Kirk here with some local / international shochu news:
“In the final, the cocktail ‘Fit for Himiko,’ created by Kira Webster from Missouri, came in second place. She added ingredients including pistachio liquor and vermouth to the rice shochu ‘Yachiyoza,’ which is distilled by Chiyonosono Sake Brewery Inc. in the city of Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture.”
By the way, when rice shochu is made, they first make a form of sake (rice wine) and then distill that. Chiyononosono is well-known for their sake.
