Exploring the good of Shochu with Tetsuro Miyazaki from Iichiko
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When most people think of Japanese spirits, they often think of sake, but it is in fact shochu that is the national spirit of Japan.\\xa0
Outselling sake in Japan for the past decade, shochu is a clean, crisp white spirit that is rich in flavour that has been distilled and drunk in Japan since the 16th century.\\xa0
Iichiko, has been Japan\\u2019s best-selling shochu producer for the past 30 years or so, which makes sense as the word literally means \\u201cit is good\\u201d.\\xa0
Although shochu is unique among spirits in that it can be made from a variety of materials including rice, sweet potato or buckwheat, Iichiko made all their shochu from barley, which gives it rich malty notes.\\xa0
To find out more about the spirit and iichiko\\u2019s variations, we talk to Tetsuro Miyazaki, General Manager of iichiko USA about nature, taste and of course the cocktails you can make with their liquids.\\xa0
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