List of products by brand ROKUCHOSHI SHUZO
Shôchu's Distillery is located in Nishiki Machi, in the center of Kuma Shochu or Shochu Valley, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu Island.
The name, "Kuma Shochu", is a leading international trademark recognized by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as having a geographical indication of place of origin.
Rokuchoshi Shuzo boasts over a century of history (Taisho era, early 1900s).
It is well known for its high quality aged shochu.
In making its rice shochu, it uses products from its rich soil, namely rice grown in the vicinity and groundwater from Kumagawa River.
Rokuchoshi Shuzo was the first distillery to install a Genatsu still, and maintains the same traditional method of making shochu, based on normal pressure distillation and long maturation.
Mr. Ikebe, distillery President, during a trip to the Scottish Highlands, was able to verify that climate in this region (temperature and hygrometry) was similar to that of the region where his distillery is located. After visiting many whisky makers in the Highlands, he understood that he could age his shochu in the same way.
Therefore, he equipped the top floor of his distillery with a special temperature and humidity-controlled room, adding air-conditioning for the hot summer months, to protect the precious casks from mold and rapid deterioration.
Rokuchoshi Shuzo uses only new wooden barrels.
Shochu made by the normal pressure method, or atmospheric pressure, evolves in maturation. It seems that time, long maturation, causes very complex chemical reactions.
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Koshu Tokugin 11 years old rice shochu
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From €41.00Koshu Tokugin 11 years old rice shochu
This Kuma ACO Shōchū (Appellation of Controlled Origin), made by the traditional method, has become the icon of PGI and is considered the ultimate from our manufacturer.
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Koshu Taikoisson 14 Years Old Barley & Rice Shochu
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From €71.00Koshu Taikoisson 14 Years Old Barley & Rice Shochu
This rare shōchū is a limited edition (bottles are numbered) matured in white oak casks for 14 long years, under controlled temperature and humidity, in conditions similar to those in the Highlands of Scotland. This shōchū is dominated by its sweetness and a pleasant acidity reminiscent of ripe fruit.
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Koshu Shingetsu 14 years old rice shochu
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From €33.00Koshu Shingetsu 14 years old rice shochu
This is the very example of shōchū made according to traditional method. You will be surprised by its lightness, its richness, its delicate and sensitive notes.
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Koshu Koddai-Ikko 11 years old rice shochu
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From €70.00Koshu Koddai-Ikko 11 years old rice shochu
This highly sought-after rice shōchū is a limited edition. It is a blend of three rice shochu, the first two aged 11 years and 13 years in temperature and humidity controlled oak casks (conditions similar to the Highlands region in Scotland) and the third 30 years old also aged in oak casks.
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Koshu Chojuku Tokugin 11 years old rice shochu
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From €27.50Koshu Chojuku Tokugin 11 years old rice shochu
This shōchū benefits from the Kuma ACO, Appellation of Controlled Origin. It offers a particular sweetness due to the use of yellow koji during the second fermentation.
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Koshu Aka Rice Shochu, 13 years old
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From €46.00Koshu Aka Rice Shochu, 13 years old
This shōchū has been matured for more than 13 years in oak casks, under controlled temperature and humidity (conditions similar to those of the Highlands in Scotland).
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