Sweet potato (imo) shochu has a plump fragrance and soft sweetness. The distinctive taste and aroma is also best enjoyed with fatty dishes like fried food. Click here to find out more!
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iichiko Hitajyoryusho Kogane No Imo Shochu
Regular price $47.00Japanese Name: いいちこ黄金の芋
The iichiko Hitajyoryusho Kogane No Imo Shochu uses white koji to mellow out its flavour, and a normal pressure distillation process to bring out the sweet potatoes’ flavour. The initial nose has the distinctive note of roasted grains and sweet potato, while the taste has a luscious sweetness which leaves behind a crisp, dry finish. Perfect to pair with ladyfingers, eggplant and salmon.
Available in 720ML.
Onibi Imo Shochu
Regular price $61.00Oguchi Kuro Isanishiki Imo Shochu
Regular price $53.00Japanese Name: 黒伊佐錦
The Oguchi Kuro Isanishiki Shochu is distilled with traditional methods, with an earthy nose of sweet potato. It is light and sweet and finishes off-dry and mellow. It is best enjoyed on the rocks.
Available in 720ML.
Ibusuki Aka Riemon Imo Shochu
Regular price $62.00Japanese Name:【芋焼酎】紅薩摩芋仕込 赤利右衛門
Satsuma shochu “Akarigemon” is made from sweet potato called “Bani Satsuma” from Minami-Satsuma.
The sweetness and gorgeousness of Beni Satsuma is brwewed with a traditional bewery’s white rice koji called “Kogane Sennuki” to maximize the original flavor . It has a elegant mellow aroma and deep sweet potato taste.
Available in 900ml.
Nishi Shuzo Kiccho Houzan Imo Shochu
Regular price $72.00Japanese Name: 吉兆 宝山 焼酎
The Kiccho Houzan Imo Shochu is made from selected sweet potatoes grown by local farmers and black rice koji. Its resulting taste is thick and smooth, with a sophisticated sweetness that will leave an impression on the drinker.
2011 Monde Selection - Grand Gold Award
Available in 720ML and 1.8LTR.
Hamada Kaidou Imo Shochu Paper Pack
Regular price $90.00Japanese Name: 浜田 海童 芋焼酎
Made from black malt and koganesengan, Hamada Kaidou Imo Shochu has a mild taste of sweet potato flavour, with sweetness and richness in the shochu. Recommended to be pair with hotpot, seafood pizza or burrata cheese.
Available in 1.8LTR.
Kuro Onibi Imo Shochu
Regular price $61.00Japanese Name: 黒鬼火 芋焼酎
The Kuro Onibi Shochu is made from carefully-selected purple sweet potatoes found in Kagoshima. It has a refreshing aftertaste, with a unique aroma and richness of sweet potatoes. Recommended to pair with vegetables salad, truffle chawanmushi, tempura, black sesame tofu, yuba beancurd skin in soup.
Tenson Kourin Imo Shochu
Regular price $52.00Japanese Name: 神楽天孫降臨芋焼酎
A little self-deprecating, and hanging over the touch of potato or where the scent is refreshing to feel a sense of smell.
Available in 720ML.
Kaidou Imo Shochu (black malt)
Regular price $57.00Japanese Name: 海童 芋 焼酎
The Hamada Kaido Imo Shochu is made from Kogane-Sengan sweet potatoes, specially harvested in the Kagoshima prefecture, and black koji. The resulting shochu has a mild taste of sweet potato, as well as a sweet and rich finish. Great for pairing with barbecue meat, squid and pasta.
Oguchi Kuro Isanishiki Imo Shochu Paper Pack
Regular price $106.00Japanese Name: 大口 黒 伊佐錦 芋焼酎
Kuro Isa-nishiki is made with brewery’s traditional black koji (mould) to create its gorgeous sweet potato aroma and a soft texture. This product is one of the pioneers of the current boom of black koji brewed shochu.
Using the Black koji to ferment this excellent Imo shochu by traditional method. Kuro Isanishki has the unmistakable earthy nose of an imo shochu. This yields to a buttery soft mouthfeel. Surprisingly supple given what’s in store otherwise. An extremely light sweetness yields to a very dry, tight finish.
The dryness would overwhelm except the soft mouth provides enough mellowness to create an interesting contrast. Recommended pairing with sushi, okonomiyaki, Hokkaido white curry rice and sashimi donburi.
