News - Ginza Berlin
Discover with us: Delicacies from Oita Prefecture
Oita Prefecture is located in the north-east of Kyushu and is known for its beautiful landscapes and hot springs as well as its high-quality products. Oita is one of the shochu strongholds, with many distilleries producing the finest mugi-shochu (barley shochu). Oita is also Japan's largest cultivation area for the great citrus fruit kabosu.
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For sake lovers: Shochu made from rice
The first shochu ever produced was a shochu made from rice, also known as kome shochu in Japan. It was simply a distilled sake. This was over 500 years ago. Rice shochu is still very popular today, as it is characterized by a special mildness and elegance. You can currently find four rice shochus in our store. We present them to you here.
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Aug 17, 2022
Straight from the island of centenarians: Discover delicious awamori with us!
Okinawa is home to the highest number of over 100-year-olds and is also where Awamori, Okinawa's delicious craft spirit, comes from. Whether there is a connection between these two facts is likely, but has not been empirically proven. We present three delicious awamoris here.
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Aug 10, 2022
Rolling Pin Convention in Berlin - the largest symposium for the food service industry
Visit us on September 11 and 12, 2022 at the Rolling Pin Convention in the Arena Berlin. With over 60 top speakers and 5 stages, the Rolling Pin Convention Germany is by far Germany's largest symposium for chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, sommeliers, bartenders and service staff. The event is for trade visitors only!
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Pineapple power! This cocktail is a real fruit bomb
Setsugoro Sake Kasu Shochu is made from Daiginjo pomace, and the rich and fruity flavors of the sake are passed on to the shochu. The taste is extremely fruity, with notes of ripe pear, pineapple, melon and banana. Paired with our Awamori Fruits Club Pineapple Liqueur and Omoya Gin, which focuses on the strong taste of yuzu, the result is a real fruit bomb.
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🍑 Sweet, sour, fruity, tart - what type are you? 🍯
Sweet, sour, tart or fruity? Which flavor do you like best? Liqueurs are one of the most varied categories in the world of spirits. Cocktails would be unthinkable without them. But some people also like to treat themselves to a liqueur on its own. Today we show you an example of a liqueur from each of the four categories!
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New In & Back In Stock - our new delivery has arrived!
Our new delivery has arrived. Once again many weeks late, but in these times we are happy about anything that arrives at all! The extremely popular Tan Taka Tan Gin, the Hime Yuzu Umeshu, the Dover Sakura Liqueur, the 20 Years Aged Black Mirin and the Dover Persimmon Liqueur are now back in stock. Also new: the Hikimi Kuromoji Shochu with the taste of the fever bush!
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Discover our products from Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka is known in Japan for its relaxed and international atmosphere and high quality of life. Here, the flair of a big city meets relaxing sandy beaches, and a breathtaking skyline meets picturesque temples. Fukuoka Prefecture is blessed with particularly mild and pure water, and the prefecture is also home to high-quality barley. This is particularly suitable for the production of alcoholic products.
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"Kabo-Shu" - a delicious drink with kabosu and shochu
If you like yuzu, you will love kabosu: Kabosu is a Japanese citrus fruit that looks like a lime, is related to yuzu and has a taste somewhere between lemon and blood orange. Combined with kokuto shochu, i.e. shochu made from brown sugar, it makes a delicious drink that is quick and easy to mix.
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8 Jun 2022
About Drinks: Kaga Umeshu 5 Years now available exclusively at Ginza Berlin
about-drinks, the online magazine for drinks professionals, reports on the new addition to our portfolio, the Kaga Umeshu 5 Years. In addition to the "normal" Kaga and the sparkling Kaga Umeshu, you can now also find the Kaga Umeshu 5 Years, which matures for five years in steel tanks and is therefore particularly mild and complex.
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Jun 2, 2022
Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition - Gold & Superior Gold in the Shochu section
It's no secret that we are big fans of Japan's traditional spirit, shochu. That's why it's always a pleasure for us every year when the Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) presents its results in the Shochu division. This is because the prize winners always include some familiar products that are part of our range.
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For rice fans: The "Rice Lover" - with vodka and kome shochu
Rice and rice like to go together, just like here with our "Rice Lover", the ultimate drink with vodka and shochu. Both rice-based, of course. Combined with Kabosu liqueur and maraschino, you get a delicious and fresh drink that is fun to drink.
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