From our distributor, “This blended sweet potato shochu is made by blending the raw distillate from two different batches. One batch was made in 2016 from black koji rice and Miyazaki Beni sweet potatoes grown in Miyazaki Prefecture. The other was made in 2019 from white koji rice and Tama Akane sweet potatoes grown in Kagoshima Prefecture. This collaboration between two master brewer-distillers is uncommon in the shochu world. In fact, blending in general is not done by most distilleries. As the name implies, this shochu is colorful on the nose and palate”

Honkaku “Colorful”

Imo (sweet potato) / Shoro Distillery, Miyazaki

The experience:A popular way to drink this at Rule of Thirds is in a highball, but it’s also tasty neat, on the rocks, with hot water…

Process:Single pot-distilled (atmospheric pressure)ABV:35%

Ingredients:mostlysweet potato(imo), some barley

Storage:keep in a cool, dark place