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Ingredients
Sweet Potato
Koji-White
Atmospheric pressure 750ml
ABV 25 Proof 50
Otsu-rui/Single
Competition
Product
This sweet potato shochu is made with a white koji rice starter fermentation. Hand harvested Yachiyoden Estate grown kogane sengan sweet potatoes are then frozen after harvest to crystalize the tubers, which denatures the cell walls and extracts a unique aroma and flavor profile. The potatoes are steamed and then added to the main fermentation. Aging is minimal as this shochu is bright, young and ready to drink.
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I Kagoshima, Japan
About Yachiyoden Distillery
Situated in the foothills of a verdant valley overlooking the rice fields below, Yachiyoden reopened in 2004 after being mothballed for 28 years. Their revival put them on the map immediately by hiring legendary master brewer-distiller, Masami Yoke to run the ship and train the future generation. The Yachiyoden team began growing their own sweet potatoes in 2009 and today produce 100% of the sweet potatoes needed for their annual production on 42 acres of farmland. Mr. Yoke retired in 2016, but he left the distillery in the capable hands of Daijiro Yagi.
71 Kamimachi, Tarumizu, Kagoshima 891-2122
81-994-32-0024
info@yagishuzou.co.jp