News - Ginza Berlin
Introduced: Oyama Jinchichi Shoten from Ibusuki, Kyushu
Oyama Jinchichi Shoten is a small craft distillery from Ibusuki, which belongs to the beautiful prefecture of Kagoshima. We had the great pleasure of visiting the distillery during our last trip to Japan at the end of August. Youhei Ooyama is a young and extremely creative spirits producer. Oyama is known throughout Japan for his Imo Shochus and his Jin7 craft gin range
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Visit us at BCB, the leading event for the bar and spirits industry
Since 2007, the Bar Convent Berlin (BCB) has been the most important international event for the bar and spirits industry. Visit us from 10 - 12.10.2022 at our stand 20A42 and taste fantastic spirits and liqueurs from the island kingdom of Japan. You can also discover one or two Japanese cocktail creations with us, as Berlin bartender Lu Geipel will be mixing delicious Shochu cocktails at our stand all day on Monday and Tuesday.
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Yuzu sake martini - refreshing, delicious and quick to mix!
All you need for the yuzu sake martini is our Kinmon Ryogoku Kesennuma yuzu sake and Aichi Vodka Kiyosu. The latter is made from rice, is particularly mild and is wonderfully reminiscent of yuzu sake.
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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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