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KUMA SHOCHU SENGETSU - 720ml

24,00 €

33,33 € / L

Local production
Rich aroma
Mellow taste

This Sengetsu shochu is ideal for discovering this Japanese spirit, and for sake lovers looking for something new. This shochu benefits from the Kuma Geographical Indication, as it is made in Kumamoto with 100% rice and local water.

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Tasting notes

Perfect pairings

This is a lively, light shōchu with a rich aroma and a smooth, fruity taste with subtle umami, perfect to accompany temaki, a lemon chicken tagine, a Caesar salad, smoked salmon or gravlax, a simmered dish of the nimono type, grilled fish or tempura, a scallop or cuttlefish tartare… or even, ideally, sushi. Shōchu is drier than sake. The sweetness of sake can clash with the sweetness of sushi. Shōchu itself contains no sugar and pairs perfectly with sushi.

Tasting notes

Appearance: crystalline
Palate: herbaceous, honey, stone fruits

Description

The word sengetsu does not only mean "crescent moon", but it actually refers to the finest type of crescent moon, where the moon resembles a curved thread in the sky.

The six stars surrounding the crescent moon on the label represent the six toji — master distillers — who have carefully guarded the history of Sengetsu for over a century. This Sengetsu shochu is ideal for discovering this Japanese spirit, and for sake lovers in search of something new.

Characteristics

Packaging: Glass bottle
Storage: at room temperature
Weight: 72 g
Recommendation: ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH. DRINK RESPONSIBLY. DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY, EVEN IN SMALL AMOUNTS, CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHILD'S HEALTH. THE SALE OF ALCOHOL TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS PROHIBITED
Category: Honkaku (honkaku, known as authentic shochu, is distilled only once and offers very rich aromas and flavour notes)
Volume: 720 ml net
Season: short ageing 12 months

Production notes

Pure alcohol volume: 25%
Ferments used: white koji, Kumamoto kobo
Distillation: vacuum distillation allowing the obtainment of light and subtle flavours, distilled from 100% rice
Maturation: stainless steel cellar

Ingredients & nutritional values

Ingredients: Kumamoto hinohikari rice, Kumamoto malted rice

Origin

Origin: Kumamoto, Japan
Distillery: DISTILLERIE SENGETSU
Producer: DISTILLERIE SENGETSU