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    Shōchū (Japanese: 焼酎) is a Japanese distilled beverage. It is typically distilled from rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, or brown sugar, though...
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    Shōchū (正中) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Genkō and before Karyaku. This period spanned the years from December 1324 to April...
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    is not a direct product of brewing (like sake) but of distillation (like shōchū). The majority of awamori made today uses indica rice imported from Thailand...
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  • "Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" (暑中お見舞い申し上げます, "Midsummer Greetings") is the 15th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Makoto Kitajō and Juichi...
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    abbreviation of "shōchū highball" (焼酎ハイボール), is an alcoholic drink originating from Japan. Traditional chūhai is made with barley shōchū and carbonated...
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    distilled from rice. Another type of shōchū is Kokutō-shōchū (黒糖焼酎), shōchū distilled with brown sugar). Shōchū has long gained international favor and...
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    potato, and barley in the making of alcoholic beverages such as sake and shōchū, and also to ferment soybeans for making soy sauce and miso. It is one of...
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    traditional Chinese: 燒酒), more commonly known as báijiǔ (白酒), and Japanese shōchū (焼酎), with the altered second character, have the same origin as soju. Another...
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    made by steeping ume plums (while still unripe and green) in liquor (焼酎, shōchū) and sugar. It has a sweet, sour taste, and an alcohol content of 10–15%...
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    to shōchū, a Japanese distilled beverage. The company recommends a detailed way of using it as follows: Shōchū should be kōrui shōchū (or shōchū kōrui...
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  • against drinking shōchū as his kidneys were not strong enough to process shōchū in his advanced age, but Izumi went on to say: "Without shōchū there would...
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    main product is rice shochu (an indigenous spirit distilled from rice), or kuma-shochu, which is the official name of rice shochu produced in Kumamoto's...
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    with a whisky and soda (rather than an umbrella term for assorted mixers). Shōchū is used to make chūhai (チューハイ); various mixers can be specified by suffixing...
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    grains, fruits, botanicals, vegetables, seeds, or roots. Vodka, gin, baijiu, shōchū, soju, tequila, rum, whisky, brandy, and singani are examples of distilled...
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    It was established in 1823 by village headman Kiuchi Gihei as a sake and shochu producer. Craft beer production began in 1996 after a change in Japanese...
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    title in India. She is a certified wine educator specialising in saké and shochu. Holland is also a consultant, retailer, broadcaster, and the founder of...
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    distillation was introduced into the Kyushu district from Ryukyu. The brewing of shōchū, called "Imo–sake" started and was sold at the central market in Kyoto....
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    Buckwheat (section Shōchū)
    States. Buckwheat shōchū (焼酎) is a Japanese distilled beverage produced since the 16th Century. The taste is milder than barley shōchū.[citation needed]...
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    Japanese cuisine and as an appetizer to alcoholic beverages such as beer or shōchū. As an ingredient Edamame are found in both sweet and savory dishes such...
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    consumption in Japan continued to decline, falling well behind Japanese beer, shōchū, and sake, and in 2008, only 20% of the 1983 level was consumed. However...
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    – sake, mijiu, cheongju 20% – 36 °C (97 °F) – shōchū, fortified wine 30% – 29 °C (84 °F) – strong shōchū 40% – 26 °C (79 °F) – typical vodka, whisky or...
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    non-Japanese cuisines. Shōchū is a distilled spirit that is typically made from barley, sweet potato, buckwheat, or rice. Shōchū is produced everywhere...
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  • soaked in beverage alcohol. The final beverage contains the fruit juice, shochu, vodka and soda. The process produces a relatively low calorie and low sugar...
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    products and services include soy sauce, food seasoning and flavoring, mirin, shōchū, and sake, juice and other beverages, pharmaceuticals, and restaurant management...
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    Japanese alcoholic beverage made by fermenting polished rice Beer (biiru) Shōchū Cocktails Sour mix (sawā) Chūhai Wine Whisky Some establishments offer a...
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    its taste is quite mellow. Kusaya is often eaten with Japanese sake or shōchū, particularly a local drink called Shima Jiman (literally island pride)...
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    Baijiu Shochu Soju Sulai Rye Korn Rye whiskey Starka Sorghum Baijiu (Kaoliang liquor) Multiple grains Ara American whiskey Baijiu Canadian whisky Shōchū Whisky...
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    Baijiu Shochu Soju Sulai Rye Korn Rye whiskey Starka Sorghum Baijiu (Kaoliang liquor) Multiple grains Ara American whiskey Baijiu Canadian whisky Shōchū Whisky...
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  • Shōwa (1312–1317) Bunpō (1317–1319) Gen'ō (1319–1321) Genkō (1321–1324) Shōchū (1324–1326) Karyaku(1326–1329) Gentoku (1329–1331) Genkō (1331–1334) Nanboku-chō...
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    Baijiu Shochu Soju Sulai Rye Korn Rye whiskey Starka Sorghum Baijiu (Kaoliang liquor) Multiple grains Ara American whiskey Baijiu Canadian whisky Shōchū Whisky...
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