Akashi-Tai Shochu 72cl

Akashi-Tai Shochu 72cl

Akashi-Tai Shochu is a single-distillation shochu that combines the light clarity of barley with a fine aroma. The natural mildness of barley shochu is further enhanced with three years of quiet aging. Carefully distilled according to traditional methods using only authentic Japanese ingredients, Tokiwa is a premium rice shochu. With 25% ABV it tastes clean and dry to the palate with subtle hints of lime, peach and lychee. Tokiwa Shochu can be enjoyed over ice, with a meal or as a digestif, but also makes a perfect cocktail ingredient: Kappa Saketini Mix 50ml Akashi-Tai Tokiwa and 25ml Akashi-Tai Honjozo (Sake) and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a slice of cucumber.

Fashionable in Japan in recent years and gaining popularity worldwide, shochu can be made from ingredients such as rice, buckwheat, wheat, sweet potatoe and corn. As in the making of sake, soy sauce, and miso, during initial fermentation a 'starter' called koji is used. The single distillation method used to make traditional shochu keeps more of the flavour of its ingredients while the multiple distillation method is suited to making cocktails and fruit liqueurs. Shochu contains no fat or sugar.

Strength: 25.0% ABV
Only £19.95