Kasutori, chestnut and other bases
The bases with no family of their own: sake lees, chestnut, corn. There are no style rules on this page, which is deliberate. What each bottle is described as tasting of is doing the whole job, so the suggestions come from that rather than from anything the category is supposed to want.
Across the bottles we hold
- bottles
- 35
- Strength
- 10–40%
- Usual koji
- Yellow 3/7
- Mostly from
- Kochi, Kanagawa, Wakayama
- Runs higher on
- aroma
Counted from this catalogue, not from the category in general. It describes the bottles we have found records for, which is a narrower thing than what Japan makes.
Tasted 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
Each profile is built from the notes the producer or importer publishes, and each page names its source.
Dabada HiburiChestnut shochu · KochiStart with Hot water (oyuwari), BlueberryDaiginjo Kasutori Shochu HanamikuraShochu · GifuStart with Ginger aleGesho Flower Aged 25 degreesShochu · OkinawaStart with Ginger ale, CherryHakkaisan Honkaku Kasutori Shochu "Yoroshiku Senman Arubeshi"Shochu · NiigataStart with Hot water (oyuwari), ChamomileHatagashiraShochu · KanagawaStart with Ginger ale, Black pepperHidden Treasure (Kasutori Shochu)Shochu · KanagawaStart with Ginger aleIchimujin Chestnut ShochuChestnut shochu · KochiStart with Hot water (oyuwari)JarBonShochu · MiyazakiStart with Ginger ale, CherryKasutori Shochu 25Shochu · KanagawaStart with Ginger aleKazanarikoShochu · KochiStart with Ginger aleKodakara Dry Ginger ShochuShochu · YamagataStart with Ginger ale, GingerKodakara Yamagata Lafrance (Pear) ShochuShochu · YamagataStart with Hot water (oyuwari), Honeydew melonKodakara Yamagata Ringo (Apple) ShochuShochu · YamagataStart with Ginger aleKuon No Shizuku Shochu 720mlShochu · KagoshimaStart with Hot water (oyuwari), ChamomileMukkuri Chestnut Shochu 25Chestnut shochu · KochiStart with Hot water (oyuwari), Yellow peachMukkuri Chestnut Shochu 28Chestnut shochu · KochiStart with Hot water (oyuwari), Yellow peachNakano Beninanko Umeshu ShochuShochu · WakayamaStart with Tonic water, ChamomileNakano Kishu Mikan UmeshuShochu · WakayamaStart with Ginger aleNakano Kishu Yuzu Umeshu ShochuShochu · WakayamaStart with Soda water, LemonNakano Plum Wine UmeshuShochu · WakayamaStart with Ginger aleNoguchi Sakekasu ShochuShochu · IshikawaStart with Ginger ale, CherryOkuri OkuraChestnut shochu · EhimeStart with Hot water (oyuwari), ChamomileOkuri Okura PremiumChestnut shochu · EhimeStart with Tonic water, ChamomilePlum WineShochu · KanagawaStart with Ginger aleSanaburi Shochu YunagiShochu · NiigataStart with Ginger ale, CherrySeijaku no TokiShochu · MiyazakiStart with Hot water (oyuwari), CinnamonSento Plum WineShochu · KochiStart with Ginger aleShigemasuShochu · FukuokaStart with Ginger aleTaishu 25Shochu · NagasakiStart with Ginger aleUmeponShochu · KumamotoStart with Lemon soda (ramune, Sanpellegrino), LemonYamamoto Satsuma Godai UmeshuShochu · KagoshimaStart with Ginger aleYeti Yuki Otoko, Kasutori ShochuShochu · NiigataStart with Kombucha, GrapefruitYosei no ShiwazaShochu · AomoriStart with Ginger ale, Lychee