Kokuto shochu
Brown sugar shochu is legally only made on the Amami islands, and it is a cane spirit in everything but name. Every rum drink you know is available to it at two thirds the alcohol.
Across the bottles we hold
- bottles
- 12
- Strength
- 24–43%
- Mostly from
- Kagoshima
- Runs higher on
- earthiness, sweetness
Counted from this catalogue, not from the category in general. It describes what reaches the United States, which is a narrower thing than what Japan makes.
Poured at Juraku
We have these open at the bar, so the notes below come from the glass rather than from a listing.
The rest of the catalogue
Nobody here has tasted these. Each profile is estimated from what the importer publishes, and each page says so.
Jougo ShochuKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, SudachiKanaKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, CinnamonNankai Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar)Start with Jasmine tea, CardamomNankai Shochu (Original)Kokuto (brown sugar)Start with Ginger beer, CardamomSelephantKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Jasmine tea, CardamomTida Asahi Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, GingerTida Ichinojo Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger beer, CardamomYayoi Araroka Kokuto ShochuKokuto (brown sugar)Start with Ginger beer, Ginger