The “Fist of the North Star” brand won the hearts of middle-aged men who love both the manga and shochu, with total sales topping 1 million bottles. The collaboratively designed shochu ...
MIYAKONOJO, Miyazaki Prefecture--A leading distiller that became the toast of the shochu world with its Kuro Kirishima brand is hoping to repeat the feat with new products using barley and rice ...
Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. You may not have heard of shochu, the most important traditional Japanese spirit. Or, you may have tasted it but never realized you did—lately ...
The 10-year old whisky scored 96 out of 100, which tied with Hibiki Japanese Harmony, one of the most popular Japanese whisky brands ... it was originally born as shochu, a traditional Japanese ...
World-renowned mixologist Shingo Gokan will be at the bar on November 13 to spotlight shochu and awamori brands from each Fukuoka, Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa, as well as The ...
Traditional Japanese knowledge and skills used in the production of sake and shochu distilled spirits were approved on Wednesday for addition to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, a committee ...
Devender Sehgal, an Indian native, was clad in a kimono while vigorously shaking up shochu-based cocktails at The Aubrey in the Mandarin Oriental in Central. The occasion? A discreet ceremony ...