Asian Beverages Dans Guide 2022

135 EAST HYOGO DRY GIN 700ML 187378 $66.99 A beautifully crafted batch distilled artisan gin combining native Japanese with traditional London- style botanicals. The nose exhibits intense floral aromas of citrus fruit, while the palate is silky smooth and balanced with citrus, bitters and florals. A hint of sansho pepper delivers a warm and spicy finish.

SHŌCHŪ Shōchū is a Japanese spirit that can be distilled from either rice, barley, sweet potato, sugar or buckwheat. It’s lower in alcohol, 25-35%, than most other spirits with an earthy and savoury flavour. It is consumed straight up, on the rocks or as a mixer. Popular in Japan is the chūhai, a shōchū highball mixing the spirit with ice, soda and flavouring such as apple and lemon. Shōchū is becoming increasingly popular in Western markets, so much so Shōchū bars are popping up in the Big Apple.

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RIHEI GINGER SINGLE- DISTILLED HONKAKU SHŌCHŪ 750ML 190099 $73.99

186021 $95.99

SETSUGEN GOKUJO KOMESHŌCHŪ 720ML 186572 $54.99 A premium award-winning Honkaku shōchū is single-distilled from high-quality Junmai Japanese sake made from Yamagata rice milled to 75% and water from Mount Gassan. It is clean and fresh on the palate with elegant and savoury aromas of new rice. Enjoy it on the rocks or mixed with water – hot or cold.

A sophisticated gin in an award-winning bottle distinguished by the Kuromoji twig design carved into the bottle’s surface. The nose is heavy with the scent of fresh forest, while the palate is rich and herbaceous with subtle nuances of citrus fruit and berry flavours. Savour and complex, elegant and fresh; it makes an excellent aperitif on the rocks or with a splash of soda.

From the fourth-generation family-run and award-winning Ochiai Distillery in the Miyazaki Prefecture of Japan, this ‘Honkaku’ shōchū meaning single-distilled, is handcrafted and produced from premium ginger, rice and barley. It is a crisp, dry and spicy shōchū made with 20% natural ginger. It makes the perfect cocktail, or serve it straight or on the rocks.

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