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Ten Sho Chu

Ooyama Jinshichi Shoten

Ten Sho Chu

Special price €36,99

Liter price€51,38 per l

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Ten Sho Chu is a very special sweet potato shochu (Imo Shochu) because the yeast and koji for this shochu were grown in zero gravity on a NASA space shuttle. It is also the first product created with Atsuhime yeast. This special yeast, which is extracted from the earth, gives the shochu a particularly airy taste. It has a slight sweetness and a fantastic complexity. By the way, "Ten Sho Chu" means space shochu and is also an amusing play on words in relation to shochu. This great craft spirit is normally only available in liquor shops in Kagoshima Prefecture. And now also with us! 

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The producer of Ten Sho Chu is Oyama Jinchichi Shooten in Ibusuki. To obtain the special Atsuhime yeast, the shochu producer collaborated with the Department of Shochu Studies at Kagoshima University's Faculty of Agriculture. The yeast was extracted from the earth and the Ten Sho Chu was the first Shochu ever to be produced using yeast extracted from the earth. The Atsuhime yeast and koji were sent into space on a space shuttle for 16 days and then returned to be used in Ten Sho Chu.

Ten Sho Chu has a special lightness and smoothness. It is particularly aromatic and complex, but at the same time extremely refreshing and floral. It has an elegant sweetness from the sweet potatoes. The finish is long with a pleasant spiciness. It is made with white koji.

This shochu can be enjoyed straight or on the rocks. We also recommend drinking it oyuwari, i.e. extended with hot water, as this allows the flavor of the imo to develop very well. Ten Sho Chu pairs very well with white fish and meat, vegetables and chocolate desserts. The bright blue bottle is an absolute eye-catcher in any (home) bar.

Also discover the craft gin from Oyama Jinshichi Shoten, the great JIN7 series!

Sweet potato shochu
Japanese spirit
Net quantity: 720ml
Alcohol: 25% vol.
For sale to persons of legal age only
Importer: Ginza Berlin GmbH, Pfalzburger Straße 20, 10719 Berlin

About the manufacturer

Oyama Jinshichi Shoten was founded in 1875 in Miyagahama, Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. Since then, the company has been producing the finest imo (sweet potato) shochus. It is a small distillery that produces true craft products. Since September 2019, the distillery has also been producing gin, the botanicals for which come from Japan's oldest herb garden "Kaimon Sanroku". Before 1875, the family owned a kimono store in addition to the distillery. This is why the labels on the JIN7 bottles feature clothing labels. With this, the producers always want to remember the family's historical roots.