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HONKAKU

SHOCHU

HONKAKU SHOCHU JAPAN Honkaku Spirits is devoted to bringing intensely artisanal Japanese spirits to discerning American customers with a focus on koji-based spirits. Working exclusively with family-run suppliers, Honkaku Spirits endeavors to introduce the finest traditional spirits Japan. OCHIAI DISTILLERY | KAGAMIZU, MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE Akae Honkaku Sweet Potato Shochu 50PF / 750ML Akae is made with murasaki masari sweet potatoes from Miyakonojo, Miyazaki. Filtration is kept to a minimum using only hand-skimming of oils off the surface of the aging tanks to create this bold, unfiltered shochu. CHIRAN DISTILLERY CHIRAN-CHO, KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE Chiran Tea Chu Honkaku Shochu 50PF / 750ML The earthiness of the sweet potatoes is balanced perfectly by the gentle astringency of two of the region’s most sought-after tea cultivars. SHORO DISTILLERY, KUSHIMA, MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE Colorful Honkaku Shochu Sweet Potato and Rice Distilled Spirits 60PF / 750ML / 1.8L Colorful is a blend of two sweet potatoes, each using different sweet potato varieties and koji strains. This shochu is wild! Our initial sips revealed nectarines, pie crust, with aromas of raisins, papaya, and sour gummy worms. This is an intellectual sipper, perfect for the eager shochu nerd in your life. 95pts Wine Enthusiast Shoro Black Honkaku Saga Shochu Barley 88PF / 750ML From cult shochu-maker Shoro, this undiluted barley shochu is the oldest spirit in the shop – aged 20 years in enamel tanks to refined perfection. We get notes of cooked grains, vanilla, cedar wood, black licorice, red hots candy, and eucalyptus and apples. YOSHINAGA DISTILLERY, KOSHIKI ISLAND, KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE Goro Satsuma Honkaku Sweet Potato Rice Shochu 50PF / 750ML Named after the distillery’s founder, Goro is made with domestic short-grain Japanese rice for white koji propagation and locally harvested sweet potatoes. The two-stage fermentation is done first in clay amphora then single pot-distilled. Aged in enamel tanks for at least one year before being diluted with firefly spring water

Intensely artisanal spirits made by master craftsmen

reflect the true spirit of Japan.

100% barley Shochu aged a

minimum of 5 years before dilution and bottling with notes of rich, roasted coffee and dark chocolate.

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