Asian Beverages Dans Guide 2022

KOREAN FRUIT/ FLAVOURED FRUIT WINE Forget grapes; this is a new kind of wine with a different attitude. Whether it's rice wine or fruit wine, either bring a fresh taste to the table or a unique twist to a cocktail.

UBUGOE BARLEY SHŌCHŪ 720ML

189179 $83.99

Made by the Bungo Meijo Distillery producing premium quality sake and shōchū for over 100 years in Saiki city in the Oita Prefecture, this unblended and undiluted honkaku shōchū is made from 100% Japanese-grown barley polished to 50% grain size and Dianthus flower yeast. It is an award-winning barley shōchū with a fruity and full-flavoured palate and is best savoured straight-up chilled from the freezer or on the rocks.

BOKBUNJA-UM FRUIT WINE 375ML

187563 $15.99

SIMSOOL 7 RICE WINE 330ML 187564 $9.99 Here is an intriguing flavoured rice wine that combines the flavours of rice, grapes and blueberries. Slightly transparent and pale pink in colour, the nose is sweet and sour, while the palate exhibits the sweet taste of grapes and blueberries combined with a slight sparkling texture. STYLE / FRUIT WINE TARGET CONSUMER $ $ TRY THIS IF YOU LIKE / Flavoured ciders CATEGORY ROLE $ $ Combined with the fermented extract of fresh raspberries, this wine exhibits the authentic taste of the fruit. Think heightened scent of the berry while the palate offers a subtle but intense taste of raspberry—one for people who can’t get enough of this delicious red jewel. STYLE / FRUIT WINE TARGET CONSUMER $ $ TRY THIS IF YOU LIKE / Flavoured ciders CATEGORY ROLE $ $

BINGTANBOK FRUIT WINE 370ML 187562 $11.99 Bingtanbok is a sparkling raspberry fruit wine with aromas of sweet and fresh raspberries and a bubbly textured palate of refreshing subtle sweetness balanced by berry acidity. It’s a drink for fun and celebration. Serve it in champagne flutes. STYLE / FRUIT WINE TARGET CONSUMER $ $ TRY THIS IF YOU LIKE / Flavoured ciders CATEGORY ROLE $ $

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USHOU MORINOKA HIKIMI KUROMOJI SHŌCHŪ 720ML 184905 $54.99 Made by mixing finely chopped kuromoji into wheat shōchū wort, this spirit is distilled under pressure to preserve aroma and intended to be sipped from traditional chokos. It offers a clean and fresh taste of herbaceous character with a hint of floral lime. Reminiscent of the fresh scent of the forest, it leaves a long and refreshing finish. Pair it with fried gyoza.

Did you know? Distillation arrived through the China Sea trade in the late 1400s or early 1500s to Japan with the earliest reference to Shōchū in 1559.

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