14-year-old Koshu Shingetsu rice shōchū - 720ml

Ref NISROK9

14-year-old Koshu Shingetsu rice shōchū - 720ml

37,00 €

51,39 € / L

Surprising
Delicate palate
Many flavour pairings

This is the very embodiment of shōchū crafted using the traditional old-fashioned method. You will be surprised by its lightness, its richness, and its delicate, nuanced notes.

14-year-old Koshu Shingetsu rice shōchū - 720ml720ml37,00 €

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Tasting notes

Perfect pairings

This shōchū, in a tasting portion, pairs wonderfully with grilled fish, sashimi, fish roe, sushi, and grilled red meats (beef, duck). It can also be enjoyed with desserts (pan-fried fruits, chocolate) or as a digestif, at room temperature or on the rocks. It also goes well with white fish dried in kombu (kombujime).

Tasting notes

Palate: elegant

Description

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The aromas evoke hay, hazelnut or dried almond, dried date, with accents of dried mushrooms, lactic touches of whey, hints of citrus peel and white flowers (lily).

The palate is elegantly soft and delicate, with notes of coconut water, fresh almond, and very ripe white peach.

Characteristics

Packaging: Glass bottle, case
Storage: keep away from light and heat
Weight: 720 ml net
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 18 YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED
Category: Honkaku (honkaku, known as authentic shochu, is distilled only once and offers very rich aromas and flavour notes)
Volume: 720 ml

Production notes

Pure alcohol volume: 25%
Excise category: S200
Ferments used: white koji
Distillation: atmospheric, normal pressure (rich aroma)
Maturation: in enamelled cask
Wine type: Koshu (long maturation)

Ingredients & nutritional values

Ingredients: rice, malted rice

Origin

Origin: Kumamoto, Japan
Producer: ROKUCHOSHI SHUZO

Rokuchoshi Shuzo

The Rokuchoshi Shuzo distillery, located in Nishiki Machi at the heart of the Kuma Shochu basin in Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyushu), benefits from a geographical indication recognised by the WTO and draws on over a century of history dating back to the Taisho era (20th century). Renowned for its premium rice shochu, crafted from locally grown rice and the underground waters of the Kumagawa River, it upholds a traditional atmospheric-pressure distillation method combined with long maturation periods, and was the first to install a Genatsu still.

Inspired by the similar climatic conditions of the Scottish Highlands, its president Mr Ikebe adapted the ageing process by equipping the distillery with a temperature- and humidity-controlled space, using exclusively new wooden casks, allowing time and long maturations to reveal the full complexity of the shochu.