AWARD : SHOCHU
YASUDA
A 26% honkaku sweet-potato shochu built around Tsurunashi Genji and black sweet-potato koji.
Honkaku imo shochu
Specifications
- Ingredient
- Tsurunashi Genji sweet potato / sweet-potato koji
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kirishima, Kagoshima
- ABV
- 26%
- Volume
- 720 / 1800 ml
A signature expression built around Tsurunashi Genji, an old sweet-potato variety revived from a small number of seedlings. Black sweet-potato koji, a short rest for the raw potatoes and atmospheric distillation hold fragrance and body in one 26% expression.
A variety brought back into cultivation
Tsurunashi Genji was revived by the house from a small number of seedlings after it had become difficult to find. Before mashing, the sweet potatoes are rested for about two weeks. This step is part of the product’s aromatic design, drawing greater potential from the material before fermentation begins.
Fragrance with an atmospheric-distilled core
Released in 2012 as the distiller’s signature expression, YASUDA combines black sweet-potato koji, i-33 yeast and atmospheric distillation. Lychee, muscat and rose-like notes sit above a richer central structure.
Where lychee, muscat and rose lead, four directions
YASUDA combines black sweet-potato koji, i-33 yeast and atmospheric distillation, balancing a botanical direction recalling lychee, muscat and rose with a rich body. The pairings below are not an official combination from the producer; they are a reading drawn from these recorded aromatic and textural characteristics.
Food Pairing (ingredient data) groups rose-like aromas with the lychee, apple and raspberry family. YASUDA’s aromatic direction, recalling lychee, muscat and rose, points toward dishes drawn from the same fruit-and-flower family, an aromatic match.
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Kokubu Distillery
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