Shochu that goes with yuzu liqueur (yuzushu)
Wine, liqueur and spirits
These are bottles to mix yuzu liqueur (yuzushu) into. Some of them taste of it too, and where that is the reason a bottle is here, its line says so.
Sweet yuzu liqueur, usually on a sake or shochu base. A shortcut to yuzu when the fruit is out of season.
Best bottles for yuzu liqueur (yuzushu)
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 liqueur on a citrus bottle
Yuzu perfume and floral notes
muscat, citrus, floral, sweet potato
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
ginger, dry, crisp, citrus
floral, clean, sharp, aged
rice, floral, aged
rice, floral, smooth, soft
rice, citrus, aged
barley, citrus, melon, white peach
barley, citrus, melon, banana
rice, citrus, cereal, aged
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.
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.
Yuzu liqueur on a citrus bottle
Yuzu perfume and floral notes
rice, ginjo-like, floral, aged
rice, floral, aged
rice, floral, smooth, soft
Show the other 63 yuzu liqueur (yuzushu) matches
rice, citrus, silky, light-bodied
rice, floral, fruity, smooth
rice, steamed rice, citrus, pineapple
rice, citrus, apple, pineapple
Sweet yuzu liqueur, usually on a sake or shochu base. A shortcut to yuzu when the fruit is out of season.
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, 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, vanilla, smooth, fruity
rice, clean, aged
rice, banana, vanilla, chocolate
rice, clean, aged
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
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.
Yuzu perfume and floral notes
Yuzu liqueur on a citrus bottle
rice, citrus, roasted grain, sweet
rice, citrus, vanilla, chocolate
rice, citrus, umami, soft
Show the other 102 yuzu liqueur (yuzushu) matches
rice, floral, honey, caramel
rice, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla
Sweet yuzu liqueur, usually on a sake or shochu base. A shortcut to yuzu when the fruit is out of season.
rich, smooth, clean, soft
rich, full-bodied, aged, umami
clean, off-dry, soft, light-bodied
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, 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 liqueur on a citrus bottle
barley, citrus, melon, banana
Yuzu perfume and floral notes
Barley shochu, yuzushu, soda: a yuzu sour without a yuzu
barley, bright, clean, light-bodied
barley, earthy, mineral, pepper
Show the other 93 yuzu liqueur (yuzushu) matches
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, rice, umami
barley, rice, umami
barley, fruity, soft
barley, earthy, clean, bright
barley, honey, chocolate, spice
barley, roasted grain
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, chocolate, coffee, rich
barley, umami, light-bodied
barley, smooth, dry
barley, white peach, cherry, soft
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, 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
Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
Yuzu liqueur on a citrus bottle
Yuzu perfume and floral notes
Barley shochu, yuzushu, soda: a yuzu sour without a yuzu
floral, fruity, sweet, plum
citrus, plum, sweet, yuzu
chestnut, barley, fruity, rich
Show the other 2 yuzu liqueur (yuzushu) matches
chestnut, floral, roasted grain, sweet
Citrus is in this bottle, not just on its nose, so this doubles it rather than introducing it.
Imo shochu
Yuzu liqueur on a citrus bottle
sweet potato, citrus, floral, sweet
sweet potato, citrus, floral, caramel
citrus, pear, sweet potato, clean
Yuzu perfume and floral notes
sweet potato, lychee, floral, fruity
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.
Yuzu perfume and floral notes
Barley shochu, yuzushu, soda: a yuzu sour without a yuzu
Soba shochu
Barley shochu, yuzushu, soda: a yuzu sour without a yuzu
Korui, the continuous-still shochu
Barley shochu, yuzushu, soda: a yuzu sour without a yuzu