OnJapan Cafe will hold a special Miyazaki Prefecture-themed shochu event on Saturday November 19th! ￥2,000 gets you food, shochu, and entry into the raffle! Reserve your seat here! … [Read more...]
Sanwa Shurui – Oita Prefecture
Putting Barley Shochu on the World Map The first honkaku shochu boom took place in the late 1970s, and some of the best-selling and most influential brands during that time came from Oita Prefecture. These mild and smooth barley products helped alert the rest of the country that honkaku shochu is a delicious, sessionable spirit, and Sanwa Shurui has been carrying the Oita … [Read more...]
Takahashi Distillery – Kumamoto Prefecture
Delicate and Delicious Rice Shochu from the Mountains of Kumamoto Rice shochu is the oldest of the Japanese spirit’s many styles. Its heart beats relentlessly in the Hitoyoshi Basin amidst the mountains of Southern Kumamoto. Impressively, more than two dozen distilleries are creating and sending the celebrated WTO-protected regional indication, Kuma Shochu, to new dinner … [Read more...]
Dancyu September Edition Features Shochu
The September 2016 edition of "dancyu" trains its brilliant culinary focus on shochu, and it's on newsstands now! The Japanese language magazine is an excellent introduction to the spirit for novices but has enough nerdy tidbits about everything from the history of the drink's development to detailed explanations about koji and how it's made. One of the most interesting … [Read more...]
HAVESPI
**Editor's note: HAVESPI has been revamped to include sake coolers and does not have nearly as many shochu and awamori brands as it did when this review was first posted nearly four years ago. HAVESPI is perfect for anyone looking to start or extend their shochu and awamori journey. First and foremost, let's start with a detail that is truly rare. This shochu bar is … [Read more...]