shōchū
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Key facts
- Beverage.name
- Shōchū
- Beverage.image
- Shochu 001.jpg
- Beverage.caption
- A glass of shōchū
- Beverage.type
- Spirit
- Beverage.abv
- 25–35%
- Beverage.proof
- 50–70
- Beverage.origin
- Japan
- Beverage.color
- Clear
- Beverage.ingredients
- Rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, Aspergillus kawachii, Aspergillus luchuensis, Aspergillus oryzae, etc.
- Beverage.related
- Baijiu, soju, sake
- Beverage.region
- East Asia
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Culture
- Drinking
- Boom
- History
- Definition and classification
- Multiply distilled shōchū
- Singly distilled shōchū
- Maturation
- Locations
- Honkaku shōchū
- Shōchū consumption in Japan by categories
- Moromitori shōchū
- Kōji
- Varieties
- Rice shōchū
- Barley shōchū
- Sweet potato shōchū
- Brown sugar shōchū
- Soba shōchū
- Awamori
- Others
- Kasutori shōchū
- Slang usage
- Blended shōchū
- See also
- References
- External links
is a Japanese distilled beverage. It is typically distilled from rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, or brown sugar, though it is sometimes produced from other ingredients such as chestnut, sesame seeds, potatoes, or even carrots.
Typically shōchū contains 25% alcohol by volume, which is weaker than baijiu, whiskey, or vodka, but stronger than huangjiu, sake, or wine. It is not uncommon for multiply distilled shōchū, which is more likely to be used in mixed drinks, to contain up to 35% alcohol by volume.