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Shōchū (Japanese: 焼酎) is a Japanese distilled beverage.It is typically distilled from rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, or brown sugar, though it is sometimes produced from other ingredients such as chestnut, sesame seeds, potatoes, or even carrots.
A mainstay in Japan that’s several centuries old, shochu is a sugar- and carb-free single-distilled spirit growing in popularity in the West thanks to several new brands hitting the market ...
And, as the director of the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association shared with the AP, they hope this recognition "will also be an opportunity for Japanese people to take another look at sake ...
Three varieties of kōji mold are used for making shōchū, each with distinct characteristics. [16] [17] [18]Genichirō Kawachi (1883 -1948), who is said to be the father of modern shōchū and Tamaki Inui (1873 -1946), a lecturer at University of Tokyo succeeded in the first isolation and culturing of aspergillus species such as A. kawachii, A. awamori, and a variety of subtaxa of A. oryzae ...
Although awamori is a distilled rice liquor, it differs from Japanese shochu in several ways. Awamori is made in a single fermentation while shochu usually uses two fermentations. Furthermore, awamori uses Thai-style, long-grained Indica crushed rice rather than the short-grained Japonica usually used in shochu production. [8]
"Shochu appeal goes supersonic". The Japan Times. July 29, 2001. Shochu is the easternmost result of a long history of distilled spirits that originated in Persia, spreading west to Europe and east to India, Thailand and Okinawa (the home of awamori). Around the mid-16th century, the technique arrived in Kagoshima, where shochu was born
Different chūhai canned drinks from Japan A can of lemon flavored "Chu-hi" with complimentary peanuts attached to the top. Chūhai (チューハイ or 酎ハイ), an abbreviation of "shōchū highball" (焼酎ハイボール), is an alcoholic drink originating from Japan.
Mizuwari (Japanese: 水割り, "cut with water") is a popular way of drinking spirits in Japan. Typically, about two parts of cold water are mixed with one part of the spirit and some ice. The practice comes from Japanese shochu drinking traditions but is also a very popular way of drinking whisky.