Tsukushi Kuro Soju

Tsukushi Kuro is one of four barley shochus available in the U.S. from Nishi Yoshida Shuzo a premium barley shochu maker from Fukuoka. All of their U.S. products are made with barley koji resulting in a 100% barley shcohu. Typically barley shochus such as iichiko or Yufuin take a light clean approach to their shochus usually using white rice koji and low pressure distillation. The lightest of Nishi Yoshida’s U.S. products Tsukushi Shiro takes this low pressure approach but still manages a much richer flavor profile than other barley shochus thanks to the barley koji. Tsukushi Kuro takes this a step further by using atmospheric distillation. Often shiro (white) or kuro (black) denote the koji type to distinguish brands such as Ginza no Suzume Shiro and Kuro but in this case the color more denotes the richness of the blend with white reflecting light and clean and black conveying rich and deep. 25% ABV 50 Proof The result is a rich flavorful shochu with faint roaste