This evening's beverage-as-treat. A taste of #Japan! ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿธ๐Ÿ‹

#suntory #shochu

้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใงใ€Œๆฐดใ€ใ‚’่ณผๅ…ฅใ—ใŸใคใ‚‚ใ‚ŠใŒโ€ฆโ‡’ใพใ•ใ‹ใฎ็„ผ้…Ž๏ผใ€Œๅ‹˜้•ใ„ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ไป•ๆ–นใชใ„ใ€ใƒ‘ใƒƒใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ธใซ10ไธ‡ใ€Œใ„ใ„ใญใ€
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_694f2614e4b06782d2043854

#huffingtonpost #LIFE #ใƒใƒƒใƒˆใง่ฉฑ้กŒ #้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝ #็„ผ้…Ž #nettodewadai #kankoku #shochu

้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใงใ€Œๆฐดใ€ใ‚’่ณผๅ…ฅใ—ใŸใคใ‚‚ใ‚ŠใŒโ€ฆโ‡’ใพใ•ใ‹ใฎ็„ผ้…Ž๏ผใ€Œๅ‹˜้•ใ„ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ไป•ๆ–นใชใ„ใ€ใƒ‘ใƒƒใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ธใซ10ไธ‡ใ€Œใ„ใ„ใญใ€

ๆฐดใจๆ€ใฃใฆ้ฃฒใ‚“ใ ใ‚‰16ๅบฆใฎ็„ผ้…Žใ ใฃใŸโ€ฆ๏ผ

ใƒใƒ•ใƒใ‚นใƒˆ

I realize it's a distilled spirit, but with โ€œakaโ€ (red) in its name, a dark red bottle, and a dark red label, I was really surprised when the pour looked like water.

I have no idea how to describe the taste, other than I really liked it, more than other shochu that I've tried. This is easy to drink neat and a real pleasure.

#Shochu #Alcohol

Distillery mixes funky beats into brown sugar shochu

At a small distillery in the Amami Islands, speakers thump with reggae basslines, hip-hop beats and other music. It isn't for the workers, but for the barrels of kokuto shochu absorbing the vibrations. The team behind this "sonically aged" spirit says the music genres coax out different flavors from theโ€ฆ

Japan Today

I drank the purple labeled shochu (Noka no yome) in my (now closed) favorite izakaya. Made from purple yakimo. He brought it out and I loved it, but stupid me didnโ€™t get any info. He never brought it out again.

Went to the Akarui Noson brewery and saw the label, like seeing an old friend. Sampling it was like hearing the old friend speak. We are reunited and it feels so good.

#shochu

#WednesdayWisdom ๐Ÿธ8am๏ผ JP
#็Ÿฅ่ฆ‹ใฎๆฐดๆ›œๆ—ฅ ใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™

I heard that mixing #shochu with water and chopped #cucumber, then letting it sit overnight, helps prevent unpleasant hangovers. ๐Ÿฅ’

Cucumber has diuretic properties and helps regulate body temperature, so maybe I should make it a habit for overall well-being.

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#็„ผ้…Ž ใซ้ฉ้‡ใฎๆฐดใจๅˆปใ‚“ใ  #ใ‚ญใƒฅใ‚ฆใƒช ใ‚’ๆททใœใฆใ€ใฒใจๆ™ฉๅฏใ‹ใ›ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰้ฃฒใ‚€ใจๆ‚ช้…”ใ„ใ—ใชใ„ใจใใใพใ—ใŸ๐Ÿฅ’

็ขบใ‹ใซใ‚ญใƒฅใ‚ฆใƒชใฏๅˆฉๅฐฟไฝœ็”จใ‚„ไฝ“ๆธฉใ‚’ไธ‹ใ’ใ‚‹ๅŠนๆžœใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ไฝ“่ชฟ็ฎก็†ใซใ‚ญใƒฅใ‚ฆใƒชใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‹ใช
#aiart #Copilot

ใ€็„ผ้…Žใซใฏใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ŠใŒๅˆใ†๏ผ๏ผŸใ€‘ๆ„ๅค–ใช็›ธๆ€งใฎใ‚ซใ‚ฏใƒ†ใƒซใ‚’็ดนไป‹๏ฝœใŸใฎใ—ใ„ใŠ้…’.jp
https://tanoshiiosake.jp/3057

ใ€็„ผ้…Žใซใฏใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ŠใŒๅˆใ†๏ผ๏ผŸใ€‘ๆ„ๅค–ใช็›ธๆ€งใฎใ‚ซใ‚ฏใƒ†ใƒซใ‚’็ดนไป‹๏ฝœใŸใฎใ—ใ„ใŠ้…’.jp

