilla, funky, creamy texture
rice, smooth, soft, clean
Mugi shochu
Yuzu tea and barley shochu in hot water is a winter izakaya drink
barley, jasmine, honey, vanilla
Yuzu peel, sweetened, on a citrus bottle
barley, rice, umami
barley, rice, umami
barley, citrus, melon, banana
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barley, clean, off-dry, smooth
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
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, rich, clean
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, fruity, soft
barley, earthy, clean, bright
barley, roasted grain
barley, cask
barley, sesame, grassy, chocolate
barley, smooth, mint, caramel
barley, rich, aged
barley, vanilla, chocolate, nutty
barley, toast, savory, rich
barley, toast, rich, light-bodied
barley, smooth, crisp, cask
barley, toast, spice, rich
barley, umami, aged
barley, banana, white peach, tea
barley, melon, banana, floral
barley, chocolate, coffee, rich
barley, umami, light-bodied
barley, smooth, dry
barley, white peach, cherry, soft
barley, soft, bright
barley, soft, chocolate, toast
barley, aged
barley, banana, toast
barley, pear, banana, bread
barley, caramel, chocolate, smoky
barley, cask, aged
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, rich
barley, fruity, light-bodied
barley, sweet, clean
barley, silky, smooth
barley, clean, sharp
barley, vanilla, nutty, toast
barley, cask, aged
barley, banana, berry, bread
barley, dry, cask, aged
Imo shochu
Yuzu peel, sweetened, on a citrus bottle
citrus, pear, sweet potato, clean
Yuzu tea and imo shochu oyuwari is a Kagoshima winter
vanilla, cask, rich, crisp
sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, umami, silky
sweet potato, sweet, rich, full-bodied
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sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, pineapple, tropical fruit, fruity
sweet potato, banana, vanilla, clean
sweet potato, floral, full-bodied
sweet potato, soft, tea
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato
sweet potato, light-bodied, long finish
sweet potato, lychee, grape, muscat
sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, tropical fruit, bright, aged
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, smooth, aged
sweet potato, fruity, soft
sweet potato, umami
sweet potato, soft, dry, sweet
sweet potato, tea, rich
sweet potato, milky, soft, aged
sweet potato, smooth, toast
sweet potato, rich, smooth, umami
sweet potato, smooth, umami, light-bodied
sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, earthy
sweet potato, umami, soft, full-bodied
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, spice, clean, sharp
sweet potato, coffee, earthy, pepper
sweet potato, whisky-like, cask
sweet potato, light-bodied, dry, aged
sweet potato, umami, rich
sweet potato, rich, full-bodied
sweet potato, smooth, rich
sweet potato, smooth, clean, aged
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, fruity, earthy, mineral
sweet potato, fruity
sweet potato, umami, soft, clean
sweet potato, smooth, fruity, bright
sweet potato, fruity, umami, rich
sweet potato, pear, grassy, light-bodied
sweet potato, earthy, crisp, aged
sweet potato, lychee, floral, fruity
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, white peach, grape, berry
sweet potato, rich, purple sweet potato
sweet potato
sweet potato, whisky-like, aged
sweet potato, crisp
sweet potato, aged
sweet potato, umami, rich, aged
sweet potato, clean, aged
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, bright
sweet potato, smooth
sweet potato, light-bodied, clean, dry
sweet potato, lychee, chocolate, bright
sweet potato, soft, smooth, rich
sweet potato, smoky, rich, long finish
sweet potato
sweet potato, lychee, white peach, tropical fruit
sweet potato, citrus, floral, sweet
sweet potato, citrus, fruity, mint
sweet potato, citrus, floral, caramel
sweet potato, smooth, sweet, vanilla
Kome shochu
Yuzu peel, sweetened, on a citrus bottle
rice, citrus, aged
rice, citrus, silky, light-bodied
rice, steamed rice, citrus, pineapple
rice, citrus, apple, pineapple
Hot water, rice shochu, a spoon of yuzu tea
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rice, aged, cask, smooth
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
rice, soft, umami, rich
rice, umami, crisp, sweet
rice, vanilla, smooth, cask
rice, vanilla, smooth, sweet
rice, rich, aged
rice, ginjo-like
rice, soft, rich, aged
rice, smooth, aged
rice, floral, aged
rice, floral, smooth, soft
rice, rich, clean, bright
rice, soft, umami, rich
rice, soft, light-bodied, aged
rice, light-bodied, cask
rice, smooth, full-bodied, cask
rice, light-bodied, dry, aged
rice, umami, rich
rice, vanilla, smooth, fruity
rice, clean, aged
rice, banana, vanilla, chocolate
rice, clean, aged
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
rice, umami, rich, aged
rice, vanilla, cask, aged
rice, melon, vanilla, toast
rice, sweet, clean, smooth
rice, chocolate, sweet
rice, smooth, aged, cask
rice, smooth, crisp, aged
rice, rich, bright
rice, pear, jasmine, light-bodied
rice, cask, aged
rice, cask, aged
rice, smooth, rich
rice, smooth, aged
rice, smooth, sweet
rice, smooth, light-bodied, sweet
rice, soft, smoky, creamy texture
rice, light-bodied, clean
Kokuto shochu
It reads sweet without carrying any sugar, so added sweetness is easy to overdo. Put it in only to balance a sharp acid.
kokuto, molasses, roasted grain, dry
kokuto, molasses, vanilla, spice
The bottle already smells of honey, and this puts more of it in the glass.
kokuto, vanilla, spice, cask
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kokuto, cask, aged
kokuto, rich, long finish, aged
kokuto, smooth, smoky, cask
kokuto, rum-like, chocolate
kokuto, smooth, cask, aged
Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
Yuzu tea and barley shochu in hot water is a winter izakaya drink
Yuzu peel, sweetened, on a citrus bottle
citrus, plum, sweet, yuzu
Yuzu tea and imo shochu oyuwari is a Kagoshima winter
chestnut, barley, fruity, rich
Citrus is in this bottle, not just on its nose, so this doubles it rather than introducing it.
Shiso, sesame, yuzu and other flavoured shochu
Citrus is in this bottle, not just on its nose, so this doubles it rather than introducing it.
citrus, bright, bitter, crisp
Yuzu tea and barley shochu in hot water is a winter izakaya drink
Korui, the continuous-still shochu
The bottle already smells of honey, and this puts more of it in the glass.
Yuzu tea and imo shochu oyuwari is a Kagoshima winter
Hot water, rice shochu, a spoon of yuzu tea
Yuzu tea and barley shochu in hot water is a winter izakaya drink