【Limited 40btl in HK】
【Sherry Cask aged 15 years】
【Unique and traditional distilled liquor-Bengomi Shochu】
【The most important producing area of rice shochu-Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture】
【Organically grown- 球磨の米】
WJ020 - Kaichumonjyu (Genshu 15 Years) w/Wooden Box
Price：$1290/btl
Region: Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Category: Kuma Liquer Shochu / Honkami Shochu / Kome Liquer Shochu
Raw material: Rice (organic grown)
Alcohol: 38%
Capacity: 720ML
Tasting record: The wine is intoxicating amber color. It has the sweet aroma of sherry, toffee and other sweet aromas, with light woody aroma and citrus aroma. The original rice taste is sweet and sweet in the entrance, and the end has honey, caramel, toffee and other sweetness, which has a pungent feel, a long aftertaste, a smooth and mellow texture, and a mouthful. It is recommended to add ice cubes to drink.
Food Matching: grilled foods (such as grilled beef tongue, grilled spring fish and skewers), tempura
Introduction: Toyonaga Brewery was established in 1894 and is located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, near the Kuma River's clear stream. The brewery is using organically grown local "Kuma no rice" and "Kuma River's clear spring water" to inherit Kumamoto's shochu brewing. The goal is to make shochu that keeps pace with the times by making full use of skilled brewers with the five senses to express this wonderful nature of shochu.
Kaichumonjyu takes the Shirley barrels of more than 15 years old and has been sunk in the depths of the wine cellar. In addition to the brewery's most classic rice flavor, sweetness and fruity aroma, it also incorporates exclusive selection of top-quality sherry barrels. The meticulous flavor, cleverly blending the elegant and layered aroma; grasp the precise time, take it out at the moment when the flavor reaches its peak, and bottle it with the original wine, which makes this long-lasting Benguemi Shochu storage original wine , The alcohol concentration is 38%.
<< TOYONAGA DISTILLERY >>
Toyonaga Brewery was established in 1894 and is located in the Kuma Basin surrounded by the Kyushu Mountains. It has beautiful natural scenery and is located near the Kumagawa Kiyomi River Basin, one of Japan's three major rapids. Surrounded by nature in this way, the brewery is using organically grown local "Kuma no rice" and "Kuma River's clear spring water" to inherit Kumamoto's shochu brewing.
<< About rice shochu, the must-know producing area "Kuma shochu" >>
Like "Scotland" brand whiskey and "Bordeaux" brand wine", Kuma shochu is one of the few brands named after a place name and is recognized worldwide. The paddy fields scattered in the clear waters of the Kuma River are one of the few rice homes in Japan. High-quality rice is cultivated for brewing shochu. The taste is refreshing, not only suitable for the dishes, but also makes the delicious dishes icing on the cake.
<<Unique and traditional distilled liquor - Bengomi Shochu >>
Single distillation is used, ball milled rice is used as the main material, and only one distillation process is used, and it is classified as "Benge Rice Shochu". According to the Japanese sake tax law, Honkami Shochu is listed as having an alcohol content of 45% or less, which retains the flavor of the raw materials, and has a mild, sweet, and easy-to-eat taste. Since shochu is made by distilling the brewed wine, the alcohol concentration is usually high, and it is also known as the "national wine".
<< Sherry casks aged 15 years >>
"Barrel-aged wine" is the method of making sea pearls of Toyohashi Distillery. The raw wine of shochu is stored in sherry barrels and aged for 15 years to develop an intoxicating color like amber, elegant aroma of sherry and oak barrels. The woody flavor and unique sweet taste. Sherry barrels are second-hand barrels of Spanish sherry that have been aged over. This is a kind of grape-fortified spirits with a strong aroma and heavier taste. Speaking of Shirley, we must mention "Jerez". This is the most important and famous sherry producing area. Due to the long sunshine time (more than 300 days a year) and the high temperature in summer, the grapes are very mature and the wine is very mature. The quality is quite high. Well-known whiskey distilleries also use the sherry produced here to moisten the barrels, make sherry barrels and then age whiskey.
