Kome shochu
Rice shochu is what happens when you distil something very close to sake. It carries the same apple and melon aromatics, which makes it the shochu that behaves most like a white spirit in a stirred drink.
Across the bottles we hold
- bottles
- 35
- Strength
- 23–41%
- Usual koji
- White 13/17
- Mostly from
- Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Yamaguchi
- Runs higher on
- florality, grain
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.
24-DO Kinjo ShiroKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Brooklyn Kura Kasutori ShochuKome (rice)Start with Jasmine tea, YuzuCalifornia ShochuKome (rice)Start with Oolong tea, GenmaichaDassai Kasutori ShochuKome (rice) · YamaguchiStart with Oolong tea, GenmaichaHakkaisan Honkaku Kome Shochu "Kikoji Sandanshikomi Yoroshiku Senman Arubeshi"Kome (rice) · NiigataStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Hakkaisan Honkaku Kome Shochu Oak Barrel "Fubaika"Kome (rice) · NiigataStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)HakutakeKome (rice)Start with Oolong tea, GenmaichaHakutake KaoruKome (rice)Start with Oolong tea, GenmaichaHakutake KomoriutaKome (rice)Start with Oolong tea, YuzuHakutake ShiroKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Hakutake YuzumonKome (rice)Start with Oolong tea, YuzuKawabeKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, GenmaichaKomasa Mellowed Kozuru ExcellenceKome (rice) · KagoshimaStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Mellowed Kozuru Excellence Rice ShochuKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Misty Blue Rice Shochu 720mlKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Mizu Lemongrass ShochuKome (rice) · SagaStart with Oolong tea, YuzuMoMoMoKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, GenmaichaMotokoKome (rice) · MiyazakiStart with Oolong tea, Green tea (sencha)Motoko 8 Years Aged Rice ShochuKome (rice) · MiyazakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Mugon Rice ShochuKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Musha Gaeshi "Tipsy Samurai" Rice ShochuKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, CucumberRice Shochu 'Kome'Kome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Sengetsu Rice ShochuKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, YuzuSengetsu Taru Rice ShochuKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)SG Shochu KOMEKome (rice)Start with Oolong tea, LemonSt. George California Rice ShochuKome (rice)Start with Oolong tea, GenmaichaTakara Yokaichi Kome ShochuKome (rice) · MiyazakiStart with Oolong tea, Green tea (sencha)Toki No KokuinKome (rice) · MieStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)ToyonagaKome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, LemonToyonaga "Okukuma"Kome (rice) · KumamotoStart with Oolong tea, LemonYamasemi 'Kingfisher' Rice ShochuKome (rice) · MiyazakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)Yamasemi Rice ShochuKome (rice) · MiyazakiStart with Oolong tea, Black tea (Earl Grey)