็„ผ้…Žใจใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใฎใ‚ซใ‚ฏใƒ†ใƒซ ๆ—ฅๆœฌใ ใ‘ใงใชใ„๏ผใŠ้…’ใจใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใฎไปฒ ใ‚‚ใ†ใฒใจใคใฎ็„ผ้…Žใจใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใฎ่ฉฑใฏใ€ใŠ้šฃใฎ้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใงใฎใ“ใจใ€‚้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใงใ‚‚ใ€้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝ็„ผ้…Žใซใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆ้ฃฒใ‚€ใฎใŒใƒกใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใชใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใงใฏใ€็„ผ้…Žใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€Œใ‚ฝใ‚ธใƒฅใ€ใจใ„ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝ็„ผ้…Žใฏใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ1็จฎ้กžใฎ็ฉ€็‰ฉใซ็‰นๅŒ–ใ—ใฆ้€ ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฏใปใจใ‚“ใฉๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚็ฑณใ€้บฆใ€ใ‚ตใƒ„ใƒžใ‚คใƒขใ€ใ‚ฟใƒ”ใ‚ชใ‚ซใชใฉ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๅŽŸๆ–™ใ‚’ๆททๅˆใ—ใฆ้€ ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ขใƒซใ‚ณใƒผใƒซๅบฆๆ•ฐ20ๅบฆๅ‰ๅพŒใงใ€ใ‚ฏใƒชใ‚ขใงใ‚นใƒƒใ‚ญใƒชใ—ใŸๅ‘ณใ‚ใ„ใŒ็‰นๅพดใงใ™ใ€‚ ้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝ็„ผ้…Žใง้€ ใ‚‹ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šๅ‰ฒใ‚Šใฏใ€ๆฐดใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใƒœใƒˆใƒซใ‚„ใ‚„ใ‹ใ‚“ใซ็„ผ้…Žใจๆฐดใ‚„ๆฐทใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ€ใใ“ใซๅคง้‡ใฎ่ผชๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใ‹ๅƒๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใฎใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚’ๆŠ•ๅ…ฅใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใชใ‚“ใจใ‚‚ใ€่ฑชๅฟซใช้ฃฒใฟ็‰ฉใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๅ”่พ›ๅญใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใŸ่พ›ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚„็„ผใ่‚‰ใชใฉใฎ้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝๆ–™็†ใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใจใใซใฏใ€้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝ็„ผ้…Žใฎใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šๅ‰ฒใ‚ŠใŒๅฃใฎไธญใ‚’ใ•ใฃใฑใ‚Šใจใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ใพใŸใ€ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใงใฏใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใฎใ‚ฝใƒผใƒ€ๅ‰ฒใ‚Šใ‚‚ไบบๆฐ—ใ€‚ๆฐทใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ฐใƒฉใ‚นใซ้ฃพใ‚Šใจใ—ใฆใ‚นใƒฉใ‚คใ‚นใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ“ใซ้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝ็„ผ้…Žใ‚’ๆณจใŽใ€ใƒŸใ‚ญใ‚ตใƒผใซใ‹ใ‘ใŸใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‚ๆŠ•ๅ…ฅใ—ใ€ๆœ€ๅพŒใซใ‚ฝใƒผใƒ€ใ‚’ๆณจใ„ใง่ปฝใใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ขใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ธใƒงใƒƒใ‚ญใ‚„ใƒกใ‚คใ‚ฝใƒณใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅคงใใ‚ใฎใ‚ฐใƒฉใ‚นใงไฝœใ‚‹ใฎใŒใƒใ‚คใƒณใƒˆใ€‚ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใฏ1ๆœฌไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใฎๅ‘ณใŒใปใฎใ‹ใซ็”˜ใใ€ใ•ใฃใฑใ‚Šใจใ—ใฆใ‚ดใ‚ฏใ‚ดใ‚ฏใจ้ฃฒใ‚ใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใ‚‚้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใชๆ–™็†ใซๅˆใ†ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šๅ‰ฒใ‚Šใ‚’ใŠๅบ—ใงใ‚ชใƒผใƒ€ใƒผใ—ใฆใ€่ฉฆใ—ใฆใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ ใŠ้…’ใŒๅผทใใชใ„ไบบใ‚„ๅˆๅฟƒ่€…ใซใจใฃใฆ็„ผ้…Žใฏใ€็‹ฌ็‰นใช้ฆ™ใ‚Šใ‚„ๅ‘ณใฎ่Š‹็„ผ้…Žใฎๅฐ่ฑกใŒๅผทใ„ใฎใ‹ใ€ๅฐ‘ใ—่‹ฆๆ‰‹ใซๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ˜ใคใฏ็„ผ้…Žใฎ็จฎ้กžใ‚„้ฃฒใฟๆ–นใ‚’้ธในใฐใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚้ฃฒใฟใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใŠ้…’ใชใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใใฎไปฃ่กจใŒ้…Žใƒใ‚คใงใ™ใ€‚ๅˆฅๅใƒ›ใƒฏใ‚คใƒˆใƒชใ‚ซใƒผใจๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€Œ็”ฒ้กž็„ผ้…Žใ€ใฏใใ›ใŒใชใใ€็„ผ้…Žใจๅ‰ฒใ‚‹ๆๆ–™ใฎๅ‘ณใ‚’ๅผ•ใ็ซ‹ใฆ้ฃฒใฟใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใฎใŒ็‰นๅพดใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ฝใƒผใƒ€ใฎใปใ‹ใซใ€ใƒฌใƒขใƒณใ‚„ใ‚ฐใƒฌใƒผใƒ—ใƒ•ใƒซใƒผใƒ„ใชใฉใฎๆžœ็‰ฉใ€ใ‚ฆใƒผใƒญใƒณ่Œถใชใฉใงๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใฐใ€ใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚„ๆฐดๅ‰ฒใ‚Šใชใฉใง้ฃฒใ‚€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Š้ฃฒใฟใ‚„ใ™ใใŠใ„ใ—ใๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฏใ€ใƒชใ‚ญใƒฅใƒผใƒซใ‚’ๅŠ ใˆใŸใ‚ซใ‚ฏใƒ†ใƒซใชใฉใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงๅฑ…้…’ๅฑ‹ใ‚„ใƒใƒผใง่žใ„ใฆใฟใ‚‹ใจใ‚ˆใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ๆง˜ใ€…ใช้ฃฒใฟๆ–นใฎใ‚ใ‚‹็„ผ้…Žใงใ™ใŒใ€้‡Ž่œใ‚„ๅ”่พ›ๅญใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ซใ‚ฏใƒ†ใƒซใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ใ”ๅญ˜ใ˜ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ใจใใซใ€ไธๆ€่ญฐใจใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใจใฎ็›ธๆ€งใŒใ‚ˆใใ€่ผชๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใ‚„ใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‹ใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚ใกใชใฟใซใ€ใ€Œๆฒณ็ซฅ๏ผˆใ‹ใฃใฑ๏ผ‰ใ€ใจๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ซใ‚ฏใƒ†ใƒซใŒใใฎไปฃ่กจใ€‚็„ผ้…Žใฎใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏใซใ€ใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒƒใ‚ฏ็Šถใ‚„่ผชๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใซใ—ใŸใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ๆฏ”่ผƒ็š„ๅˆๅฟƒ่€…ใซใ‚‚้ฃฒใฟใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใ€้บฆ็„ผ้…Žใ‚„ใใฐ็„ผ้…Žใชใฉ้ฆ™ใ‚ŠใŒใ‚„ใ•ใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ‚ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็„ผ้…Žใซใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Š๏ผŸใจๆ€ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€้ฃฒใ‚“ใงใฟใ‚‹ใจใƒกใƒญใƒณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช้ขจๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ™ใ€‚่ฆ‹ใŸ็›ฎใซใ‚‚ๆถผใ—ใ’ใงใŸใฎใ—ใ„ใƒใƒผใƒŸใƒณใ‚ฐใฎใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚ซใ‚ฏใƒ†ใƒซใ‚’ใ€ใœใฒ่ฉฆใ—ใฆใฟใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

ใŸใฎใ—ใ„ใŠ้…’.jp-ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ใŠ้…’ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใจใŸใฎใ—ใใ€‚
This shochu from Nagasaki is pretty darn good.
#Japan #Nagasaki #shochu
Back in Tokyo after a long weekend in Nagasaki prefecture visiting Nagasaki, Sasebo, Huis Ten Bosch and Gotล.
Purchased large quantities of chocolate, castella and Shochu, the first deliveries of which arrived today. Another delivery due on Thursday.
#Japan #Nagasaki #shochu #castella
Sip sip hooray! Despite ongoing general decline, 2024 gave sake professionals reason to cheer growing interest in the traditional beverage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/12/15/food-drink/2024-in-review-sake-shochu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #2024inreview #sake #shochu #awamori
Glass half full: Japanโ€™s sake industry celebrates a brighter 2024

Despite a general decline in consumption, new openings and greater awareness gave Japanโ€™s sake lovers reason to cheers this year.

The Japan Times