Soba shochu
Buckwheat shochu is nutty and quiet, and roasted things meet it on its own terms rather than covering it. Hojicha and mugicha pick up the nuttiness; citrus and ginger work differently, by cutting the quiet rather than matching it.
Across the bottles we hold
- bottles
- 10
- Strength
- 25–40%
- Mostly from
- Miyazaki, Fukuoka, Nagano
- Runs higher on
- grain, earthiness
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.
Goki Funadokkuri SobaSoba (buckwheat) · FukuokaStart with Ginger ale, GrapefruitGoki SobaSoba (buckwheat) · FukuokaStart with Ginger ale, GrapefruitHakuunSoba (buckwheat) · KumamotoStart with Ginger ale, GrapefruitKariboshiSoba (buckwheat) · MiyazakiStart with Ginger ale, LemonSatsuma Sobagura Buckwheat Shochu 900mlSoba (buckwheat) · KagoshimaStart with Ginger ale, GrapefruitShugyokuSoba (buckwheat) · MiyazakiStart with Ginger ale, LemonToge Kashidaru Sannen ChozoSoba (buckwheat) · NaganoStart with Ginger ale, GrapefruitToge Soba ShochuSoba (buckwheat) · NaganoStart with Ginger ale, Grapefruit