Maction Planet is proud to announce that it is has become the exclusive global distributor of Shochu.Pro apparel. This continues the ongoing collaboration of Maction Planet and Shochu.Pro, which began with providing bespoke Shochu and Sake experiences to Maction Planet Tokyo travel customers. They also recently worked together on the sold-out Maction Planet x Shochu.Pro … [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...]
Shinjuku: Shochu’sday
There's a new non-smoking shochu bar in downtown shochu, and the CAST Shochu Meetup group is going to help break it in this Thursday. You have to join the group in order to RSVP, but we can promise that you won't get spammed or anything (as long as you turn off most notifications). ￥3,240 covers an all-you-can-drink session with no time limit. Well, that's not entirely … [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...]