Tensei Distillery Mugi Hokka Shochu (Roasted Barley) (750ml)

Savory, lush and food-friendly, this shochu offers a bold cocoa powder scent. The palate is similarly bold: mushroom, roasted chestnut, carrot peelings and walnut are enlivened by ginger and white pepper sparks on the long exhale. Distilled from sweet potatoes and rice.
Wine Enthusiast – 95 points

Importer’s Notes:

This 100% barley shochu is made using the softest strike water in Kagoshima Prefecture. The first fermentation is white barley koji with steamed barley and 8% roasted barley added to the mash bill in the main fermentation. All barley used is heirloom 2-row Schooner barley. The raw distillate is aged a minimum of 5 years before dilution and bottling at 25% alcohol. The rich, roasted coffee and dark chocolate notes come through beautifully.