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Ginger Single Distilled Shochu 750ml

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From the fourth-generation family-run and award-winning Ochiai Distillery in the Miyazaki Prefecture of Japan, this ‘Honkaku’ shōchū meaning single-distilled, is handcrafted and produced from premium ginger, rice and barley. It is a crisp, dry and spicy shōchū made with 20% natural ginger. It makes the perfect cocktail, or serve it straight or on the rocks.

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44% of reviewers would recommend this to a friend
Average customer rating: 3.1
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So good!
Icey
21 April 2026
A uniquely aromatic shochu—in the best way. I get why people compare it to perfume: think a touch of ginger with subtle rose water and pear. Perfect on ice.
I would recommend to a friend
Gorgeous
Emma
02 June 2023
I don't usually enjoy spirits straight or on the rocks but this Shochu is amazing. Subtle, perfectly balanced and smooth. Obsessed.
I would recommend to a friend
Perfectly balanced.
Uncle Sam
16 April 2023
I love this shochu so much. Clean, crisp taste with just the precise portion of ginger. It is a work of art.
I would recommend to a friend
Interesting combo
Brian
21 September 2024
I am not experienced with Shochu, but I enjoyed this one. Ginger is a rarer flavour and it worked well especially as a mixer.
I would recommend to a friend
This confused me
James
01 February 2025
So I read some of the reviews about it being very much like perfume, and I doubted how much that would be the case, it's ginger and shochu, not much room to be weird right? It's pretty weird, doesn't actually taste like ginger at all, but c

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I wouldn't recommend to a friend
Not so much
Nelmc
09 August 2024
As a regular Sochu drinker I had high hopes. Certainly a very strong alcohol content compared to others that I drink. It has an unfortunate taste that overpowers the ginger, a bit like my Grandmothers (cheap) perfume. Avoid.
I wouldn't recommend to a friend
Spicy
mike
16 October 2026
Not a fan. Spicy and warming but the ginger seems quite perfumed.
I wouldn't recommend to a friend
Like drinking perfume
Kram
12 January 2024
This is the first Shochu that I have ever disliked. Shochu on ice is one of my favourite tipples but this was a disaster. I love ginger but this tasted like a glass of perfume. I'm sorry, but after a number of attempts this went down the dr

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I wouldn't recommend to a friend