Available in 1.8 LTR
Tasaki Tanabata Kuro Imo Shochu
Regular price $58.00Japanese Name: 七夕 黒 芋焼酎
The Tasaki Tanabata Kuro Imo Shochu has a soft flavour and aroma, and a refreshing aftertaste. It is brewed with black koji mould, which gives it a fuller body. Best enjoyed with cold or warm water.
Available in 900ML & 1.8LTR.
Inoue Aka Maou Imo Shochu
Regular price $63.00Japanese Name: 赤魔王 芋焼酎
This Aka Maou, or Red Devil, is a high-quality white koji based sweet potato shochu that has been matured in an earthen pot for one year, giving it a sweet, mellow flavor profile. A well-balanced shochu best served with hot water. Recommended to pair with grilled meat or salmon belly.
Available in 720ML and 1.8LTR
Ogatama Tekkan Kuro Imo Shochu
Regular price $65.00Japanese Name: 鉄幹「黒」芋焼酎
The Ogatama Tekkan Kuro Imo Shochu has a strong fragrance, from its carefully-selected sweet potatoes and black rice koji used during the preparation process. It has a light and silky texture which is soft on the palate and is best enjoyed with warm water.
Available in 720ML.
Ogatama Tekkan Imo Shochu
Regular price $54.00Japanese Name: 鉄幹 焼酎
The Ogatama Tekkan Imo Shochu is brewed using century-old traditional methods, with earthenware pots buried in the ground to achieve its mild, elegant flavour.
Available in 720ML.
Akarui Nouson Akaimo Jikomi Imo Shochu
Regular price $62.00Japanese Name: 明るい農村芋焼酎
Akarui Nouson Akaimo Jikomi Imo Shochu is made from red sweet potatoes which contain more Polyphenol than ordinary sweet potatoes. It has a fruity aroma of red potatoes, a gentle sweetness, and a refreshing after-taste.
Available in 720 ML
Nishi Shuzo Tomi No Houzan Imo Shochu
Regular price $70.00The Tomino Houzan Imo Shochu is made from selected sweet potatoes grown by local producers and yellow koji, producing a sophisticated aroma with a fruity nature. It contains notes of citrus fruits and pears and is best enjoyed on the rocks or with cold water.
Available in 720ML and 1.8LTR.
Hamada Kaidou Imo Shochu
Regular price $54.00Japanese Name: 海童 芋 赤瓶 焼酎
This Hamada Kaido Imo Shochu is made from Koagane-Sengan sweet potatoes (specially harvested in the Kagoshima prefecture), black koji and clean premium seawater. This gives this shochu its iconic clean aftertaste and its mild taste of sweet potato, with an overall rich finish. This high-quality imo shochu would be great with any meat dishes like kurobuta pork, wagyu or angus beef.
Available in 300ML and 720ML.
Akarui Nouson Imo Shochu
Regular price $62.00Japanese Name: 明るい農村芋焼酎
Karui Nouson is distilled by Kirishimacho Jyoryusho, a small Shochu distillery in former Kirishima-city, Kagoshima. Akarui Nouson Imo Shochu is prepared in inherited traditional, hand-made clay pots using the locally harvested Koganesengan sweet potatoes, rice and spring water from Mount Kirishima. Enjoy the well-rounded, plump aroma and flavor of sweet potatoes.
Available in 720 ML.
Nishi Shuzo Satsuma Houzan Imo Shochu
Regular price $63.00Japanese Name: 薩摩宝山. 芋焼酎
Made from the selected sweet potato with white rice koji, ideal to be drunk on the rocks or with ice water. Deep aromas of sweet potatoes and a strong impact makes it a well-structured product that would appeal to all shochu fans.
Available in 720ML.
Satsuma Shimabijin Imo Shochu
Regular price $62.00Japanese Name: さつま島美人
The Satsuma Shimabijin Imo Shochu has a mild, natural sweetness of sweet potato that is balanced. It can be enjoyed in many ways – with cold water, hot water, chilled, or straight up.
Available in 720ML and 1.8LTR.
Alcohol: 25%
Prefecture: Kagoshima
Oguchi Kuro Isanishiki Araroka Imo Shochu
Regular price $52.00Japanese Name: 大口酒造 黒伊佐錦 芋 焼酎
Oguchi Kuro Isa Nishiki Araroka Imo Shochu is coarsely filtered during the process compared with other Kuro Isa Nishiki Shochu. As a result of this, it has a stronger flavour and aroma of the original ingredient, which is popular amongst shochu fans.
Available in 900ML